Rickshaw Corner in Tierrasanta.

mmm-yoso is the blog that never goes on vacation, even though Kirk does.  Cathy is still here, talking about yet another meal she ate.

So, long story short.  The Mister was stuck in some major traffic on 52 last night.  He finally got to the Santo Road exit, took it and was looking for a pay phone (keeping it short, don't ask about a mobile phone right now) and eventually ended up at the Vons at Santo Road and Clairmont Mesa, where there is a pay phone in front of a Laundromat.

He told me there was a Chinese Restaurant on the end of the mall and it looked really busy with lots of people doing take out.  I should have asked him to see what they were ordering, but it is too late for that now. 

It turns out the menu is two sided, Chinese and Japanese. Taking the 50-50 chance, we chose Chinese...because...well

I grew up with this>

as my definition of Chinese food and so, nothing could be that bad...and- AND- and the Japanese Bento meals were being served on -Honest To God- sectioned cafeteria food trays.

Plus, well, if you read the menu, you get 8 Pot Stickers on the Chinese menu for $4.95-(62¢ each), versus the 5  Gyoza for $3.25 (65¢ each) on the Japanese menu.

Chinese it was.

The 10 piece fried chicken wing appetizer ($4.95). Nicely fried, plump and juicy but absolutely needed the Plum Sauce served with them. Soy Sauce also helped.

The pot stickers.  Absolutely wonderful.

Plump, meaty, great pork with some water chestnut filling.  Just right thickness skins stir fried to a perfect crispiness.

We decided to try the 3 Flavor Sizzling Rice Soup. ($4.95).  It was brought out in two bowls, the rice was not sizzling, but was cooked.  The broth was cabbage and white pepper based, not at all chicken flavored, even though there was a layer of oil on top and I thought that was an indication it was a chicken broth.  The cabbage and peas were fresh and crispy, not canned.  The shrimp had good flavor but the chicken pieces tasted old and maybe freezer burned.  The beef  just had no flavor.  It was not good.  If I had a cold, I might want it just to get hydration and something into me, but ... no. Not really.

We decided to try the vegetable Egg Foo Young ($6.95). I have never seen egg foo young prepared this way.  Two pancakes topped with stir fried vegetables and sauce.   The vegetables were good and fresh and the sauce was nice and the pancakes were... pancakes, with canned or frozen peas and carrots-no bean sprouts- in them.  Kind of thin, kind of tough. Strange.

As were our fortunes. The Mister's says "Great! You're ready for a party."  and mine says "You are primed to come up with a creative solution."

Whatever.  It was a meal. I am curious as to what they can to do to Japanese food now.  The  people working are all family, very friendly and nice, knowing the regulars who are coming in to pick up meals ...I just wish I knew what they all ordered. 

Rickshaw Corner 10428 Clairmont Mesa Blvd (at Santo Road) (Tierrasanta) San Diego 92124 (858)541-1998 (858)541-0877 Mon-Sat 11:30-9:30 Sun 3-9 (Closed M-F 3-4 p.m.)

Comments

[bgdc]

My fiancee's mother likes this place and it's decent, cheap and the servers are friendly. Seems that consistently good Chinese is tough to find in SD. Shrug.

[Cathy]

It was very difficult for me to write this post, bgdc, because I was thinking that we must have hit a bad bunch of food or ordered completely wrong or something. All of the foot traffic could not be regulars who continued to put up with bad food. I do try to blog about places we have been to more than once, so I can know about a consistency or irregularity and we do intend to go back and try different parts of the menu. It was the culmination of a very long day and I was kind of doing a lazy post. Thank you for commenting and letting me know that you are one of the people who does like the food here.

[bgdc]

Hey, I said decent. Like is a strong word. My mother-in-law-to-be likes it because the food is consistent and they don't use MSG. I'm not a big fan but the shrimp with lobster sauce gets the job done. If given the option, I'd rather run to the now gone Jamillalah (sp? too lazy to look) Garden or even Jasmine. Jasmine may be pricey but for Chinese it's solid.

[Cathy]

oooh. Decent. Like. OK, bgdc. I get it. The no MSG part may be a part of the flavor thing. Jamillah used to be a nice place to go and Jasmine is good too. We have blogged about so many Chinese restaurants on this blog (Since Kirk's Missus is from China and all) with descriptions of the various styles of Chinese food that it is difficult to pick a favorite. I like telling new people to try Golden City (SE corner of 163 and Clairmont Mesa)after 9 p.m., when the lunch menu prices are put back on the menu, for 'basic', less expensive Chinese food.