It's winter in April! At least that's what it felt like last night. A couple more revisits for your consideration.
777 Noodle House:
Another weekend, another list to take of. And another stop for a noodle soup breakfast. It seems like I drop by here every couple of months. And while Ly Heng surely tops this place in terms of Pho/Hu Tieu Nam Vang, I still like the folks working here. They are so nice and friendly.....they still call me "sir" after all these years. Looking at the dining room it struck me that 777 is just one of those places that looked worn since the day they opened.
On this day, I had my sights set on the Pork Intestine Egg Noodle Soup. Strange, but I think it's gotten better over the years, at least I believe better than the first time I had it. Or perhaps my tastes have changed. The noodles were perfect on this day a wonderful counter point to the blanched bean sprouts. The broth wasn't too salty, slightly porky, and had taken on some of the flavor from the intestine.
I've called 777 Noodle House "my neighborhood noodle shop, even though I don’t work, or live, remotely close to City Heights" and it's still true to this day. It reminds me of the neighborhood saimin shops that I grew up with.
777 Noodle House
4686 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92105
Island Style Café:
**** Island Style Cafe has moved to Santee
So I got in my loco moco fix. It kind of happened by accident. I was going to lunch with Calvin and Deanna.....due to the rainy weather, pho sounded like a good choice....but they wanted "something different". It really doesn't get much different, even in terms of loco moco's, than the Kaloko Moco.
I thought this was better than the one I had last time, though the easy over eggs were style a bit over cooked. The crepe is such an oddity, but it just goes well with this loco....... The burger was better than what I had before and the gravy wasn't too salty...and heck; there's even some veggies! Check out the carrots! Ha!
Deanna, who is from the Midwest really wasn't ready for this, so she got the teri beef and Korean chicken....she loved the mac salad here, so maybe there's hope for her.
Island Style Cafe
5950 Santo Road
San Diego, CA 92124
I really crave the pork chop and eggs here for some reason. We may have to kit it up this coming rainy Sunday morning.
Posted by: Janfrederick | Friday, 08 April 2016 at 10:21 AM
More rain this weekend means more reason to consume soup! Homestyle Hawaiian just opened a pub in Tierrasanta in the old Stein's location. Wonder if their menu's different than the other locations.
Posted by: Junichi | Friday, 08 April 2016 at 11:25 AM
Hi Jan - You may...nay, you should!
I'll let you know if I get there some time in the upcoming week Junichi.
Posted by: Kirk | Friday, 08 April 2016 at 12:43 PM
Funny, I hadn't been to Island Style Cafe in ages, but I was just there this week. I opted for the regular loco moco; the egg yolk was runny and it had lots of gravy. Now I'll have to check out Homestyle Hawaiian in Tierrasanta soon.
Posted by: Sandy | Friday, 08 April 2016 at 12:52 PM
Well Sandy, should I bust out that "great minds think alike" thing again? ;o) Glad you had a nice loco....
Posted by: Kirk | Friday, 08 April 2016 at 06:28 PM
I know I'll be grumbling about heat soon enough...
Posted by: kat | Friday, 08 April 2016 at 09:01 PM
I probably will be too Kat!
Posted by: Kirk | Saturday, 09 April 2016 at 11:30 AM
It's been a long time since I visited Island Style Cafe. Thanks for the reminder! I loved the short ribs and the fried rice there.
Posted by: Soo @ hungryones | Sunday, 10 April 2016 at 08:10 AM
Your overdue for a revisit then Soo!
Posted by: Kirk | Sunday, 10 April 2016 at 10:44 AM
I did. ;)
Posted by: Janfrederick | Monday, 11 April 2016 at 10:34 AM
Glad you got your fix Jan!
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 11 April 2016 at 12:45 PM