A while back FOY "ChrisR" sent me an email recommending the PSER at Chamorro Grill. That would be Portuguese Sausage, Eggs, and Rice for those who haven't spent much time in Hawai'i. I had meant to drop by; but PSER is kind of a breakfast thing for me, and Chamorro Grill doesn't open until like 11am. Recently, I needed to take my car in for servicing in the Mission Gorge area and by the time my vehicle was ready it was nearly 11. So, I thought it would be a good time to check out the PSER at Chamorro Grill.
Man, would you believe it's been almost 13 years since I last visited! Yeow.
The place looks basically the same. I went and placed my order at the counter, the Portuguese Sausage, Eggs, and Rice ($13) and a small side of Kelaguen ($3). I ordered my eggs easy over. About 15 minutes later my food was ready.
I got my plate with Red Rice instead of white. The rice was done quite well, moist, good texture, there was another scoop of rice hiding under the eggs. There was a good amount of Portuguese Sausage, which was really crisp and hard, almost like it was deep fried! While I do like the exterior of my sausage crisp; this had taken it a bit far. The sausage was dry. The eggs were a nice easy-over and that egg yolk flowed beautifully over the rice. No off flavors: though I needed to get some salt as it seems that they don't season the eggs. I also like my eggs crisp around the edges.
I was curious as to how the Kelaguen would be.
While lacking in chilies, the chicken was much more finely chopped than what I'd had here previously. It was moist and tender, good sour tones, perfect sodium level. The finedene was strange; quite salty, but not sour enough. Still, this was a decent version.
The folks working were nice, they told the thank you and goodbye as I left. I'll need to make sure not to wait 13 years to return!
Chamorro Grill
6628 Mission Gorge Rd.
San Diego, CA 92120
Current Hours:
Daily 11am – 8pm
Thanks for the email and recommendation ChrisR!