ZZAN Christchurch CBD — Restaurant in Christchurch

10th September 2021 - I couldn't resist my temptation for Korean fried chicken after watch Korean foodie show during lockdown level 3 and 4. I really need to satisfy my cravings and decided to book a table and invited my friends to join me on my Korean fried chicken pilgrimage. We ordered Soy & garlic boneless fried chicken, Garlic spicy boneless Kanpunggi fried chicken and Cheese Dakgalbi, as well as a large lager beer and a melon flavoured soju.

The Garlic spicy boneless Kanpunggi fried chicken is definitely spicy 🌶 but delicious 😋, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. *Be careful, it is quite spicy for those who can't handle spicy.

Soy & garlic boneless fried chicken dish is a delightful taste; I tasted more of soy sauce than garlic but it is still impressive.

Cheese Dakgalbi is quite a unique dish as it is my first time ordering it. It has lots of grated cheese on the outer side and spicy chicken slices in the middle. Oh my god, it is bloody good. This dish is made for cheese lovers like me. I definitely recommend this dish.

Long story short, you must try the food here!

Disclaimer: Please note that this review is entirely based on my personal experience at the time of the visit (10th September 2021). You might have a different experience than me and also, the food may or may not suit your taste.

27th June 2021 - This is my first time eating in this Korean restaurant. I wanted to try this restaurant for some time due to the good reviews on Google Maps and Facebook.

The interior decor is very unique; dimly lit but with colourful lighting. Some of the lights are using glass bottles and the area is also illuminated by LED signs. There are graffiti on the walls and heat pumps which makes the whole room feels cosy.

Anyway, I've ordered two dishes; 1/ a plate of soy & mayo chicken (boneless) which comes with salad and pickle radish, 2/ a grilled meal (spicy pork and squid) that comes with three side dishes and a bowl of rice. The taste? Nothing special on the fried chicken but the sauce topping makes it very yummy 😋. The grilled meal is flavourful and delectable. It is a good complement with beers.

Both dishes are highly recommended 👍.

Overall, it was a good experience from this Korean restaurant. This is a licensed (🍻🍸🍷🍾🍹🍺) eatery. There is plenty of seating area. There is no onsite parking 🅿 but plenty of street parking. They accept cash and EFTPOS including credit card payments (Paywave payments are available, for those who want to know). They also have a small karaoke 🎤 booth and two free play arcade machines. Would I go back? Yes 😀..

Food: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5. It was yummy. Price: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5. Reasonably priced. Customer service: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5. The staff were friendly.

Disclaimer: Please note that this review is entirely based on my personal experience at the time of the visit (27th June 2021). You might have a different experience than me and also, the food may or may...

I ordered 3 different flavours of boneless chicken (supreme, soy&mayo, garlic & spicy) via ubereats. I had had them many times in the past both in the restaurant and via ubereats so I knew what I was getting. Each chicken was $30 so the total of $90 spent. What arrived hit far below my expectations (which wasn’t that high already as, again, this wasn’t my first time I ordered food via ubereats. We know the game). The portion was simply too small - we almost wondered if they packed some leftover or the delivery person had some on the way (I know they didn’t - the bag was properly stapled). There were 9 tiny pieces in the box for soy&mayo chicken. Like.. it was more than $3 for each piece. I know we are in a recession with high inflation but seriously? Each piece was about my pinky finger size. But what was worse was the flavour. There was hardly any! Like, any. No flavour. They just chucked lots of mayo, like so much mayo, and that was it. It wasn’t soy&mayo - it was just mayo. Grossly too much mayo. Garlic & spicy wasn’t spicy or garlicky. It was just weird.. soggy cold fried chicken with very thick coat - yeah the weather is cold tonight but I’m not sure that level of thickness in the coat was necessary. Or was it the chef’s thoughtful gesture for the chickens that had to travel from the shop to my house and my ungrateful ass can’t appreciate such gesture? Either way, it didn’t work for me or for the chicken. Supreme.. I don’t even want to comment. What the eff was that? Is all I can say. It’s so sad Zzan has fallen to this level as it was my one of go-to place anytime I crave for...

We went there for dinner and when we got there, we asked for a table for four the lady that was serving us was quiet unfriendly to start then she just walked away, looked at a table in a booth which was free, she came back with the container to refill the cutlery, whispered really low for us to follow, didn't clean the table so I asked later if she's able to give it a wipe but she seemed unhappy about the request. When we ordered we were told there was no boneless chicken available which was fine so we ordered bone in. We got our food ate but towards the end my friend noticed he was given 2 lots of ribs with no meat in them so he enquired about why, the waiter didn't have much to say so she walked away to get the manager who was just as rude but worse than the first lady, he said it was normal that it comes like that to which my friend was really polite and said if one he gets it but 2 was a rip off. After a long back and forth he asked if he wanted another 2 piece which he got but then when we paid my friend asked why they were so rude and lacked empathy but still no sign of empathy at all. Would not recommend this place at all due to...