Sushi Yaro-Lunch

mmm-yoso!!! is a food blog. A few friends share blogging "duty".  We pretend it is a difficult task, but it's just fun. Today, Kirk has been elsewhere, having fun.  ed(from Yuma) is in Yuma, having fun.  Cathy is here and having fun.

Hi.  Remember the other day last year, when Kirk mentioned Sushi Yaro was having $3 lunch specials?  If not, link to it here. 

The Mister and I decided to (finally) try it for lunch the other day. The parking lot wasn't full

because we were the first ones there that day.  We checked out the 'White Board' near the kitchen as we walked in.

and ordered the $3 vegetable curry special (could have also had stir fried beef, pork, chicken or yakisoba also for $3). It came with a cabbage based salad (in the photo below) and the good serving of fresh rice and an excellent amount of a good curry with potatoes, onion and carrots and a bit of beef in the curry sauce.
I had a craving for poke that day and ordered it off the regular menu ($9.50) It came with the miso soup (very good), salad, side of rice and was presented on the plate this way...with a carrot petaled flower centered with radish and bunny ears of burdock in the poke...
which was an extremely fresh ahi tuna. Marinated in soy sauce, sea salt,  sesame oil, onion, garlic, seaweed and some furikake. 
One item on the White Board this day was 'stir fried giant clam' for $3.99.  It is on the regular menu for $8, but Sam was working that day and he made it ...so very tender, almost melt in your mouth like chicken liver or uni melt in your mouth texture.  The vegetables were stir fried just enough...crispy and fresh and if I had known the wonder that this item was, I'd have ordered two and had both for myself...

Excellent deals on the $3 lunch and everything excellent at Sushi Yaro.  Day or night. Fun.

Sushi Yaro 7905 Engineer Road San Diego 92111

Comments

[bill]

I wish I had a $3 joint like that around here. It sure doesn't look like it's, $3 make you hollar ;-)

[Faye]

That looks like a really good deal for $3! For your curry dish, you wrote 'onion 7' - what does that mean ? I'm wondering if that's the amount or type of onion?

Never had giant clam so perhaps I'll go there to try it out since it's so affordable!

Nice post :)

[Cathy]

It's really good, bill. Good enough to make me wnat to try the regular menu...I already know dinner and sushi here is great.

You caught my non-editing way of writing a post, Faye. The Mister *hates* onions and picks them out...I start writing a post, inserting all photos and put in some relevant words, to trigger my memory when I am finishing up. The Mister had picked out seven large pieces of onion from the curry, leaving them on the side for me to eat...I didn't re-read before posting. Obviously. {the clam was *really* good}

[San Diego Lawyer]

Is this in Kearny Mesa? IF so, that's just down the street from me I'll definitely check it out.

[Yummieyummy]

Awww giant clam yum yum yum...that is my fav.

[Cathy]

Hi YY! I had never tried it before, thinking it would be chewy, like small clams. I now have cravings for it...

[Dennis]

Hi Cathy, I was just there the other day! Still need to check out the $3 deals. Happy New Year btw!

[Cathy]

Welcome back, Dennis! I was wondering if you were going to try to find foods to remind you of the real thing and where you would look. The year is looking good so far. Hope it is for you also.

[Little Miss Contrary]

I have been there with my sister when it used to be Sammy Sushi! I heard there is a specialty roll called the Fertility Roll (use your imagination as to what the presentation of this roll looks like ...).

[Cathy]

Well, it is Sammy's place again, LMC. Just as good, if not better. Thanks so much for the mental image I now have seared into my brain...forever. :)

[Little Miss Contrary]

Haha, sorry! ;P I will have to go check out Sushi Yaro soon!