| rev:text
| - Always looking for good Korean fried chicken in and around the GTA, and I think I've found a good one at Cheers.
Great atmosphere. Game on TV, K-Pop/English mix on the speakers, simple interior design with a touch of the classic wooden pub structure, and GOOD FOOD.
Chicken: I had the original and the soy whole chicken. Heads up; chicken ALWAYS tastes better off the bone. There is no getting around that. Their batter is very light and crispy. The original flavour is simple and not over-seasoned, focusing on the chicken, with a final pepper taste at the end (beware anti-spicy friends, mine crossed their fingers handling these). The soy is a good alternative. Not heavily covered and not a sweet soy in comparison to other local Korean fried chicken places. A perfect saltiness reminiscent of Memmi broth with a touch of sweetness - at least for me!
Sides: Fries are soft and fluffy on the inside with a slightly crisp skin. Veggie sticks are minimal. Cabbage salad was nice and light, and you can never go wrong with turnips. The pasta was the tiniest serving ever and tasted like sweet mayo style dressing with a bit of hot pepper paste... I didn't care for it at all.
Service: not too long of a wait, quick seating, and really nice server who carried her light humour even with an accidental water spill! It was tough being able to see the fryer timer from our seat which made a not so long 20-minute+ wait a longer one,
but it really wasn't so bad.
Price? Standard pricing in the area a few years ago before the popular "house of heated flavour" went up.
If the sides were better, I'd have given a five. Cheers, Cheers!
|