The day after returning to Melbourne from London, the first meal out was Chimac. It was sold as fusion Mexican-Korean with a fried chicken focus. That sounds alright doesn't it?
It seems the area behind Queen Vic Market has developed into a series of (mainly Korean) Asian restaurants. Maybe they've been here for a while but I'm just slow to catch up with the Korean street food movement. Maybe it's simply because I don't mind Queen Vic all that appealing, and there Wednesday evening summer markets have really ordinary festival-style food.
- Spicy Pork and Bulgogi Tacos - $15 for 2 tacos? Times are changing;
- Fried Dumpling - don't remember them to be honest. So presumably standard, not bad, not great;
- Chimac Chicken (bloody sweet and ultra crispy) - chicken is fine, the sauces are sticky and tasty. Comfort food.
It's social food. It's okay without being great. It's probably expensive for what you're getting. I think the marketing is probably capitalising on the reputation of the Kogi food truck in LA. But it's working and I wouldn't protest in coming back here.
