Monterey Peninsula: Shin La Korean Restaurant

Welcome to mmm-yoso – a little foodblog hosted by Kirk, who sometimes lets his friends post here. Like today, for example, when ed (from Yuma) writes about some things he ate on his summer vacation.

Although I have not lived in the Monterey area since 1997, I am fortunate to still have friends on the peninsula.  And fortunately for me, many of those friends are almost as food obsessed as I am.  With their help, I am able to eat in restaurants far from the beaten paths, places with no tourists in sight (well, except for me, I guess).

Last summer, Jack, Sarah, Lance, Tina, and I descended upon one such place, Shin La Korean restaurant.:IMG_1671
This small restaurant is located in a little strip mall on Carmel Ave, a few blocks east of Del Monte Blvd in Marina, California.  In fact, if one wanted to hide a restaurant in a location where almost nobody could possibly find it — this'd be the place.  The neighborhood is mostly residential and Carmel Ave is such a secondary street that there is no stoplight for it on Del Monte Blvd.

Previously, this space and been occupied by Shinra Korean restaurant, which served me a couple excellent meals before it went downhill.  I have no idea when the new owner took it over.

In some respects, this incarnation is not as good as its predecessor.  In particular, the ban chan currently lacks tremendous variety and outstanding quality. At Shin La, the ban chan were pretty ordinary – though properly prepared:IMG_1677 
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On the other hand, our first dish, fried mandu ($10.99), was first rate:IMG_1672
Each of these giant ravioli was stuffed with lightly spiced ground beef and had been nicely grilled like a good potsticker.  The spicy dipping sauce was a nice complement.

We also loved the gal bi ($17.99):IMG_1684
Although the short ribs were cross cut, they were tender and pleasantly marinated.

We also were impressed by the cold noodles ($9.99):IMG_1685
Although the basic ingredients were just typical, the noodles had a nice pull to them and the broth (does anyone know what is in the broth for Korean cold noodles??) was very good. We were also impressed by the accompanying stoneground mustard seed:IMG_1682
The highlight of the meal was probably the Black goat soup ($29.99), which was served in a metal bowl placed on a heating element to keep the soup warm:IMG_1689
All of us were impressed by the soup itself.  As you can see by this picture, numerous slices of goat meat were combined with a lot of cabbage in a rich and spicy miso broth:IMG_1688
The five of us ate until we were stuffed like dumplings and agreed that the food overall was pretty darned good.  The next time you're in the Monterey Peninsula area, stop at Shin La for a meal and say some friends recommended the place.

Shin La Korean Restaurant, 265 Carmel Ave, Marina CA (831) 384-8956

Chon Ju Jip

I was pleasantly surprised when FOY, Vicky emailed me and said she had a post ready! It was sorta like an old friend popping in for a surprise visit. It also seems that Vicky has a few posts in the pipeline, so I'm sure we're all looking forward to that! So I thought it would be appropriate to do a post on a restaurant Vicky first posted on back in February of 2007, Chon Ju Jip.

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We used to grab a meal here when the restaurant was named Ko Hayang Jip, it then became Go Ba Woo, and now Chon Ju Jip. I've been told that even though the name(s) and menus have changed, the main cooks have remained the same. I'm not certain, but I can say that this place does some major bang up business later in the evenings. Go a bit early on, and the tiny place is usually pretty empty.

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There are several dishes we enjoy, and though you won't see the hot pot, because it's been too darn hot for it, there is a decent variety represented on the menu. For us the dishes run from good to some fairly mediocre items. So I think we'll start with a few of our favorites, and work backwards.

But of course, no proper meal at a Korean restaurant can start without some panchan!

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The panchan varies on each visit, so I won't go into each item. I will say that you'll probably find something you enjoy. We did notice that the panchan is on the salty side. One of our favorites is the Sesame Leaf (Kaennip – Perilla) panchan:

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In a salty bean paste, this is really good with rice.

As I mentioned before, there's always a good variety, usually eight items, and we've been offered refills on each visit.

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So let's start with the good. The Missus really enjoys the Kimchi Chigae.

