Two youths assisting police investigations for mischief over incident at 313@Somerset restaurant

Timestamped 4.25am, the footage shows a man forcefully bend one of the blinds and enter the store, then take a seat.

Three minutes later, one man can be heard asking for a lighter, to which another responds that he does not have one.

Isolated clatter can be heard after that, with an object appearing to be thrown on the ground outside the eatery. At one point, a man can be seen swinging a chair at a construction barrier outside the restaurant.

A man can also be heard asking the other to record him while he flings a chair at the exterior of the store. At the end of the video, a man can be heard confronting the group, threatening to contact the police.

In its post, Chimi’s said: “Every day, our team shows up trying to build something honest. A place where people can come, relax, eat well, and feel taken care of.

“So it was hard to watch a group walk in while we were closed and, for no reason, start smashing a chair, breaking our blinds, and forcing their way into our space while others stood by and cheered.”

The ground-floor restaurant located in the al fresco dining area of 313@Somerset mall is the sister brand of Mexican restaurant and bar Chimichanga, which was established in 2018. Chimi’s has been a resident of the mall for four years now, it said in its Instagram post.

The Straits Times has contacted 313@Somerset for more information. Calls to Chimi’s on April 29 have not been answered.