Thanks for stopping by mmm-yoso!!!, a blog about food. Kirk is busy elsewhere and Cathy is writing the post today.
The Mister and I were in the Midway area of town and we pulled into the parking lot at the North East corner of Rosecrans and Midway (the mall anchored by Rubios). A couple of places looked interesting, 
The Lunch Specials sign sealed the deal this day.
Decor here is predominantly round objects…explanation later.
The regular menu is very interesting, warranting a return visit.
We each ordered a lunch special which includes miso and salad. I also ordered a hot green tea ($2)-it was a wonderful genmaicha (green tea with roasted rice) loose tea tightly packed in a filter bag.
The Mister also wanted to try a California roll ($5.75). Made with imitation crab and cucumber, this was very nice, quite large. (Grated wasabi is $1.25; I neglected to take a photo.)
Chicken yakisoba lunch ($13.50). This had wonderful, thin noodles and was a flavorful stir fry of the chicken and vegetables (cabbage, carrot, onion and carrot). The hand roll also had imitation crab along with cucumber.
{Explanation of the name of this establishment and the decor: Temari originally were leather balls used in a game similar to ‘hacky sack’ and now are soft, round, embroidered balls, a toy. viewed as art, covered in silk, accessories to kimonos and given as gifts, usually to girls on Girls' Day (Hinamatsuri). Temari sushi are made to look decorative. "Zushi" is one of Japanese grammar rules. Japanese requires that certain consonants are changed when they are used as the first letter of a word attached to a prefix. The “S” in “sushi”, for example, needs to be hardened into a “Z” in compound words, as is the name of this Restaurant.}
The Karaage/Temari/Edamame lunch ($13.50) was my order. Beautiful, temari sushi-made with the slightly vinegared sushi rice-different rice than the rolls above- topped with salmon, ebi (shrimp) and spicy tuna. Great flavor and a bit different. The chicken karaage was also round and had a light batter (which had a soggy (but not greasy) bottom by the time I got to the last piece). Salted edamame was just enough vegetable to complete this meal.
We were very happy to have stopped here and will return when in the area.
Temari Zushi 3555 Rosecrans Street San Diego 92110 Open Mon-Thurs 11 am-3 pm, 5 pm-9:30 pm Fri 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sat 1 pm-9:30 pm Closed Sunday Website
Decades ago, this location was the first restaurant where The Mister and I had Dim Sum (carts and all). The area at the front door had a window counter display case of roast ducks and roast pork; we would stop here for some roasted treats to take home if not going to Woo Chee Chong down the street.
Fried squid appetizer ($8.99). This came out last and was freshly fried to a nice, light crunch, not oily and was an excellent version, with garlic and peppers. This could have been my meal, but we shared.
House Special Pan Fried Rice Noodle ($17.95). Beef, pork, chicken, vegetables, egg, rice noodles all stir fried with a smoky wok hey comfort flavor. A nice plate that we enjoyed.
Combination Platter-Choice of Two roasted meats from the window display at the back of the eating area ($19.95). Roast duck and roast pork belly. Juicy, fatty, crisp skin with moist, flavorful, meaty goodness. Enough left over for a nice dinner. 
Prices are in line with other Cantonese style restaurants. Quality is great. Service is excellent. We will try again.
See-the hanging ducks and pork are back in the corner display case.
The menu board has a good selection, with beverages, smoothies, fruit bowls, breakfasts (bowls and toasts), salads, sandwiches and flatbreads.
The Healthy Bowl ($8.99) was a great choice- turkey, steamed eggs, spinach, tomatoes, arugula, mozzarella, avocado and a pesto topping. The warm turkey and soft eggs were plentiful and complimented the (also warm) vegetables, cheese and pesto. Flavors, textures and deliciousness. 
The Elmisa Toast ($8.99) on an excellent 'artisan sourdough' was topped with avocado spread, hard boiled egg slices, Feta, tomato, cucumber, dry mint and extra virgin olive oil. So many flavors, wonderfully combined in each bite!
A large (20 oz) cup of coffee ($3), by Lavazza was fresh and very good.
At first blush I found the broth to have mildly porky – savory tones but was on the salty side; though it was fairly fatty – rich and nicely coated my tongue. I really couldn't make out any garlic flavor, probably because the broth was too salty.
As much as I enjoy spiciness, I didn't care for the "Nagi sauce" in this bowl of ramen as it really heightened the saltiness and distracted from the flavor of the tonkotsu style broth.
These pieces were quite large; in fact Calvin and I could only finish one piece each and ended up taking the rest back to JeffP as a "consolation prize" since he couldn't make it. The batter was quite crunchy, almost edging on hard. The meat as on the chewy-dry side. It was covered in an overly sweet sauce. I don't think I'll order these again.
The chashu this time around looked to have an almost "red" tinge to it; but was perfectly fine. I had ordered the broth to be "heavy" in terms of richness which it definitely was. So very rich, but not greasy, in fact the texture reminded me of the 
The boiled egg was every bit as good as on the previous visit….good consistency displayed here.
The shredded beef was quite tasty. The broth had some nice spice, but was quite "flat" and one-dimensional in flavor. The glass noodles were too mushy. There was a rather greasy "mouth feel" to the dish and as a whole I felt it was quite mediocre.
So, the wrappers were on the tough and brittle side. The filling for the pork and chive was bland and chewy, though the pork and kimchi had the advantage of some good savory-fermented flavor and was definitely the better of the two.
to kick back and enjoy things. So, a visit to our favorite little spot on Rue Montorgueil, 
The wrapper was too thick and chewy, the filling tender but on the bland side. The black vinegar provided was really weak. These weren't very good.
The dough was too rubbery, though the pan fried portion was better. It was fairly yeasty in flavor and not overly sweet. The filling here was more tender and juicy, but still on the bland side, in need of a ton of the watery black vinegar.
The sausage had a firm, "snappy" casing. The filling had some good herbaceousness but was quite dry and overly chewy. Not a bad version by any means, but definitely not great. We tasted the Jeow Mak Len, the tomato dipping sauce provided which was mild, tasting like a weak tomato salsa and decided not to use it.
Yes, this is "half-rice" at Nanay's. The rice, which is predictably not of the best quality was decently cooked.