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Spicy and salty, with a good amount of pork belly lining the bottom, what's not to like?

It's a well put together version of this comfort Korean Dish, with a nice savory component you can taste beyond the spice.

I was surprised at the tenderness of the Daeji Bulgogi (Spicy Pork):

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Melt in the mouth soft without being mushy, this was a pleasant dish. It was perhaps a bit short on the spicy end of the spectrum, but with a nice slightly sweet and fruity finish, I really couldn't complain.

But of all the dishes, our favorite is the Bossam:

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Though I would rather have had lettuce as my wrapping tool instead of the hard slices of Napa, you won't have too many more complaints from me. After all, tender, well flavored pork belly, on a leaf with daikon kimchi, a smear of bean paste, chilies, and a slice of raw garlic, what's not to like?

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Whether its Buta Kakuni, Dong Po Rou, or whatever, I have a special place in my heart for velvety pork belly dishes.

The dish also came with some pretty low quality oysters, which were pretty much an afterthought in my opinion.

We ordered the combination Bossam and Den Jang Chigae ($19.95).

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The Soybean Paste Stew was quite salty, and had a fishiness to it that caught you by surprise. After a few sips it seemed that our tastebuds adjusted. This was ok.

And here we start on some other dishes that were ok, but nothing special, like the Hamul Pajun (Seafood Pancake):

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Fairly gummy in texture, and not very much seafood, this was fairly mediocre.

The Kimchi Jun suffered from the same gumminess:

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This was also strangely bland and suffered from not enough kimchi. The center was not fully cooked as well.

Unlike the Daeji Bulgogi, the Bulgogi tasted under-marinaded, and the quality of meat used was very low, as it was rather tough.

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Much like it's predecessor, the Dolsot Bi Bim Bap is served on a metal plate rather than a stone bowl. Dolsot means stone bowl………

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For some reason, the crust that forms on these metal plates is not nearly as good as what is formed in a stone bowl. Overall, other than the egg, there was nothing of interest about this version of Dolsot Bi Bim Bap which was topped with a skimpy amount of namul, shredded daikon, and what seemed to be a tablespoon of Bulgogi.

Our overall least favorite dish we've had a Chon Ju Jip was the Dduk Bokki (rice cakes in spicy sauce – $7.95):

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To be fair the Dduk (rice cakes) were cooked perfectly, and the sauce was spicy, but sorely lacking in salt, or any other savory flavor. The boiled egg was a nice touch, but what's up with the mushy, overcooked, packaged ramen noodles? There were hardly any pieces of Dduk in this dish, and we were less than satisfied with this.

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Like many of these places, YMMV – your mileage may vary, it's mostly a matter of watching what other folks are eating, and just trying various dishes to see what works out for you. I would encourage you to check out the Bossam though. And the various hot pot casseroles look really good, so I'm sure we'll be back for those.

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Chon Ju Jip
4373 Convoy Street
San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 368-0835

House of Orchid- Korean and Japanese Restaurant

mmm-yoso!!! is this.  The Blog that you are reading.  Kirk and ed (from Yuma) are busy today, so Cathy is writing.

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It has only been open for about three weeks now and the staff is very enthusiastic and helpful.  Pretty much at all times, at least two, and sometimes three people were at our table asking if we needed anything.  The owner also came over to ask us how we liked everything.  Twice. 015 The interior is neat and clean, as is the fish tank, which housed a very large, flat, monkfish when we came in.  (Whole fish prices range from $75-$150).

We were first served some iced barley (or maybe it was brown rice) tea014, placed our orders.

Soon, we each were given017 these bowls of slightly spicy vegetables and "noodles" made of acorn powder mixed with agar. See those crinkle cut things at the bottom of the bowl? It was chilled and refreshing.  A nice interlude.

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Soon, The Mister's 8 plates of panchan arrived.

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As did my bowl of miso soup (which had a good amount of excellent tasting tofu at the bottom of the bowl).

 

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The Mister's beef bul go ki ($11.50) was tender, well flavored, plentiful and had many onions cooked with it (which all became my onions. Yay!)(I still think someday he will change and like onions, but am getting less hopeful as the decades of marriage roll by).

