*** LHK on Convoy has closed again
Back in July I noted that Luong Hai Ky had returned to its former spot and had considered dropping by. But it was just too darned hot for Mi for me (no pun intended). I also figured that the fare would be about the same as the Mira Mesa location and the last few visits to the Convoy shop. If you are at all familiar with how the broth used to be before the original owner past away, you'd probably be as blase' as I was…..
Still it was only a matter of time before I visited……
There was a certain eeriness to entering the restaurant and seeing it looking exactly the way it was before……like nothing changed.
That may be comforting to some; but to me it was just kinda strange.
LHK had always been on the high side with regards to Mi Gia, so I was surprised to see $4.99 lunch specials on the menu.
So I decided to order the Won Ton and Dumpling Egg Noodle Soup ($4.99).
The broth at LHK has always been on the saltier side, but before there used to be a touch of savory, almost seafood flavor to it……which is no longer. Still, it doesn't lack for flavor….it's only that it is now mostly salty which is better than bland. The won ton and dumpling are the status quo for these type of shops, worked and hard, something I've grown used to over the years. I'm not going to go all (as my friend Peter says) "dumpling Nazi" over the stuff here. It's cheap eats….. and I'd say worth $4.99. The portion size did strike me as being a bit smaller than the usual…but then again, LHK was never known for huge portions.
A couple days later the weather had cooled even more, so I decided to drop by and try the Beef Sate noodle dry ($6.80).
I'd had the Beed Sate Noodle Soup at LHK before, an underwhelming experience, but felt that I should have it dry (Kho) just to see. This was an error on my part. Other than a mild spiciness the flavor fell flat…there was so little of that savory sate flavor going on, the meat was on the tough side….too much Thai basil killed everything else…. I ended up removing it. Some tomatoes and more onions replacing all that iceberg lettuce would have been nice as well.
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nd at almost 7 bucks, I just didn't feel that this was a good value at all being on the small side portion wise.
I'll stick with the $4.99 lunch special for now……
Luong Hai Ky Restaurant
4633 Convoy St Ste 107
San Diego, CA 92111
You can read Kirbie's post here.