I finally had a chance to have a day off; so things seem rather hectic this weekend. Last night I crashed and burned at 8pm. So here's a COMC post for you. I'll have someplace new tomorrow!
Shan Xi Magic Kitchen:
My first couple of visits to Shan Xi Magic Kitchen were pretty good. Our coworker Lily who has since transferred is from Taiyuan and she really wanted to have lunch at Shan Xi Magic Kitchen before I left on my trip. So the trio of YZ, Lily, and myself found a day where we all had times on our calendars. I gotta say, things weren't quite as good this time around, except for the Yang Rou Pao Mo, which was actually better. Some of the seasoning was out of balance and the service was rather slow.
The best items were the eggplant and the yang rou pao mo.
Shan Xi Magic Kitchen
4344 Convoy St,
San Diego, CA 92111
Spicy House:
It had been a while since I last at Spicy House, but my good friend Akira and his lovely wife Diana were in town. I hadn't seen them in nearly two years, when we all last ate at Spicy House, which Akira really likes, so why not? We made better choices this time, but I gotta say; even though I buy into the adage that "oil is the pathway to flavor", some of the dishes were borderline greasy. Especially that Shui Zu Yu (water boiled fish) and nothing really had enough zip.
I actually think the intestines with chilies might have been the best executed item as it had some of that "ma-la" thing going.
It could have been a bit crisper, and was slightly offal-y, but not bad.
I actually don't mind the Zi Ran Yang Rou (cumin lamb) here, but it needs a bit more cumin, is cut too thick, and needs a bit more of the nice flavor of the wok.
Still, it had been two years since I've seen Akira and Diana, whose wedding I attended in Ciudad Obregon and it was great seeing Akiko and her hubby, that food was really secondary. I truly had a wonderful time.
Spicy House
3860 Convoy Street #105
San Diego, CA 92111
Hope you had a great weekend.
nice COMC 🙂
Thanks Kat!
I’m taking some coworkers here this week and their go-to Chinese place is sunrise buffet… should I order Yang Rou Pao Mo? I’ve never tried it myself. I hope they like the biang biang noodles here though!
Hi Lynn – It might be a bit much for the uninitiated. It true regional Chinese cuisine.