The cooler weather has meant that I've been "doing the rounds". I decided to drop by Yummy House for some takeout.
Just like on my previous visit over a year ago, the place was totally empty. How do they stay in business? Anyway, they didn't have the wintermelon soup again this time, so I just went with the same 'ol, same 'ol. I went for a walk after placing my order.
Upon returning, my order was ready and I headed home.
Like before, I got the Beef Tendon Pot and the Lamb with Suan Cai.
The Beef Tendon Pot was disappointing; first, the portion size was half that of my previous visit.
You can tell by the light color that this didn't have enough tomato flavor, thus it lacked a nice tanginess. Also, there was very little tendon as well; it was mostly tough slices of beef. The soup was quite thick and had a greasy tongue feel to it. Man, to think I really used to like this dish.
The other "usual" dish was a bit better.
The lamb was nice and gamy; and there was a good amount of suan cai as well, though we always have add in some of our home made stuff to bolster the fermented flavor. We also add in a good amount of white pepper. Once done it had a bracing sourness that the Missus enjoys. Maybe I should just think about making this at home.
Overall, I'm probably not going to return for a while. And I'm thinking, I'll need to try some other dishes as those that were our favorites are not available or have been disappointing over recent visits. Kind of a bummer.
Yummy House
4633 Convoy St.
San Diego, CA 92111
Which leads me to ask; how have old favorites of yours been faring recently?