Recently, I had to get my iPhone battery changed. Our business of choice for this is iTech which is in the same strip mall as Balboa Market. Funny thing, there's a dessert shop here, the sign says "Balboa Bakery".
But, the actual name of the place is…..Cakey Bakey!
What a name!
We actually came here a couple of months back….you know me, I don't really have a sweet tooth. But on the first visit, the Missus tried a couple of items….there's a great variety of traditional Persian confections for sale, but the Missus was more interested in the "other stuffs".
Over time She's had most everything the place had to offer and has settled on one item She enjoys; the "Napolian" a mille-feuille type pastry.
She likes that it's not too sweet and the crisp textures.
I dunno since I've never tried it, but I'm not complaining as in these days of $10 and up pastries; well this is five bucks. So, I make sure to get one when I'm in the area.
Yes, Cakey Bakey……
Cakey Bakey
5921 Balboa Ave.
San Diego, CA 92111
Cluck n Sip:
Well, on that same visit I needed to head on over to 99 Ranch Market. I went to use the restroom, it was 1030 and as I made my way past the food court, the place that I knew as Krispy Krunchy Chicken that had changed to Cluck n Sip was just putting out the first batch of chicken.
I noticed it was the same really nice folks working from the KKC days so I walked on over. I was told that the basic fried chicken recipe was the same as before. It was just a name change and there's some different sauces and such. Interesting.
I went and ordered six wings and some potato wedges. Of course, everything had just come out of the kitchen so it was all fresh.
So yes, this was scalding hot. Did I notice a difference? Well, 6 wings were now $9.99 and it seemed to have much more black pepper and was even saltier than I recalled. Also, the coating got soggy quite quickly. Not sure if it was just my imagination, but it seemed that way. The wings were of decent quality, it was moist, but again really high on the sodium scale for me.
As for the Potato Wedges ($3.99), man this was a large portion for a "small size".
Like the chicken, it was like a sodium bomb. It was fairly crisp initially, but got really hard and chewy as it cooled.
Regardless of what I was told, I seem to detect some changes since the KKC days. Not sure I'll be back. Though I need to try the original location in Hillcrest one of these days…..
Cluck n Sip
5950 Balboa Ave (In the 99 Ranch Market Food Court)
San Diego, CA 92111