The Taste of Guangzhou

Veteran chef Stanley Mo worked at restaurants all across Hong Kong and China before establishing his own Chi Kitchen. For the past year Chch foodies have been wowed by authentic Cantonese cuisine based on the dining rooms and street food vendors of China’s Guangzhou region.

Chi's modern minimalist decor accented with a traditional Chinese colour palette of red and gold tones that set the mood for vibrant noodle dishes, dumplings, and stir-fries. Exotic starters include the Steamed Prawn Dumplings, Shao Mai, and Turnip Cakes. Fresh from the wok comes Hokkien Stir Fried Prawns, complemented by Hong Kong style soups with bamboo shoots and braised beef brisket.

Night Noodle Market

Earlier this year Chi hosted the famous (infamous!) night noodle market in Hagley Park where you could say they rather underestimated demand. The joint appeal of al-fresco dining and noodles cooked fresh to order had Christchurch queueing around the block. Chi chefs had to run back to the restaurant for more ingredients each time they ran out and by the end had got through 200 kilos of pork!

Just can’t get enough

Head chef Stanley Mo selects 5 different classic main dishes every Wednesday to Sunday or an all-you-can-eat special which includes wontons, chicken & corn soup, and steamed rice for $28 per head. Example  dishes include Sweet & Sour Pork, Black Bean Beef, Cashew Chicken, and Prawn Fu Yung.

Boxing Clever

Keen gymgoers love the new Chi Kitchen menu as there are so many dishes that are high in protein. Between now and midnight on Sunday 10th July members of 9Round Bush Inn, Total Fitness, or Snap Fitness can show their membership card at Chi to go in the draw to win one of two Boxing Packages. Each package includes 2 tickets to Parker vs Haumono and a one month membership for two at both 9Round Bush Inn and Snap Fitness.