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?
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Yes, this was dissappointing Kat!
During COVID, we were getting regular takeout from Menya Ultra. Now it seems like there’s less broth and less noodles in the takeout orders. I used to get an extra serving out of two orders, but with the last takeout, the extra serving seemed skimpier (even with trying not to make the original servings too big).
We weren’t very happy with our last takeout from Menya either Sandy. Too bad I didn’t take any photos…..
I think the small portion effect is going around most restaurants nowadays. Combine that with never ending inflation and I am eating out less and less each month.
Our “list” seems to be shrinking by the week as well Junichi!