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At the awkward time of 330pm, we were trying to decide between lunch or dinner. Dunch? Lunner? It definitely wasn’t afternoon tea as we were starving and needed something substantial. So off we went to CHE for some chicken. Chicken is great anytime of the day, don’t you think?
Since CHE stands for chicken, helado and empanada, we ordered all three to try. First the chicken. It was very well-seasoned - smoky and peppery. The skin was very crisped, if not a bit too crisped. A bit dry here and there, but overall it was tasty.
Moving on the dulce de leche helado (ice cream). This was my favourite. Soft, creamy and surpassingly light. We added an alfajor and the crumbly cookie and gooey dulce de leche were a delightful contrast to the soft serve.
Now for the empanada. While the fillings were delicious, we found the pastry a bit too firm. Never had an authentic empanada so we can’t be sure if that was how it was supposed to be. It didn’t come cheap at $5 a piece.
Last but not least, we also ordered a pumpkin and feta salad, and this was my partner’s favourite. The herbal pesto had a refreshing punchy flavour, bringing life to the simple roasted pumpkin.
Warm and friendly service, coupled with a relaxed and casual atmosphere, we can see ourselves returning.
Stopped by for lunch on a rainy Melbourne day. No one else in this place, and couldn't understand why. The food was absolutely delicious and the selection of Argentinian beverages was great. Loved the Empanadas sooo good!!!
I really rate this place - we’ve been here a couple times since it opened. Really good, flavoursome chicken, hand cut chips and spicy mayo. Also addicted to empanadas now. Biiiiiiiit pricey but that’s ok we will live.
Casual venue with limited but well designed menu. We started with smoked beef empanadas with chimichurri. These were really tasty and had a good ratio of meat to pastry. Then between 4 we shared a whole chicken with the quinoa, broccoli and kale salad and a large chips. The chicken was juicy and the chips were excellent and crispy.
Had lunch on a beautiful Saturday and was able to sit outside. Enjoyed the chicken sandwich and empenadas reminded me of Buenos Aires. High quality tasty South American food. Would go back and recommend for an affordable lunch in Fitzroy!
Can't fault the food here. Nice and friendly staff. Clean warm space. We ate here early on a Thursday evening and enjoyed two empanadas (smoked chicken and traditional beef - I'd highly recommend both!) a half chicken and small chips and a salad. The chicken was delicious, nice crispy skin. The chips were outrageously delicious. Light, HOT, tasty and crisp. We order chimichurri and spicy mayo on the side which I'd highly recommend and had the iceberg salad - which hubby was raving about. Definitely go there. The above plus a beer was $50
Winner winner chicken dinner takes on a whole new meaning with the recent opening of CHE by the culinary geniuses who brought us San Telmo and Pastuso. Take your classic free range chicken, throw in some face time with some gorgeous Peruvian spices (48 hours to be exact), give it a good roasting over a charcoal grill, and viola, you have CHE's signature chicken. But it turns out CHE is more than just a charcoal chicken and chips joint. There's also helados (ice cream) and empanadas. Chicken. Helados. Empanadas. CHE. All the makings of a grand and delicious time.
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Hey Fitzroy, there’s a new chicken joint in town. This one is by Chef Alejandro Saravia and the rest of the team behind San Telmo and Pastuso. CHE is a cosy little place, occupying the space that used to be Shocolate, though there’s also outdoors seating around the side.
Che boludo. Que pasa?
Didn't quite hit the spot in terms of Argentinean authenticity. Just check my profile pic, that's me, eating an empanada... In argentina. OK? See that face pleasure? That's what real cheese does to a man.
Dale carajo ;) ponele más honda xo
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With memories still warm from my travels through Argentina and Peru last year, I dropped in to Che to reminisce.
I'm half Chilean, so empanadas are sacred. I'm more partial to the Chilean, soft dough style, but the Argentines tend to fry them, and these were pretty good. They're $5 each (a little expensive, but not too bad), with my favourite being the smoky beef. Ok, now it's important you know this before you go, Latin Americans are NOT good with time. We can be very slow, but boy did these guys take that to the next level. It took half an hour to get a quarter chicken and chips ($12), which wouldn't be so bad if it was busy, but it was 5pm and the place was almost empty. As for the chicken, the spices were nice; sweet and peppery, but the chicken was a little dry. The meal was topped off with some of my favorite things from Argentina, Alfajores (biscuits with dulce de leche in them), which were delicious at $3 each, and dulce de leche soft serve ($5) with Malbec jam (+$3), which was OK - I've had better for a lot less. Plus, it's a very small serve.
