Prime Grill - A Korean BBQ feast with Kirk, Ed (from Yuma) and Cathy

mmm-yoso!!! is a blog about food written by three friends who have known each other more than ten years, yet they've only shared about five meals together.  Today's post is about one of those rare occasions, written from Cathy's perspective.   Here is a link to Ed's perspective of that meal.

A week or so ago, Ed (from Yuma) decided to drive (from Yuma) to enjoy many San Diego foods he had been hankering for.  He let Kirk and I know when and where he was going, had some questions about what to order and also had some 'blank slots' for meals.  The stars aligned and all three of us were available on the same day at the same time.  We decided to try some place new and it was fun!

  Prime Grill has been open only about six weeks now, taking over the spot of the (Blue) Korea House which all three of us had been to but none of us ever posted about.  The refurbished interior is neat and clean.  The menu is pretty much a traditional Korean BBQ and as a first visit, we decided to try 'Combo C', the meal for three people.
 Salad was brought out first (and we ate it as 'dessert', at the end of the meal)   along with a variety of dipping sauces then

a variety of Banchan were brought out.
There were more than these; we were catching up and talking, not taking clear photos, you get the idea.  The grill was being warmed and the tray of meats (with some veggies) was brought out.   Our nice (and funny) waitress placed the vegetables and the thin sliced brisket on the grill first.  This cooked rather quickly and the fat helped to begin the seasoning of the grill.  Rib eye and boneless short rib were put out next and finally    the marinated short rib and bulgogi. There also was    a steamed egg and also a soybean paste stew brought out sometime in the middle of meat cooking.

Oh. You might want to know how it tasted; I don't have a thesaurus with me right now. Tender meat, deep, excellent flavors; quality. A special meal with special friends.

 Prime Grill 4620 Convoy San Diego 92111 (858) 277-0800 Open 7 days 11-10  

Comments

[Kirk]

You know, it's always a treat when we all get together!

[Soo @ hungryones]

That was great looking meat!

[Caninecologne]

I remember when this used to be Korea House, when it was one of the few Korean places open back in the 90s. Every thing you had looked great.I just may take Bert here for his upcoming bday.

[Ed (from Yuma)]

That was a really fun meal. I'm so glad we could all get together. Especially nice that we could try someplace new. Thanks for writing it up, and yes, it was really good – both the company and the meal!

[Cathy]

We all had a good time catching up; emails just don't convey as well, Kirk.
Very high quality, Soo. Prime.
I thought the old Korea House was kind of middle of the road. This remodel was needed. Bert will really like it here, cc.
Sometimes, newly opened is a bad time to drop in, but I thought this meal (and company) was excellent, Ed.