My Hwe Dup Bop (Korean Chirashi) ($15 at dinner, $11 at lunch) arrived at the same time.018  

Five types of raw fish and fish eggs on top of some fancy lettuces, on top of some iceberg, on top of warm rice, topped with some sliced seaweed.  In a VERY large bowl.

 

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After a while, tasting all of the seafood and lettuces with the sesame oil based dressing it came with, I added the spicy hot red sauce that was placed on the table and mixed up the ingredients for a variation on thesecond half of this bowl of goodness.

 

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We each were given small bowls of warm sweet something which had pine nuts floating in the mix.  It was very refreshing and a perfect, light ending to our meals. 

 

Service was more than attentive, with at least two (young) waitpeople coming by to ask us how we were doing and the owner coming out from the kitchen twice always asking if they could help us with anything. 

The "Japanese" part of the menu seems to be sushi and rolls are 50% off.  There are daily lunch box specials to go for $5.99 and daily roll specials for $4.99. 

It is nice and clean, the food is fresh and good.  I would not hesitate to go back to try the rest of the menu which includes many stews of kim chee, soy bean, steamed black cod,monk fish and kalbi as well as flat noodles and ox bone soup and the whole fish.

House of Orchid 4698 Convoy, San Diego 92111 (858)776-9205 (858) 277-8949 Same parking lot as China Max, behind that building.

Just for the Hal-i-but (sort of): The Live Halibut Dinner at Wal Mi Do in photos

**** Wal Mi Do has closed

I was a bit surprised when I asked the Missus what She wanted for Her Birthday dinner….She told me She wanted the Live Halibut Sashimi dinner from Wal Mi Do! We've had this a few times already, usually with friends so I've stowed the camera. There are several "sizes" of Halibut Sashimi, this one is the "small" and is "recommended for two people". Tell me what you think……..

So without further ado, it's just photos from this point on. I don't think you'll need much narrative on this one. Yes, we finished just about everything.

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I just realized I forgot to take photos of one item, the rice! But I think you get the picture. FOYs (Friends of Yoso) Ed from YumaHowie, and Candice have shared this meal with us in the past, so maybe they'll be able to "fill" you in. Naturally some items (on this day the Abalone Rice Porridge, and the Missus loved the snails) are better than the others (I could only manage a small nibble of the deep fried sushi roll)……… And the halibut was wonderful as always. It would've taken me the better part of a week to do a post, so I hoped you enjoyed the photos.

I really do need a nap right now.

Wal Mi Do
4367 Convoy St
San Diego, CA 92111 

I hope everyone's having a great week!  

What are you craving?

It's just that simple question for today. Since we've returned from vacation, the craving bug has it……some of them have been kinda strange, like Magnolia Coconut Ice Cream, others like rice(Jasmine and Koshihikari) are not so strange. Since we've been hitting places that I've posted on many times before (i.e. Banh Mi Bo Kho from Pho Lucky), I haven't bothered taking photos.

I was looking through some of my photos….and suddenly another craving hit.

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Even though I had some for lunch…..I'm craving panchan and rice.

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Of course, if I could have my (meat) cake and eat it too…….

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I realize that it's kind of weird to have a folder titled "panchan", with just photos of panchan in it…..

So tell me what are you craving? Or even better, have you ever craved anything strange after returning from a trip?

Inquiring minds want to know……..

The “food court” Inside Zion Marketplace- Happy Family and Tonkatsu

mmm-yoso!!! is just a blog, written by people who eat.  Today, Cathy is writing, while Kirk (and His Missus) are vacationing and ed (from Yuma) is doing other stuff.

I needed to go shopping for some produce the other day and I know Zion always has some good deals.  It was close to dinner time and so I called The Mister and asked him to meet me there.002

You can park on three sides of the building (or across the street) and walk in one of those doors to get to the grocery aisles.

Closer to the South end are two restaurants and a small beverage (add boba for 50 cents) place.

 

 

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I went to Happy Family, which used to be Happy Meal, but apparently was sold.  Or sued.  Dunno.  The menu has changed a bit from when Kirk blogged.