Overall, a pleasant experience, which was a let down a little by long wait times, dry-ish chicken, some expensive items and a cold seating area (why are the front doors left open during Winter?). I appreciate this is a new place from the brains behind San Telmo and Pastuso, so I'll come back in a few months to see if anything has changed.
Chicken was superb and the hand cut chips were crispy and well salted. Empanadas were okay but at $5 a pop on the pricey side. Chicken also on the pricey side but worth the price, very authentic Peruvian chicken! Will definitely be returning here. Chimichurri which accompanied the chicken was also delicious.
Only thing to note is that they brought out everything at the same time, should've definitely given us the empanadas first.
Edit after 6 months, April 2018 - We've come here over half a dozen times and each time was great. Last night we re-visited and they've unfortunately changed their chips - and not for the better. Won't be ordering chips from this place again.. chicken was still great, and the lettuce salad has a better taste than before, but the chips were a huge let-down. Hope they bring the old ones back!
CHE (Chicken, Helados, Empanadas) - great spot and very well located in the heart of Brunswick St. One of the staffs that were taking care of us was very friendly and suggested that we tried the smoked beef and smoked chicken empanadas which we weren't disappointed at all with them. We also ordered the quinoa salad to complement the pollo ala brasa which was very well marinated and grilled. We also ordered the dulce de leche helados (soft serve ice cream) which to us was okay.
Succulent tender smoked chicken that got me salivating. Whats really different is the dry rub it uses which taste like a mix of cumin and black pepper.. not your 12 secret spices for sure, but the meat was tasty and almost fell off the bone. Crispy chips is definitely a must try. Every bite was crunchy and tasty. The chicken feast was a delight. 👍🏻👍🏻. Will be back for more!
The team behind successful establishments San telmo and Pastuso have opened a new casual dining restaurant in Brunswick called CHE. The venue is cosy with high ceilings and provides a setting which takes us to the streets of South America. . CHE focusses on 3 main dishes which is representative of their name. C stands for the chicken which is marinated in a variety of peruvian spices, and tastes delicious. The chicken can be served with option sides which include the hand cut chips with the divine housemade chicken salt. The second letter of the restaurant name , H, represents Helados which is the dulche de leche soft serve icecream topped with optional extras such as roasted macadamia. These add a texture to the icecream which lifts the simple dessert to another level. The last letter of CHE, E stands for the empanadas which are hand made and filled with various flavors such as beef, corn & cheese and chicken.
We've been waiting for the arrival of CHE to our 'hood with much anticipation and realise its opening was behind schedule but such things happen. Anyway we made it on Saturday for lunch and I think it had only been open for a day or so. . Seating inside is pretty cosy with one large communal table, a couple of smaller tables round the edge and a couple of high tables for two on the other side of the room. There is also outdoor seating which might be a better option if you don't want to leave smelling of smoke.
The humble local chicken shop just got blown out of the water. This is chicken and chips but next level. The team behind the acclaimed restaurants San Telmo and Pastuso have opened a Peruvian style charcoal chicken shop in Fitzroy. They’re serving 48 hour cooked chicken, hand cut chips with house made chicken salt, award winning empanadas and dulce le leche soft serve. Need I say more.
This is hands down THE BEST chicken joint in town. Every dish we ordered was flavourfull and packed with super smokey goodness. It's the sort of place you'd want to unashamedly use your hands, lick your fingers and devour every last scrap of food.
Hands downs the best grilled chicken and salads on the block! Nice lunch joint if you're working around Fitzroy, cruise down and get half a chicken (which is nowhere near dry) and get the quinoa salad cooked with almond milk. Mad mix for $20! Highly recommended. - AS Colour Fitzroy recommendations
Love the empanadas and the chicken here. I'm Argentinian and know what good empanadas are. Pitty that they have very limited choices in the menu. I think they would really benefit if the also offered Choripan!
Yum! I had a special which was a chicken roll, delicious.
BF had chicken and chips - tasty moist chicken with fantastic fries!
Will be coming back.
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