Some Revisits: 777 Noodle House, Pho Hoa Huong, Sandwich Emporium, and more......

Just some revisits, mostly in photos.....

777 Noodle House:

We've visited a couple of times since returning from China. We've posted on these dishes in our previous posts. The Missus still enjoys the Thai Style Seafood Fried Rice ($6.77):

There are several dishes that are bargains, one of them is the Egg Noodle Soup with Duck Leg, just $4.77.

The broth seems to be getting even better, not overly salty, but with a nice almost seafood influenced broth.

The duck leg, is fairly small, but for under five bucks I'll take it. On this last visit it was nicely crisped, and I'll use whatever sweet-soy is left over and pour that into my soup.

 
For more info check out my previous posts.

777 Noodle House
4686 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92105 

Pho Hoa Huong:

Man, it's been a long time since I last visited the "fastest Pho in the West" (not necessarily in a good way). But my last two bowls from Pho Hiep and Grill in the same strip mall had been quite weak. I've gotten used to Pho inconsistency here in San Diego, but two in a row was a sign to visit elsewhere.

It's been so long since I last visited that they've gone and changed the dining room furniture, from the red cheapo dining room looking furniture, to something looking more.... like wood....

In terms of service, not much has changed..... much like Pho Hoa on ECB, the menu that's "dealt" out to your table is pretty much an afterthought. As soon as you sit, someone hovers over you..... as if you should know what to order before even looking at the menu. But what the heck, if it's good enough for Hanoi, it's good enough for here, right?

I got the Flank, Brisket, Tripe, and Tendon......which has gone up a measly 15 cents in three years.

  On this day, there was no "Ngo Gai for me".... I asked and they didn't understand me at first, then they understood, but ignored me...... finally I was told, "no more today..." To add insult to injury, the bean sprouts were getting a bit on in age.

As for the bowl..... the broth was not half bad, mild anise-clove with a beefy finish. Also, it was not too salty. In previous visits, the broth had always been on the dark side, but not today. It was still on the cloudy side. The super quick arrival usually means that the noodles here were sometimes not ready for consumption when they arrive, but today they were perfect. The meat was ok, the flank was decent, as was the brisket. There was one tiny strip of tripe, which actually tasted good. The tendon was on the hard side for my tastes.

Overall, not bad, and I always dig the metal chopsticks....

One of these days I gotta time these guys again, and see if I can get a bowl in under three minutes, which was the old record for this place.

Pho Hoa-Huong Restaurant
6921 Linda Vista Rd
San Diego, CA 92111

Open Daily 8am - 8pm

Sandwich Emporium.... yet again:

My good "FOY" TammyC hit it on the nose when she told me this shop always smells like bacon frying...... it must be some savvy marketing move. Nothing fancy here, just solid sandwiches. Of course, smelling bacon means you have to order something with bacon. Like the Club House Melt:

I'd still like to know what my FOY's go-to neighborhood sandwich shops are (I still need to check out Royal Mart Lynnea), and what I should order. I'm thinking that'll be a nice post!

Sandwich Emporium
3054 1/2 Clairemont Dr
San Diego, CA 92117

After having the coldest July since 1916 here in San Diego, things seem to be warming up. Perhaps I'll be transitioning from Pho to Banh Mi soon..... and eating stuff like this:

 From you know where......

Comments

[Lynnea]

Kirk! your memory is amazing! =) I always just get the BLT at Royal Mart because Romi puts So Much Bacon on it. But that club sandwich in your post looks crazy delicious! Have you been to Hillcrest sandwich shop? It's kind of a strange place but they do have a "what came first" sandwich with both chicken salad and egg salad on the same sandwich.

[Kirk]

Hi Lynnea - Thanks! That's what I'll be having when I get there.

[kat]

I agree, your memory is amazing!

[Dennis]

Hi Kirk, that egg noodle soup broth at 777 sounds pretty good. I'll have to try it. Have you been back to Tan Ky Mi Gia in Rolando recently?
Just reread your PHG-LV post. The com tam dac biet looks really good! :)

[Kirk]

Hi KAt - I'm not quite sure that's true.... I can never remember where I park my car in the morning.... ;o)

Hi Dennis - It is well worth the price. The last time I visited TKMG was for my Beef Sate Noodle Soup post, so I haven't been there in a while.

[zionic]

Hi Kirk - for me the best sandwich shop around is the Board and Brew on PCH in Del Mar (Camino Del Mar is what they actually call PCH there) - and its very resonable for what you get. The Turkado is amazing and mega hugh for like $6.50!! Also I like the Baja Chicken. No ethnic influences on the menu - but for me, still the best sandwich in town for the money. Try it if you're passing through Del Mar.

[Kirk]

Thanks so much for the recommendation Zionic!