The Steam Table at 99Ranch- dinner!

mmm-yoso is the name of the blog.  Welcome.  Cathy is talking about food while Kirk is on vacation.  I think he'll be back tomorrow, though.

Hi.  Me again.  Kirk is still away.  I imagine since this is the Friday before Memorial Day weekend, most of you are away and not reading this post until you are back at work.  Hope it was nice for you.

It appears, through the magic of blogging, that The Mister and I pretty much wander about town with a camera and eat out a lot at sit down waiter/waitress type places.  Actually, The Mister and I cook at home a lot, and Kirk and His Missus cook at home also...look at the recipe index at the bottom of the left column of this page.

Then there are the lazy days.  Pick it up and bring it home...or pick it up and eat it there.  99Ranch has that steam table area of the store.  We were there tonight. 

Two bags of steam tray food.  It is three meals for the two of us, easily.

The whole fried or soy sauce chicken is on sale this week for $3.99.   They will chop it up for you.  This is the fried one.  The skin wasn't as crispy as I would like, but the chicken meat is moist and flavorful and...it is only $3.99. It comes with a sauce that has 5 spice in it.

We got a two item combo($4.25) with steamed rice

The spicy salted fish and the soy sauce pork with soy sauce hard boiled eggs.  The spicy salt and pepper crust is wonderful, light and crispy, as is the (mostly boneless) flaky fresh fish.  The pork had a nice layer of fat on it , was soft and tender and flavorful and was not overly soy-sauce salty. The egg was nicely hard boiled and fresh and not salty either.  A good, deep, rich soy flavor. I just got an email from Bill and he said it may be brown sugar sauce with fish sauce, which, upon opening the fridge and tasting it cold (at 4:40 in the morning) tastes very slightly sweet and again not salty.  So it couldbe brown sugar and fish sauce. Let's just say it is good pork and hard boiled egg in a thin brown colored sauce. The meat is tasty as is the egg and we liked it.

The combos come with soup (they gave us two- it was almost closing time). Today it was egg drop, with for some reason, one piece of corn in each bowl, and the requisite spork to use for both the soup and meal, although chopsticks are available.

We also wanted to try the chicken roll ($3)

Ground chicken and rice with light spices wrapped in fried tofu skin. Very nice here.  It comes with a spicy sweet and sour sauce.

We also got the 4 piece 'summer roll' from the bakery area ($3.99) . Rice paper wrapped around chilled rice noodles, shrimp, lettuce and mint with a peanutty dipping sauce- always refreshing.

That's it.  Not too exciting a post, eh? Well,you know, sometimes I just like to eat some fresh food without having to cook. Not everything in my life is overly interesting, although I do share with you when it is.

There are Monday-Friday specials for $2.29 at lunch.  Oh and breakfast specials also.  Always fresh.  There is a large eating area adjacent to the steam tray line.  Across from the steam trays they sell beverages and soups.  All of the 99 Ranch markets have a steam tray food area. Try it.  It's good.

Again, have a good Memorial Day weekend.

99 Ranch Market 7380 Clairmont Mesa Boulevard San Diego 92111 website

Comments

[nhbilly]

Hmmmmm-I don't believe that is soy sauce pork and eggs its actually braise with sugar that have been been caramelized into a dark food coloring with fish sauce flavoring it is odd to see it with soy sauce. I think the Japaneses way is with soy sauce and miso. But soy sauce chicken is so so so so YUMMY!

[Cathy]

Thanks, Bill. I changed/added to the post. The lady behind the counter did only say 'pork with sauce'. I am so Caucasian...

[julie]

i've only ever gotten a steamed pork bun from there - guess i'll have to branch out! the chicken roll looks tasty.

[Cathy]

Hi, Julie. I've had many steamed buns from 99Ranch, mostly for breakfast. They are good. Don't be afraid to trythe othr stuff. If I do say so, the chicken roll was excellent.

[Judy]

Hi Guys!

I thought this post was awesome. I'm the daughter of the COO of Ranch 99 and I read your blog pretty much everyday. I'm relatively new to the San Diego area and my sister is a former chef at Wine Vault & Bistro (off of Washington off the 5-- above Saffron), so we looove all the restaurant and dish recommendations. Keep it up! :)

-Judy

[Cathy]

Wow! Thanks for such kind words, Judy. Kirk and I both hope you enjoy San Diego and if you have any questions, you can always ask. Worst thing either of us could ever tell you is "I don't know"... You know The Mister and I shop at 99Ranch at least once a week...the calendar we get every Christmas is tacked on the back of the front door..and of course the VIP card is on my key ring.