Wednesday Wanderings: Coming soon - Hoai Hue Restaurant and Mignon Pho and Grill, an interesting label, buyer beware, and other stuffs.....

Whew, that was a long title, for such a short post......

Opening soon:

I noticed a new Pho shop set to open in the same plaza as Nijiya and Spicy House.

The sign says "Mignon Pho + Grill".... could we finally be getting  Filet Mignon Pho in San Diego? I hope so. There's been an interesting amount of turnover in the specific strip mall. I'm wondering if business was just bad, or perhaps the leases just got bumped up.....

3860 Convoy St
San Diego, CA 92111

My good FOY (Friend of Yoso) told me that signage was up in the former location of Huynh Hoa Tuu and O' Yea. It seems that either the folks at Hoai Hue Deli are relocating, or opening up a second shop. If they are moving, I won't have to keep folks on the look-out for the shop below Hung's Tattoo Parlor and Alcoholics Anonymous anymore.

4660 El Cajon Blvd #102
San Diego CA 92115
   

An interesting label:

The Missus pointed out an interesting sentence on a label to me.

 
Guess where that label came from?

Of all things, it was on a food storage container I got from Daiso.

I guess the manufacturers are expecting folks to keep some pretty "fresh" stuff in these containers!

Speaking of Daiso, is it just me that finds this ashtray kinda strange.....

In an ironic way......

Buyer Beware:

I recently needed some Chinkiang vinegar, and not finding my favorite brands, I went for what I thought was Gold Plum Brand, which is always dependable. Seeing the price at 99 cents, I thought it was a bargain. I grabbed it in a rush, and it wasn't until I got home when I found it was not Gold Plum Brand, but another with a similar yellow bottle. It's the one on the right in the photo, Gold Plum is on the left. The brand on the right is not very good........ 

When I returned to 99 Ranch Market, I noticed that the two brands are stocked right next to each other.

And finally.........

I recently dropped by my neighborhood sandwich shop. One of the owners, Peter told me he wanted to make me something "special" just for me....... how could I resist! So guess what he made?

It was my personal SPAM®, egg, and cheese sandwich! You gotta love it when your neighborhood sandwich joint makes SPAM® sandwiches.

It had me singing one of my favorite songs.... I've never been a big fan of Weird Al, but I love this......

I hope everyone is having a great week!

Comments

[Garamond Masala]

Hi Kirk,

I've only recently gotten into Chinese home cooking and so that brand of Chinkiang vinegar has been my only experience. Could you say a little about how it's weaker or inferior compared to other brands? I need to throw it out!

[Kirk]

Hi GM - The Gold Plum brand Chinkiang Vinegar is a solid product. The item to the right, whatever brand that is, is not as good. There are a couple of other brands I like, but I haven't seen those recently.

[elmomonster]

I was thinking you can put in a whole bunch of those spring loaded snakes in that container. When someone opens it and gets a heart attack, you say "Well, didn't you read the label?"

[Sandy]

Yet another new pho place! It does look promising that it will be a filet mignon pho restaurant.

One really does have to look at the labels carefully when shopping for Asian condiments because there's lots of copycat products.

[Lynnea]

that ashtray is something else. I haven't picked up smoking yet and after seeing that ashtray I certainly never will. Funny though! =)

[Jeff C]

Kirk, I've done that before with the black vinegar. You're right, it doesn't taste good at all. Have you used the red vinegars before?
Spam sandwich looks delish. But I'm old school. ITs a can of spam and a hot bowl of rice. I'm good.

[Dennis]

Hi Kirk, the mignon pho place sounds exciting.
Also I've had unfortunate tastings of non-Spam brand pork luncheon meats in the past at various places and it's just not the same! :)

[pinkcandles]

hi kirk - nice "Engrish"!

was it real Spam?

SPAM is awesome.

i just bought my husband a $7 spam shirt from tarjay. :)

[Vicki]

I've got the vinegar on the right, never experienced any other. Maybe I need to upgrade?

[Tammy]

Oh darn it! I got the wrong brand too only it's not that cheap. It was more than a buck for sure.

Still waiting for one day for Peter to make me a sandwich.

[Kirk]

LOL Elmo! That would be pretty funny.....

Hi Sandy - I do hope they serve Filet Pho, and it's not just a "name".

Hi Lynnea - I couldn't help but laugh when I saw that ashtray.....

Hi Jeff - For it's Spam Musubi.... or Spam, eggs, and rice.

Hi Dennis - So you probably got "Treet-ti-fied". I've always said you should never eat any type of meat product that rhymes with "feet".

Hi CC - Yes, it was real Spam, versus some imposter.

Hi Vicki - Gold Plum is better than that imposter.

Hi Tammy - Gold Plum isn't that expensive.... you can buy that and do a taste test! ;o)

[Rosa]

I was at this shopping center yesterday for lunch at Curry House (originally for Wa Okan but the cash only during lunch deterred us) and noticed the Pho place too!

[Dennis]

We had Tulip brand in Okinawa too, oddly a Danish brand. Also not as good..

[Kirk]

Hi Rosa - Wow, you're back here quite a bit nowadays!

Hi Dennis - Don't forget Hereford brand... so you have something that rhymes with feet, another that's named after a cow, but I don't think beef is used in it, and a flower.... go figure.