Recently, I was in the Liberty Station area, where in all honesty I don't spend much time these days since the Missus prefers the sourdough at Secret Sister to Con Pane. But here I was close to lunch time and I decided to get some lunch on this day. Initially my thoughts were on hitting up Latin Chef again or even the location of Chris' Island Grinds at this location, but really, I'd been there and done that.
Instead I had heard about a fast-foodish stand in the Public Market called Slurp and the Duck Noodle Soup. So, I went and located the stand.
Which was quite interesting as there was another stand named Slurp Taiyaki and Ramen in the food court, but it was the "true" Slurp that I actually wanted.
You see, I had an acquaintance mention one item on the menu they enjoyed, the "Roast Duck Slurp", basically duck noodle soup. There's a bunch of Chinese-Thai dishes on the menu, but that was what was recommended and that's what I ordered.
Which after ordering ($16) soon arrived in a nice tight package. This being a rather quiet day, I took it outside and proceeded to see what it was about.
I appreciated the way things were packed though I told the woman I'd be eating this close by. There were containers of spicy vinegar and a decent chili oil (which I used) included in my package.
I found a nice al fresco space to have my meal.
And unpacked things. First impressions….well, that broth was scalding hot, the portion size was quite generous as it was more than would fill the bowl of ingredients.
The broth was decent, nice very mild flavor of duck, five spice, white pepper, not overly salty. Nothing amazing mind you, but better than I expected.
Poured into the container with the duck, veggies….well, veggies was broccoli, and noodles left almost one fourth of the broth leftover.
Which led to an interesting concoction. The duck was breast, quite lean, a bit more chewy then I enjoy, with a touch of five spice seasoning, not bad at all. The fried shallots added a nice savory and crunchy texture. The broccoli really gave off "Panda Express" vibes but at least I got some veggies.
Sadly, the egg noodles were overcooked and mushy.
This was an interesting visit. Is this the future of food court cuisine here, which ain't terrible? But yet, it isn't great…..well, perhaps that's the definition of what they want the food here to be.
Slurp
2820 Historic Decatur Rd.
San Diego, CA 92106
Current Hours:
Sun – Thurs 11am – 8pm
Fri – Sat 11am – 830pm
