Midweek Meanderings - Da Nang Food to Go Becoming Mi Quang Mien Trung and Liang's Kitchen is Now Another Location of Private Kitchens

Just a quick post on a busy week for me.

Da Nang Food to Go Becoming Mi Quang Mien Trung:

I was recently driving on El Cajon Boulevard when I noticed that Da Nang Food to Go and all the other businesses next to the 7-11 had closed down. I took a quick look at the sign and was surprised. Mi Quang Mien Trung? I'll have to ask then next time I visit Mien Trung. On a side note; I've never been a fan of the Mi Quang at Mien Trung, so we'll see.

4745 El Cajon Blvd
San Diego, CA 92115

Liang's Kitchen is Now Another Location of Private Kitchen:

Here's another surprise as I really didn't notice the change in signage. But rather something looked different so I did a quick turn into the strip mall.

Then I looked up and saw that Liang's Kitchen had become another location of Private Kitchens (aka Sister Ma’s Kitchen).

Based on my last visit to Liang's I'm not surprised. But strangely, didn't even notice the change until this past weekend.

4681 Convoy St
San Diego, CA 92111

Finally, on New Years Day; the Missus got called into work. So I decided to take a drive around the neighborhood. It's strange what catches your eye.......I saw this guy sitting at the outdoor table at Seisel's. All the businesses were closed. For some reason I find it sad and kind of haunting.

Comments

[Junichi]

Wow. Hope everything is fine with him.

I've had Mi Quang at MT a few times. It's OK. Are there any other places around SD that serve it?

[Caninecologne]

I liked the mi quang at MT as well as Da Nang. The now defunct Po & Pho also served mi quang. Not sure where else it is served in SD.

[Kirk]

Hey Junichi - To be perfectly honest; not a big fan of any of the Mi Quang in SD.....at least Da Nang used the right type of noodle.

Hey CC - I wasn't a big fan of the Mi Quang at Mien Trung......it wasn't what I think of as Mi Quang. So we'll see what happens here.

[caninecologne]

Which places out of SD do you recommend for mi quang Kirk?

[Derek]

Any visits to Private Kitchens lately?

And I look forward to the day that SD has a good bowl of NRM... I miss Shanghai City and was sad to see Liang's go downhill

[Derek]

and have you been to the Shanxi Magic Kitchen inside ranch 99? I found that their food is better than the original location on Convoy and that their quality has improved over the past 6 months. Though it's not exactly NRM, they have a decent bowl of spicy beef noodle soup.

[Kirk]

Sorry to say nowhere CC.....

I haven't Derek. It's been kinda too hot for that stuff. Hoping for some cooler weather. I did visit that location of Shanxi Magic back in August.

http://mmm-yoso.typepad.com/mmmyoso/2017/08/the-cold-tan-tan-men-at-menya-ultra-and-shann-xi-magic-kitchen-in-the-99-ranch-market-food-court.html

Sounds like it's got even better!

[Caninecologne]

Aww bummer.

[Kirk]

Sorry CC - I thought you said "in San Diego". Huong Giang in Westminster was decent. The folks I work with in Irvine liked the version at Ngu Binh. Not a big fan of Quan Vy, but a lot of folks I know like the place. I've been wanting to try Quan Mii.

[Caninecologne]

Oh yay, thanks for the recs!

[TFD]

What a strange guy....

Do you know if that new Mi Quang place is related to Mien Trung in Linda Vista? Honestly, I didn't think Da Nang would last that long...
My friend told me mi quang at Ben Ngu in Santa Ana is good. I've only tried bun bo and banh beo there.

[Kirk]

I think you mean Ngu Binh TFD? I'm going to try to find out if the new place is related to the folks at MT.

[TFD]

Not Ngu Binh. It's Ben Ngu. Funny I thought of the same thing when my friend told me. We drove there and saw the sign and I remember saying to myself "OMG, it does exist!" Check it out. Banh beo is good but fish sauce sucks. Mit tron is great-very close to what my parents make(not sure why they gave me fish sauce with powder chili with it. Fish sauce sucks again). Bun bo is aight. Ngu Binh has better veggie plates.