(According to FOY (Friend of Yoso) Serena, it is Korean-Chinese food at Happy Family, and the spicy noodle dishes are very good.  I have that mental note ready for next time)

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The Mister chose the Crunchy roll for $5.95, because he thought it would be smaller (not a Chernobyl sized) roll overfilled with fried shrimp and avocado and basically a full meal, served with miso soup.

It wasn't bad and I liked the avocado.  The shrimp did not have much flavor, but did have much crunch. 

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He also ordered the chicken Tonkatsu plate ($7.95) A good sized piece of lightly breaded and fried flattened chicken breast, which came with a house made tonkatsu sauce (which had pieces of mushroom and meat textured bits in it), a cabbage salad with a house made dressing, two stir  fried dumplings, miso soup, rice, edamame and some kimchi.

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I ordered the galbi plate at Happy Family.

Tender marinated sliced beef short ribs, served with rice, a small salad with a mayonnaise based dressing, (kind of Ranch in flavor), two deep fried dumplings (I liked the other ones better; not as crispy) and the traditional side dishes of preserved radish, dried spicy silverfish, kimchi and fried (not just dried) seaweed.  The miso soup here was far better, not made with a paste and was rich in flavor with many slices of tofu in it.

Eat first and then you can go shopping!

 

 

Happy Meal and Tonkatsu (inside Zion Marketplace) 4611 Mercury Street San Diego 92111

Nozomi, a revisit.

mmm-yoso!!! is just a place where you can vicariously experience food which is eaten by others.  Today, it's a meal Cathy experienced. Because Kirk is on vacation and ed(from Yuma) is in Yuma, working.  Apparently Cathy is doing neither.

Hi again.  I blogged about Nozomi  quite a while ago, have eaten there many times since, but never bothered to blog about it again.  The other day I brought my camera.

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Yes, they have an All You can Eat Sushi special, with many asterisks. {2 hours max, no to go, extra charge for leftover rice…}

The menu is a mix of Japanese and Korean and the decor is clean and simple. 

 It isn't large but also not too small inside. 

There is a regular meal menu and a separate, large menu of just rolls and sushi. Those photos on the front window are of a few of the rolls offered.

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We decided to try the $3 chalkboard special of tuna nigiri.

Two very fresh pieces of tender tuna were brought out, topped with a dot of wasabi on top of some excellent warm rice. 

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The tempura fish appetizer ($5.95) was all halibut- solid, sweet white fish, fried perfectly- lightly crispy.

Quite a large serving.  I could have made this a meal if I could have eaten it all by myself.

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The Mister ordered the Hiyashi Juka (cold noodle) plate.  ($12.95)

A good portion of cooked then quick chilled yakisoba with mix ins of cucumber, carrot, cabbage, eggs, seaweed, red pepper, radish sprouts and mushrooms along with a few pieces of shrimp and a vinegar based sauce.

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I ordered my usual, the 'famous chirashi salad' ($13.95)

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A very large bowl with rice on the bottom, lots of lettuces, cucumber and radish sprouts dressed lightly with a sesame oil based dressing and topped with shrimp, octopus and three other chopped raw fish (salmon, halibut and tuna) and topped with masago and a light sesame oil based dressing.

Always fresh, tasty and plentiful.

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Total bill: $38.99

Always fresh and good.  A nice dinner out.

Nozomi (#1) 4637 Convoy #104 San Diego 92111 (858)569-7773

Nozomi (#2) 4159 Regents Park Row #190 La Jolla 92037 (858)452-7778

Some Revisits: Do Re Mi House and Leilani’s Restaurant

**** Both Do Re Mi House and the Serra Mesa location of Leilani's have closed

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Hard to believe that I hadn't been back here for over three years. Sometime during that period the lettering on the windows have been redone, and now in addition to the Korean Food, it says they serve "Japanese Traditional Food"?!?? The menu looked pretty much the same, as did the restaurant, though they've removed the back partition to the place. And lunch is still pretty cheap, the Bulgogi Lunch Special at the time of my visit (December) was still $5.99. Looked exactly the same as well.

