Kokoro Restaurant (Lunch)

Thank you for once again dropping by mmm-yoso!!! Kirk is, again, very busy as is Ed(from Yuma), so Cathy is writing today.

Here is a link to Kirk's 2019 visit, in addition to the links in the second paragraph.

There are so many fun and interesting things I've gained from writing on this blog.  In addition to being friends with Kirk and Ed (from Yuma), our email and texting and sharing of food trivia and interesting places 'before it's news' (posted here) is a kind of 'perk'.  Kirk and His Missus always plan their vacations far in advance, so that Ed(from Yuma) and I can plan out some posts during the transportation times.  During those pre-flight months, Kirk tends to 'research' locally the cuisine(s) they'll be enjoying.

Case in point: in June of last year, Kirk wrote a two part post about meals at Kokoro, a new Japanese restaurant near Montgomery Field, not far from Convoy.  Then He did a lunch revisits post in September.   Ed (from Yuma) also went to Kokoro later in September, after hearing and reading about it, long before Kirk's vacation in Japan.  This is my post about a recent lunch visit.

The deceptively simple decor is so calming.  There is not a nail or screw head in sight anywhere but the chairs.   The lunch menu has an excellent variety of choices and can satisfy any craving.The miso soup is crisp, clean tasting with an excellent seaweed. The very large Chirashizushi ($18) had the bottom of the box filled with an *excellent* sushi rice and topped with whole sashimi pieces.  The variety of everything that was fresh that day and just perfect (the saba (mackerel) and sea eel were particularly great).  Our waitress mentioned which items had been flown in from Japan.The Mister decided to try a Combination Bento ($15), with teriyaki beef and spicy tuna roll.  Again, perfection (note the lack of sticky teriyaki sauce).  The sides of pickles, radish, fried (karaage) lotus root and potato, salad and even tamago (egg) were so fresh tasting, complimenting the flavors.

Kokoro is more than excellent in quality and choices for a really nice lunch. 

Another post: Dennis visited here also!

Kokoro Restaurant 3298 Greyling Drive, Suite B San Diego 92123 Website

Comments

[yummyyummie]

The fish looks delicious. One more place added to our list now that we can mostly go out for lunch only.

[Faye]

The chirashi looks plentiful! In the beef combination, what is that item to the very right of the beef teriyaki? It looks like three green rolls of something I can't quite make out.

[Cathy]

We tend to only go out for breakfast and lunch, yy. It's more trying to avoid crowds; different than you and Mr. Q with little K and little M (great photo on FB, btw). You'd really enjoy the food at Kokoro.

Those are pickles (house made, delicate, not too salty or vinegared), Faye! There was a lot of sushi rice under the chirashi, so much that I couldn't finish it all. It was a different rice than was served with the Combination.

[Nhbilly]

Looks delicious.

[caninecologne]

Oh, that chirashi bowl! I don't eat it that often, but when I do, it's such a treat. I have to be in a seafood mood. This would be a new restaurant for me and Bert to eventually try.

[Cathy]

It was great, Bill.
Everything here is on a better, more high quality level, cc. It will be a special lunch for you and Bert.