The CFG showcase at the CHAO was an delectable affair with food and furnishing...
Ambience: Be it the glow sign on the ground (first in Chennai I guess), the interior design; it took me back to the trip to Bali and Thailand - how I wished to import all those handicrafts from there and it was nice to see it back here "all in one place" - Ducks, Budhas, Bamboos, Drums, Wall hangings, Wall Paper were making me nostalgic. Well done Shalini Muthukumar & Partners
The cellar setup was stellar and I liked it more than the ground floor
Wall hanging on both floors
one of those many budhas and the ducks below
Mad angles by MadCS member who has a close resemblance to Mr.Bean - what say CFGians?
From top left to bottom - Corn Tartlets, Devils potato, Thai grilled fish Chao style, wasabi prawns, Thai green curry, jasmine rice, sambal rice, dim sums. This is all I took pictures of ;) rest of the time busy hogging
Dessert - Tub Tim Grob
Dessert - pumpkin custard with coconut milk
Food review: Veg
- Green Mango Salad - The raw papaya was replaced with green mango and what a refreshing change it was. Tangy and yumm probably was missing the dash of dried fish/prawns which is how i ate in Thailand
- Corn Tartlets - Tartlets filled with crispy corn kernels - nice and crispy and too much corn for me
- Devil's potato - Crispy fried and sauteed potato wedges - this was the only dish which was left over
- Veg Dim Sums - like the chicken ones better than the veg ones
- Jasmine Rice - Well, was dreaming of meera jasmine when Mr. ali explained how it got its name. The fragrance of the rice is so profound that it is compared to jasmines not meera though
- Singaporean Bee Hoon - Fine Rice noodles with bean sprouts - was close to what i usually like
- Sambal fried rice - Would have preferred the spice to be one notch higher
- Cashew Garlic Garden greens - Stir fried vegetables mildly cooked with Garlic sauce and cashews - didnt get this to my side of the table
- Mushroom Pepper Salt - Crispy & juicy mushrooms tossed in pepper, chili flakes and garlic and served on a bed of fried noodles - the only vegetarian dish that was to my taste and flavor
- Devil's chicken - Again the corn batter on this made it hard to bite but was good
- Chao Thai Grilled Fish - Boneless fish fillets marinated, grilled and served on skewers - awesome taste. Definitely my first choice of starters
- Wasabi Prawns - Crispy fried Prawns tossed in smooth Wasabi mayo - The wasabi was too mild for my taste (may be they customized it to chennai palettes)
- Satay Prawns - Juicy prawns marinated, grilled and served on skewers
- Thai Green fish Curry - Well cooked basa fish in the curry, was a deadly mix with the jasmine rice. Best choice for the main course
- Basil Chicken - Fine Minced tender chicken served in hot basil sauce
- Tub Tim Grob - Water chestnuts in coconut milk served with crushed ice - water chestnuts in rose essence look like rubies or pomegranate pearls in cocunut milk - my tounge went gaga over this for a long time
- Pumpkin custard with Coconut ice-cream - Makes you wanna go - give me more
Happy CFGians after having their first round of food
Fazil and Karthik ricky with the very animated Roshan Kuruvilla
Karthik Ganapathi doing the Verabhadran pose with the dimsum lid and fork
Excited me - this pic takes the cherry and no prices for guessing who took this picture
(clue: mad angles)
Verdict: Love the ambiance, Good Vietnamese, Thai and Singapore food. If you could customize a few dishes to the customer's taste (asking them while ordering), it would make it a wow-experience for sure. Also, it is a fine-dining restaurant - so the prices are on the higher side
Location: This is to the fag end of North Boag road opp. to Singapore consulate
Mr. Jagdish & Co - here is a golti song from the movie "Businessman" that can be your brand song/anthem - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3b5xLfXRH0 . Tere liye pichekki poya - Going Mad for U CHAO..
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