Well, it’s that time of the year again I guess……mornings recently have been pretty chilly. I’ve been seeing; make that feeling the low 40’s here. And for the past couple of days, the temps soon head up into the 70’s by 10am! Crazy….. Though based on my posting habits; it’s really that “time of the year” as the last time I posted on Spicy Noodle was during last January! Man, I am so predictable, huh?
Anyway, I was feeling a bit hungry as I was driving back from Zion at around 1030am…which is when Spicy Noodle opens. So, I thought why not and headed on over. Lots of available parking at that time of the day, before the lunch rush.
Like many places these days, it’s QR code ordering….except if you’re an “old timer” which I definitely qualify for….but perhaps I’m not that old. Even though my eating habits betray me, I was able to order using the QR code; unlike that party of 3 older gentlemen who came in after me that needed physical menus.
There’s basically one thing I get here. The Fat Intestine Noodle, which I was happy to note is still priced at $14.99….same as last January!
As with my previous visit, things happen quickly once you order. My “fat intestine” (take it any way you want to) arrived within 10 minutes of ordering.
I was happy to note that this was even better than on my previous visit.
While the “bungy”-offaly and tender fat intestine made me wonder if the poor oinker was suffering from perhaps some metabolic syndrome…that thought didn’t last too long as I quickly devoured it.
This time around, the soup was nice and spicy and had me wiping my brow by the end of the meal. The soup was also richer than before leaving me to wonder about my “fatty intestine”. All jokes aside; this was a savory-funky broth, with a decent richness.
The noodles had a nice pull to them, with a pleasant chewiness. The decent richness of the soup allowed the noodles to “pick it up” and coat them.
Can you tell that I enjoyed this? I need to revisit a bit more often. There was only that one other table occupied during my entire meal. I hope Spicy Noodle is doing ok and will continue to stay in business.
Spicy Noodle
8046 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92111
Current Hours:
Daily 1030am – 230pm, 5pm – 9pm
hope they will stay in business
I hope so too Kat!
Hello,
I am starting a small, but ambitious side project to document every Filipino restaurant, eatery, and bakery in the County of San Diego, past and present throughout it’s history. My ultimate goal in a couple of years is to hopefully produce some kind of website or interactive map to share this information publicly.
Right now is mostly my research and gathering information phase, and I am reaching out to the local community to hopefully gather (older) photography of defunct Filipino restaurants (especially one’s that came before the era of websites like Yelp and the such) . I have loosely followed your blog for many years, so you are one of the first resources I thought about.
Some that come to kind are places like Cristy’s (Mira Mesa), Manila Tokyo (National City), Maharlika (National City), Gaya Gaya (Miramar), Chic-Boy (National City), etc. I know there is many more, so I appreciate any help.
Older photography of still open Filipino eateries are also welcome. Places that moved around (i.e. Orient Valley, Valerios Mira Mesa) or went through name changes (i.e. Conchings -> Erlindas) will also be relevant in this project.
Any older videos would also be interesting as well.
If there is another good platform to converse about this, please let me know.
Thank you in advance.
Best Regards,
Raymond
Hi Raymond – Feel free to contact me via email. I should have the original photos of posts I’ve done and would gladly let you use them with appropriate attribution.
You can find all my posts on Filipino Restaurants under this category:
https://mmm-yoso.com/category/filipino-restaurants/
Good luck with your project!
Thank you Kirk for the response. Do you have a preferred e-mail I can use somewhere on the website?
There’s a Contact Me email link at the bottom of the left sidebar Raymond. Let me know if this doesn’t work!
Thank you! I must have not seen that at first.
Bungy huh? Lol
Lol indeed ST! I was trying to find some appropriate word to describe the ahem, fragrance.
The weather is so weird right now. Warm during the day but once the sun sets it’s cold (At least to us San Diegans)! I think I’ve only been when it was still Sunny Noodle. Need to check them out.
Yes, the weather is crazy Junichi! Like in the mid-low forties in the morning and then mid-70’s by noon!