Revists: Hong Kong BBQ & Dim Sum and Birrieria's la Guadalajara

A couple of revists on what has been a pretty busy Friday.

Hong Kong BBQ & Dim Sum:

I've been wanting to do a revisit and try some of the menu items since this is one of FOY (Friend of Yoso) "JanFrederick's" favorite restaurants. So I dropped by one evening and looking over the menu decided on a couple of dishes, however, no goat, no Oxtail, no Steamed Chicken with Mustard Greens...so I was kinda grappling with the menu, looking for plan "D". The gentleman taking my order was very patient and nice, though I was getting a bit annoyed.....

Still, it was a nice evening and the restaurant was quiet, even the young children were well behaved....so why should I start whining, right?

Eventually, I settled on the Seafood Hot Pot, though not without a bit of trepidation since my previous visit eating dim sum had not been so good.

I did need something that the Missus would have to eat when She got home and seafood is usually a good choice.

At $12.95 this wasn't a bad deal. I thought it was on the bland side and the fish fillets were a bit past prime, but everything else was not bad. The Missus thought this was decent as leftovers after the flavors had time to meld a bit.

I also ordered the Salt and Pepper Pork chops, which was neither salty, nor peppery, nor much of anything except kind of gummy.

I'd really like to try some other dishes, next time I'm hoping they'll actually have them.

Hong Kong BBQ & Dim Sum
10550 Camino Ruiz(Inside of Vinh Hung Market)
San Diego, CA 92126

*** Birrieria's la Guadalajara has closed.

Birrieria's la Guadalajara:

This place is now a favorite of ours.....we come here to get our weekend "lamb fix". Any I mentioned in my previous post that I wanted to try the  Cabeza En Su Jugo, the simmered beef head.....

In a word....beef-a-licious, of course you've got to enjoy a condensed, very rich beef flavor. It ain't low fat, but man this was good. Wrapped in a fresh made tortilla, with some onions and lime to cut the fat, dipped in the broth.......

The Missus, along with the Borrego a la Plancha (She loves the leftovers), got the Spoes with Borrego (lamb).

If you are a masa lover, this one is for you....thick and filling, I actually like the smear of beans.....topped with the roasted lamb which has spent time on the griddle (like the borrego a la plancha), this is quite s filling meal. You can get it with the meat of your choice. This is major, "it's Sunday, let eat and roll back into bed" food.

The manager, Jorge, told me that they've received their beer and wine license......so you can have a nice cerveza with your birria now...then roll back into bed!

Birrieria's la Guadalajara
1310 Third Ave
Chula Vista, CA 91911

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Comments

[Christine]

A lot of people avoid the fat in soups, but it's all flavour!! When I make pho, I usually skim the scum and fat once or twice and then leave it. The rest of the fat is from the bone marrow; beefy deliciousness!

[kat]

beef-a-licious, love that word :)

[Kirk]

Hi Christine - Yep, a decent amount of fat is good!

Hi Kat - I really couldn't come up with a description, so I just typed that out....... it was beef-a-licious.

[Carol]

I think we have a new culinary term "beef-a-licious!"

[caninecologne]

wow, that last picture....i like the look of that masa crust!

[ed (from Yuma)]

Yeh, the cabeza looks so rich, but that borrego sope looks even better--positively lamb-a-licious.

[Sawyer]

Gonna work out tomorrow then go straight to the local taqueria to try my first birria. Love me some soup! Hopefully it will be a positive experience like yours

[Kirk]

Hi Carol - I guess I'll keep that word then.....

Hi CC - The Missus enjoyed it, but it was a bit too much masa for me.

Hi Ed - The borrego is the king of the menu here.

Hi Sawyer - I hope you got some good birria! It's really nice to hear from you.

[Ange]

It is bed food! After we ate there, Peter and I fell into a heavy dreamless sleep and woke up 5 hours later! The lamb is really delicious and worth the sleep!

[Kirk]

Hi Ange - Yeah, it's eat then nap food.....

[Janfrederick]

Ah man, ho'd I miss this? Too bad about the pork chops. We had those a few weeks back and they were crispy and salty. I guess it all depends on who is back behind the curtain.

Man that cabeza looks good.

[Kirk]

Hi Jan - The Missus enjoyed the hot pot, I wished they had the stuff I really wanted, maybe next time. That cabeza en su jugo is really good....you can ask the folks who went on our "taco tour".....