Decided on one of their Signature dishes, the Smashed Chimken ($7), which offers an impressive range of spices, ranging from level 1 - 12. Had previously read from veronica’s review that their halfway mark of level 6 was enough to break her into a sweat and I decided to go with level 5 instead. But of course, I had overestimated myself and was clearly no match for them spices by the Indonesian standards. 🥵 I can see where the dish's moniker came from, with the crispy fried chicken utterly smashed to reveal the tender chicken shreds hidden underneath the fiery hot skin. They were thoroughly mixed with the sambal, and as you can see from my photo, there's no way to hide from those chili seeds. A few bites in and I was impressed with this dish - it was not spicy for spicy sake. You also get the whole flavour of the chicken that goes really well with the spice, and somehow managed to retain its crunch even when it's all smashed and coated with spice. Subsequent bites was when the spice kicked in and I start to reach out for the Iced Lychee Tea sitting innocently beside my dish. While it was on the sweeter side, I fully appreciate it as the aloe vera and lychee bits within took my mind off the spice for a while; before I reach out for yet another mouthful of the chicken because it's the addictive kind of kick that'll make you go 'shiok' after every mouth. 💯

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