Midweek Meanderings: Hinotez (finally) starting Yakitori, Viet Bakery and Pho and Moby Dick Fish Market (I kid you not) coming soon

Hinotez finally starting yakitori:

Dennis has already mentioned this, but since I had started on a draft of this post I thought I'd follow-thru:

I've been to Hinotez several times, but mostly for breakfast. I'd been waiting for them to get their menu finalized and that looks like it'll take place soon. So they're starting up yakitori in spite of not having their beer and wine license yet.

One other thing that Dennis mentioned was that they're now doing bentos:

Which are prices right and looked pretty good. The young lady who always seems to be working when I have breakfast there told me that the Tonkatsu Sandwich is very popular.

Looking over the bentos, I had a nice laugh when I notcied that the "healthy" bento had potato salad in it...... I guess the term healthy is relative, right?

 

Hinotez
7947 Balboa Ave
San Diego, CA 92111

Coming soon to the Convoy area:

On the way out of the parking lot after having lunch at Swab Shabu World with Mr Z, I noticed this signage had just gone up.

Viet Bakery and Pho? Banh Mi and Pho? Not quite sure and my usual sources haven't been able to get me anything yet. This is in the space that Imperial Mandarin gave up when they cut their restaurant size in half. So for sure more Pho, not quite sure if it's more Banh Mi......

3904 Convoy St
San Diego, CA 92111

Right up the street is another change. There's a fish market called, I kid you not....Moby Dick Fish Market.....ahoy!!!

For some reason this scene came to mind, not sure why......

I did ask around a bit and found out that this is the same guy who used to own Convoy Sushi and Fish Market and North Park Sushi and Fish Market. Does he have a short attention span or what? I'll give him this much, he keeps on trying..... Dennis did send me a text noting the irony of the name. The place used to be a "Gentleman's Club".......

4805 Convoy St.

I hope everyone is having a great week!

Comments

[kat]

fun finds :) even in Japan you'll see bento with potato salad in it and they call it healthy.

[Kirk]

That's funny Kat! I guess it is relative.....

[Dennis]

Maybe VBP will serve pho in a bread bowl like clam chowder! JK.. sounds like mess! If they serve banh mi hope they turn out better than the Cali Baguette down the street.

[Jason]

Hahaha, last week we saw the new Moby Dick's also and wondered if it was the same owner of that strip club "branching out". In the words of my wife "I don't think I'd want to eat there knowing what used to be there."

[mikew]

too funny. My mind is flooding w bad puns regarding closed strip club, Moby Dick,and fish market w sushi. Hoping the Pho shop will be good to add to rotation

[caninecologne]

haha, dennis sent me the photo of the moby dick place and that it used to be a strip club! hmmmm...interesting transformation there.

[Kirk]

Hi Dennis - Actually, I like Cali Express...when the bread is fresh, you don't adulterate it by toasting it. The reason they toast the bread is because it isn't fresh. They do put a bit too much mayo, but I usually don't get that on my Banh Mi anyway.

Yeah Jason....now that you mention it...maybe not.

Hi MikeW - It's almost too easy a target....I mean the punchlines are endless.

Hi CC - Like I mentioned above....it's almost too easy....much too easy for my sophomoric mind!

[Dennis]

Hi Kirk, I enjoy the banh mi at Cali Baguette off El Cajon Blvd. Just not as much the one off convoy...

[Kirk]

Hi Dennis - I'm wondering if the son is running the store most of the time now. The bang mi has been good when I've gone, but the dad's usually there.