Since my first post on this place a few weeks back, I've been back a couple of times. On a stormy night, a group of my friends got together....we managed to steam up the windows on half the restaurant.
And we got to sample the won ton soup here which Eater San Diego mentioned as well.
It seems like they are slowly adding things to the menu.
The Missus and I went once. But as She says, it can get pretty old after a while. What doesn't get old, at least on cold nights for us is the "tang", the bone based broth. What we found out was that they sell the broth, it's $4.99 for the large version. We really like the "extra spicy" version of this bone based broth.
Which ends up being 2-3 meals for us.....
After picking up the broth, head to the new 99 Ranch Market. The Missus favorite items? Wintermelon, daikon, a variety of bean curd products, bean thread, various vegetables...you name it. Because the broth is nicely rich; it seems like we go mostly vegetarian on this.
Talk about a warming meal that will leave you with a nice sheen of sweat on your forehead (the extra spicy is not super spicy), with a nice "ma" (numbing) to go along with a slight chili induced endorphin high. Can you say "aaaah".
It's worth the slight communication thing.....I had the Missus spell out the broth in Chinese, but just tried to order "tang". The sweet young lady, thinking I was speaking English hilariously pointed to the duck tongues.
The folks working have always been quite accommodating and friendly to us.
So as the next storm moves into San Diego....maybe grabbing some of the hot pot broth and your favorite items (I saw them packing 10 portions of broth and fixins to go during my last visit) might be a nice option for spending a "night in".
Private Kitchens
5440 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92117
glad you are having cooler weather for hot pots:)
Posted by: kat | Monday, 09 January 2017 at 03:35 AM
Agreed, that looks like a great way to handle the rainy evenings.
Posted by: Jason | Monday, 09 January 2017 at 09:21 AM
It's really nice....a bit too much rain recently Kat!
Sure does hit the spot Jason.
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 09 January 2017 at 12:57 PM