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Funny how tastes change, I found the Bulgogi to be on the sweet side, though it was fairly tender, and the mandoo were better than on my last visit. Still, not bad, if the price is still $5.99.

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And I still love the potatoes here. If this visit is any indication, service has now become the typical "dump and duck"…..

Do Re Mi House
8199 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Ste M
San Diego, CA 92111

My previous post on Do Re Mi House can be found here.

Leilani's Restaurant:

Also from back in December. I got my Loco Moco fix from Leilani's Restaurant. This of course meant a Hilo Loco for me:

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In some ways it was the same dependable Loco……nice gravy, hand formed patty, lean, and perhaps on the tough side, but the same as usual, as were the eggs, which could have been a bit more crisp, but were decently runny……

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And there was a good amount of gravy over everything. But on this visit, I felt like something was missing…….there was a good amount of Kielbasa and Portuguese Sausage in the fried rice, which was cooked just right, but the entire package tasted strangely bland…….like they forgot to season things……

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With this costing ten bucks, maybe I'm just expecting more, or maybe it was just an off day? Though the mac salad was really, really, good on this day…so good I forgot to take a photo! Maybe I need to head back to PB, and see how Leilani is doing?

Leilani's Hawaiian Restaurant
3232 Greyling Drive
San Diego, CA 92123
858-565-4637

My previous post on Leilani's can be found here.

Saturday Snacks: Camau Bakery, Cheeseballs Perhaps?, or for something a bit more savory……

Just some "snacks" for Saturday…..

Camau Bakery & Deli:

This place  had caught our interest a while back. We'd seen the prepackged Banh Beo, and other snacks with the "Camau Bakery" label on them. But the place always seemed closed. But on this morning, I noticed the shop was actually open! At least the open sign was out. So we stopped immediately, and found some parking. And walked on over to the door……

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And it was locked!!! But the nice lady inside waved at us, opened the door and let us in. I kinda got the feeling that Camau really does catering, large orders, and wholesale orders. Nothing was out, and there were pans of covered snacks waiting for pick-up. But after passing by so many times, the Missus wasn't to be denied. She pointed at one of the containers, and said…"I want that!" The woman, who was a bit amused at the Missus's antics, told Her, "this is for an order, but since they're not going to be picked up until later this afternoon we can make more." Her name is Kieu…so thank you so much!

So what did the Missus get?

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Well, a bunch of styrofoam containers of course…..

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Camau Bakery & Deli
4857 El Cajon Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92115
(619) 583-2904

Some Cheese Balls Maybe???

One of my favorite lines from the movie, I Love You to Death. Recently, "MG" brought these to work. I had never seen them before.

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Apparently, these were the "newest thing" at Valerio's. Buttery, sweet, and a bit salty….maybe a bit too oily for me….none the less, not too bad. If you like buttery…….

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And how's this for the kicker….it's filled with cream cheese….

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Apparently, it was Valerio's in Mira Mesa who first started selling this…..and now it's being sold at other locations. This one was from the National City location.

Valerio's City Bakery
1631 E 8th St
National City, CA 91950
(619) 477-8588

And for something a bit more "savory"….

You can get this:

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Need a closer look?

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It was nice breaking bread (and other things) with two of my favorite people, Howie (please check out his recently redesigned Foodie View) and Candice. And this was one of the dishes we sampled.

If you're wondering about the main ingredient, I think the food labeling may be very accurate in this instance:

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Fishing Feed? = Bait???? It's all on the label!

Hope you're all having a grest weekend!

$5 Fry-Day (Really) – Convoy Sushi and Fish Market

*** Convoy Sushi is now Sushi Yaro.

Meet my friend Abe:

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Things have been kinda tough recently, we've been seeing lots of Abe's going out, with less arriving in return. Sheesh, in  most cases you can't even get a bowl of Pho for five bucks anymore. Even Banh Mi's are topping out at over three bucks! Solutions? Sorry to say, I don't have any…..but maybe there are still a few reasonable options out there. I'm not asking for anything ridiculous. I just want to feel like I got my money's worth. You know what I mean?

