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.

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.

 

 

Tonkatsu is what The Mister chose.

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)

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. 

It was topped with both a sweet and a spicy sauce.

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.

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

Comments

[Serena]

happy family is kind of korean-chinese style food.
If you like spicy, you should try their spicy seafood noodle (Jjam pong) or their black bean sauce noodle (Jja jaang myun). These two noodle menu are very popular in korean-chinese.

[The Office Goat]

Wow, that roll is out of control! Looks to be worth a visit.

[Carol]

Funny all the times I've been to Zion to shop, I've never eaten there. That sure is a lot of crunch on the Crunchy roll. Everything looks good. I'll have to remember to eat first and then shop next time!

[Cathy]

Thank you for explaining to me, Serena. I added to the post and I will be back soon to try the black bean and spicy seafood noodles. Welcome to the blog.
Lots of food, TOG.
Carol, Carol...you have to just stop. Wherever and whenever you see something. Generally it turns out to be good. Generally.:)

[Denver]

I miss the old Happy Meal, especially the spicy pork and the generous panchan. I tried Happy Family a few months after they took over and was disapointed. Might give them another try one of these days.

[Cathy]

Yes, Denver, I enjoyed both the spicy pork and the chirashi at Happy Meal (depending on the outside weather). It is good now, although different. I really like the soups.

[foodhoe]

oh that looks good, I love your chernobyl roll!

[cathy]

Thanks for reading and getting the humor, FH! :)

[Marc]

And don't miss the amazing red bean doughnuts (and other delicious items) at the bakery inside Zion.

[cathy]

I love the bakery at Zion, Marc. Always something fresh and interesting. Will try the red bean donuts next time.