I had an "out of the blue" hankering for some Kimchi Fried Rice today and since Sue's Korean Kitchen opens at 10am, it made for ideal takeout stop for an early lunch. When I arrived, I realized that it was basically a year ago that Sue's opened in the Plaza Sorrento "Food Court".
The same really kind woman greeted me and took my order….in fact she told me; "I haven't seen you in a while……" Wow, she remembered me?
And while some of the prices on menu items have gone up; especially those that are meat based; my Kimchi Fried Rice with Spam is still $9.99.
I had a short wait while my fried rice was made to order…….then paid, grabbed my bag and headed back to the office.
Man, the fried rice seemed spicier than I recalled…..or maybe I'm just turning into a weeny in my old age? The portion size seemed a bit smaller, but it was still enough for two meals. The kimchi was cut into smaller pieces which I actually liked. There was a good amount of my favorite canned meat product so all was well. I enjoy the kimchi they use for the fried rice; it has some decent fermented flavor.
All-in-all it did the trick. Just like your favorite aunt would make.
The most interesting thing about this was my "wool gathering" as I waited for my fried rice. Three thoughts came to mind:
1 – Did "FOYs" Loren and Dereck ever get and share the Jokbal as they mentioned in the comments of that post?
2 – It suddenly hit me how much guts these folks had to open up a food business in the middle of a pandemic! I know that I wouldn't have been brave enough guts to do that! There must be a story to this.
3 – And for some reason; I thought about "Chicken Alice"; Alice Yang who passed away in 2015. Her chicken was a big part of my life in the 80's and 90's. You can read that part of the story in my original Chicken Alice post. And if you can get your hands on some Park's Brand Kimchi Sauce; you can make my my updated recipe.
And then I heard; "hello…hello…." Well, I guess I had really zoned out….my kimchi fried rice was ready.
It was time to head back to the office.
Funny the things that go thru your mind when you're waiting for some kimchi fried rice!
Sue’s Korean Kitchen
6755 Mira Mesa Blvd.
Suite 109
San Diego, CA 92121
Hours:
Mon – Sat 10am – 9pm
Have a great week!