ConvoyFM01  When I first saw that Convoy Sushi and Fish Market had opened, I wasn't really moved. In fact, I found the $5 lunch to go sign, along with the mention of "Sushi Rolls, Fish & Chips, Ceviche, and Ahi Salad" for five bucks to be downright scary. Luckily, I have folks like FOY (Friend of Yoso), Trent, to set me right. A couple of weeks ago, I got an email from Trent telling me that while the food may be nothing amazing, it is fresh, prepared decently, and you feel like you get your money's worth.

Hey, if it's good enough for Trent…….

This little shop looks fresh and clean…and most of all smells, fresh and clean.

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On one side is the fish market portion, with Catalina Offshore Uni, sides of maguro, dried squid, a tank of live prawns and abalone, and pre-packed sushi.

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Next to the packaged items is a small table of whole fish. As you can see, some look fresher than others…..some are suffering from "cloudy eyes".

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But I was here for the lunches. Deciding to "play it safe" I ordered the Fish, Ika, and Chips, parted with my "Abe" and change, and soon enough received a large styrofoam container with the cut out corner oozing steam.

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Unpacked in the car, this is what it looked like.

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Wow…this was five bucks? Three white fish filets…moist and fresh. Three pieces of Ika – squid, soft, and not bad at all. The fries were totally routine. I thought the batter to be rather "gummy", and these are best eaten right away, as they get soggy pretty quickly. One more reason for eating it at one of the tables in the market….my car still smells of fry-o-lated fish and squid!

Still, from the value standpoint, this was not bad. It was good enough for me to have the Missus check this place out. So armed with a couple of "Abe's" we made our way back to Convoy Fish…..

The Missus decided to order the Grilled Ahi Salad.

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This didn't look bad for five bucks. Six slices of seared, lower grade maguro, slices of avocado ad cucumber, on mixed greens. Frankly, I expected iceberg lettuce. I don't know how this salad was since the Missus scarfed it all up before I had a taste. But to quote the Missus, "the tuna was on the dry side, but not bad, the sesame dressing was okay, the greens and avocado were very fresh."

She also wanted to try the Ceviche…so bye-bye Abe…..

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The ceviche was really packed into this container. Now usually I'd hesitate in ordering this, but the Missus had just had some "pretty mediocre ceviche" when dining with Her "ladies who do lunch" group. It cost Her nine bucks, and "was only half this, and not even close to being as good." This was a fairly straight-forward ceviche, good amount of shrimp and fish. It came with a large container of chips.

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As we dug deeper into the container, it tasted better and better. The jalapeno started kicking in. This was not bad…pretty generic, but worth the five bucks. The Missus enjoyed it.

So what did I get?

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It was the Pound of Mixed Seafood…also five bucks. This was just dusted with flour, which made it lighter than the Fish & Chips. The seafood was fresh, with lots of good sized shrimp(unshelled), and tasty baby octopus. The bay scallops were pretty much an after thought, and I thought this could use a bit more seasoning. I'm not a big fan of the tartar sauce…but the ketchup-y cocktail sauce is okay….in a tastes bottled kinda way. This was well worth my hard earned "Abe".

So is this worth it? I think you need to ask yourself. What would you rather have, a $5 sandwich from Subway, or a pound of fried seafood? The food won't set the culinary world on fire, but we think it's worth it.

ConvoyFM11 This Korean owned business is starting to get busy. Lots of folks buying sushi. You may want to give it a shot for yourself. Lunch is served Monday through Saturday from 11 am through 230 pm.

Convoy Sushi & Fish Market
7905 Engineer Road
San Diego, CA 92111

Mon-Wed 11am – 230pm
Thurs-Sat 10am – 7pm
Sunday 1pm – 5pm

Lunch Served 11am – 230 pm Mon-Sat(!)

Postscript: Earlier this evening I found the Missus just sitting, doing nothing, just sitting as if waiting for something……very unusual as the Missus is usually pretty much in constant motion during this time of the day. When I inquired as to why She was just kinda sitting around, I was told, "I'm waiting for the diarrhea to start…..it was so cheap, something must be wrong with the food!" What a pessimist!

Thanks again for the recommendation Trent!