Boom Boom Chicken is a fried-chicken and gin bar with its own identity inside Little High Eatery. Diners order from the Boom Boom kitchen, then settle into the marketplace's shared indoor rooms or covered courtyard, so a group can enjoy the energy of several vendors without losing the focus of a dedicated menu. Its position in Little High's events space, together with a full bar and group options, makes it more than a grab-and-go chicken counter.
The core choice is deliberately simple: wings, tenders or popcorn chicken, followed by a spice or coating. Sichuan salt and pepper and garlic parmesan keep the finish dry, while buffalo, K-pop, Boom Boom and Mr Miyaki bring sauces with different levels of heat and sweetness. Jalapeño hot honey and garlic barbecue add further contrast, and the house ranch, garlic aioli and other dips let a shared order move between flavours.
Beyond the chicken pieces, the menu turns those flavours into complete meals. Chibap bowls layer coated chicken over rice with a fried egg, salad, pickled cucumber and ranch; sandos range from sticky teriyaki Mr Miyaki to sweet-spicy buldak and a garlic-parmesan original. Loaded fries, fried chicken waffles and larger boxes of wings, tenders, popcorn chicken, fries, waffles, pickles and sauces are built for tables that want to sample widely.
The drinks programme gives the venue its second defining strand. House-distilled Boom Boom gins appear in cocktails and guided tastings, alongside beer, cider, wine, slushies and alcohol-free options. Catering and the surrounding events space make those combinations useful for parties, while arcade games and the bustle of Little High keep an ordinary lunch or late meal playful. The result is a venue designed as much around sharing and socialising as around the crunch of the chicken.
Address: Little High Eatery, 255 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
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