mmm-yoso!!! is the food blog and Cathy is stepping in with a quick post. Kirk and ed (from Yuma) are busy.
Hi again. I went out to dinner just now and wanted to share. Most of you know this parking lot. 
A variety of businesses are in here. Really. In addition to the listed businesses, there is a billiard place and a motorcycle place, Happy Family Bakery I think a Tae Kwon Do studio.
Kirk pretty much considers Phuong Trang MOR (middle of the road) Vietnamese It is good and where I bring friends who have never experienced Vietnamese food, for a first try.
So, we usually get three dishes when we eat out (one for each of us and 'one for the table'). tonight, 
The calamari salad, which could be a meal in itself, was wonderful.
The squid was poached perfectly and was soft and sweet. The dressing was made with fish sauce, sesame oil which complimented the sesame seeds and chopped peanuts on top. The fresh mint and papaya, along with the pickled carrots and turnip added great flavor and crunch to all of it.
The Mister ordered the broken rice with Tau Hu Ky(crispy tofu skin around ground shrimp) and a ground pork patty
The fried tofu skin was just right and the ground shrimp seasoned perfectly with ginger and some garlic and sweet rice wine. The ground pork was grilled and juicy. This was served with a salad of more pickled vegetables.
I got my usual, Bun with cha gio chay (fried spring roll made with tofu).
The Bun (rice noodles) were sticky but had a nice flavor. The salad underneath the noodles was made with leaf lettuce, plenty of mint and lots of thin cucumber peels.
The cha gio chay wrapper was lightly crispy, properly fried and the filling was very nice with a touch of fish sauce flavor. Salty, but not soy sauce salty…
This was served with the fish sauce, which is pretty mild here.
We also had hot tea and the total for this meal was ~$23<
Then we walked next door, to Big Joy Family Bakery . Because it was Friday, I got my usual loaf of organic raisin bread.
The Mister got the red bean and fresh fruit (bananas, strawberries, kiwis), some canned mandarin oranges with French vanilla ice cream and ice bowl(topped with mini moochi and crushed peanuts). This is what it looked like halfway through.
…and a cup of drip coffee, which looks unusually large in this photo taken with my iPhone.
I got a custard filled croissant. Buttery layers of dough, filled with a delightful creamy custard.
All of the breads and pastries here are fresh made with quality ingredients.
A nice night.
I hope you had a good one also.
Phuong Trang 4170 Convoy Street San Diego 92111 (858) 565-6750
Big Joy Family Bakery 4176 Convoy Street San Diego 92111 (858)627-0888
Ooo, the bun looks good as so does the desserts.
I wonder what they sell at the “Hair – Duck” place. hehe.
Oh good, someone who read the post! It’s a barber shop. I have *no* idea about why it has that name. Perhaps I will ask.
The bun was very good and the bakery is excellent. A regular stop for a treat…