8 Days — October 05, 2017

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KFC $10

No, not American fried

chicken but Korean

Fried Cauliflower, a sinful

vegetarian dish of battered

cauliflower florets slicked

a la Korean fried chicken

in a sweet-spicy sauce

that seems inspired by the

famed version at Yardbird

in Hong Kong. This is far

more sweet than spicy, but

still a moreish snack all the

same, particularly when

paired with booze.

Milo Pisang Dinosaur $7

This dessert made up for the disappointing rice dishes.

In a clever twist on traditional goreng pisang, the banana

here is fried in a muruku-like batter spiked with cumin and

other spices. It’s paired with vanilla ice cream and Milo

powder. Wash it all down with Rahmat’s inventive cocktails

— choose from a list that includes the whisky-laced Spiced

Hot Teh-Si ($17) and the Kaffir Blues ($16) made with gin,

blueberry and kaffir lime leaves.

8 DaYS

PICK

BOTTOM LINE: We prefer the skewers and desserts

to the claypot rice here. Still, this is a fun place to

hang out with friends, because the food and drinks

are interesting but not alienating. And did we mention

there’s no service charge?

KAFFIR BLUES ($16)