mmm-yoso!!!is a blog. About food. Written by various friends. Who don't eat out together much, if at all. We just write about our various adventures here. Today, it's Cathy doing the writing.
Hi. Things have been busy for me in the last month or so. Without getting into much detail, one entire day of my life was wasted spent doing my Civic Duty with this view and these vending machines. 
On the plus side, I have at least a year until I have to do this again.
(for those of you who don't know, this is the East County Jury Duty room where you are instructed and then wait (and wait) to see if you are called to be screened for a jury).
So anyhow, Sab-E-Lee 2 has opened in my neck of the woods, Santee. It is, in fact, walking distance from my home, less than 2 miles away. It's just that it is uphill to go back, so I have so far only driven here for some meals.
I thought I would share what menu items The Mister and I have had here so far. 
Pork Larb ($7.95), hot tea, sticky rice ($2.25). I got this on opening day. Kobe and the crew greeted me so warmly and it was very nice. The larb, of course, was excellent and really satisfied my cravings.
The next time, I went with The Mister for lunch (he has been working late and now seems to also get into work late…) and we each got a bowl of 'egg drop' soup, a chicken based soup broth (very rich) with tomatoes and onions. There was a lemon note to it and the egg part was very fine. It was not spicy, as Tom Yum Gai would be.
I got the salted fish fried rice ($8.95), which I had been craving. This also was something The Mister tasted and wanted no part of (more for me!). Perfectly fried rice intermingled with excellent salted fish (kind of anchovy- like in flavor) . This really is one of my cravings.
The Mister got one of the lunch specials- the pineapple curry with chicken ($7.95). This was something we never had had and it was very nice. Moist chicken, a rich, flavorful, coconut milk based curry. The portion size is very large, despite my wonderful illusionary photography skills.
On this day, we splurged and got dessert (The Mister really did not want to go in to work). The mango sticky rice ($6.95), The rice is made with coconut milk, when you order it (takes some time) and the mangoes are in season and wonderfully flavored. A seemingly simple yet so complex dessert. A very nice treat for us.
The other evening, The Mister was leaving work late and wanted to know what I had for dinner…I told him "Sab E Lee". He thought I meant take out, silly man.
This is the Prawn Tempura from the "Nibbles" section of the menu. ($7.95)
4 shrimp and carrots, onion and broccoli light dusted in rice flour and fried to a good crispness. It was served with a sweet sauce which I tried but was just as happy eating it plain. Or with the sauce from our primary course:
Fish Garlic ($12.95). This was a catfish I believe. Topped with a wonderful garlic sauce, this seemed to be delicately fried and was served on the fish shaped plate on top of cabbage and carrots. It looks like a whole fish, but was boneless- and the broccoli taking the place of the head was so cute.
The Mister had been craving papaya salad ($7.95)and we had that as our 'dessert'. Spiciness level 2. We wanted to taste the ingredients…
That's all for now.
Sab-E-Lee 2
9157 Mission Gorge Road Santee CA 92071 (619) 328-1568
Open daily 10:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.