Yakyudori's Lunch combos:
I dropped by Yakyudori for lunch this past Thursday and was given a lunch combo menu to go with the standard menus. It seemed like a pretty good deal so I ordered the Thursday combo.
the combo is a small ramen of your choice, chicken karaage, shumai, rice, and kimchi. It turned out to be enough food for me….. In fact, it was too much to fit into one photo.
In all honesty, the shumai tastes like the deep fried frozen stuff you buy at the market and the kimchi is not very good. But even though the chicken karaage is par-cooked…they have it precooked in bowls alongside the fryer and just dump it back in to heat up, it's not bad. Though it's not something I'd like to have my customers seeing….but Yakyudori really doesn't have a choice.
On this visit, the shio ramen was just a bullseye……broth perfectly balanced.
Oh, and before I forget, it's basically all the rice you can eat…….if you really do need more rice….
Yakyudori Ramen and Yakitori
4898 Convoy St
San Diego, CA 92111
Hinotez Japanese Restaurant:
During a visit a couple of days earlier I noticed a couple of fliers posted around Yakyudori announcing "Restaurant Hinotez" coming soon. I didn't even know that Honey;s Cafe had gone under, but I'm not surprised. While driving past the location – 7947 Balboa avenue I did notice the sign up for the restaurant……
And I took a photo. I made it a point to take a look everytime I dropped by, and there really doesn't seem to be much going on……September's over half gone, I'm wondering if they'll actually open this month?
The location is 7947 Balboa avenue.
Mmmmmmm all the rice you can eat! 😛
Hi AZ…… now why did I know that the mention of ATRYCE (“at-rice”) would get a response from you? ;o)
The Wed and Fri lunch specials look great! I love their fried oysters there. I wish they offered their Yakitori items for lunch.
I have yet to try their ramen there. Maybe this would be a great time to go when they have their lunch specials.
Nice post! Thanks for the menu pic
Hi Faye – Yes, I think it would be a great time to try the ramen…..
The workers at Hinotez estimated that they would open today (Thursday, Sept. 22). We’re going to stop on by and hope that they are on schedule!
Wow, really? Thanks for the heads up Anh! I’ll probably drive by tomorrow……
I have on good authority tonight (9/23) is the opening night and I’m planning on checking it out. Say hi if you see a guy taking photos
Hi James – They are open, I saw the sign today. Have fun. I’ll wait a bit, since I prefer keeping a lower profile.