Not a food item, a place. Cathy is writing on the food blog mmm-yoso!!! today.
It's been so very hot and humid lately. Today it's nice - a high of 89F with humidity of only 45%. Still kind of miserable. The Mister started asking me to think of places that had good conditioning as well as lunch; something I usually don't think about...and when I started to think, all the places in my brain were outdoor only seating. Then I went back to my childhood in Detroit. We grew up without a/c and lived...but what did my brother and I do on hot summer days? I suddenly remembered- we'd ride our bikes to a local, air conditioned Bowling Alley...there was one on just about every block...Detroit had the highest number of alleys and bowlers per capita for a long while due to the proliferation of Auto Company leagues. The number of bowling alleys nationwide has been declining. But we are lucky to still have some in San Diego.
Perhaps you've seen the signage when going to Zion Supermarket.
Or maybe you noticed it when leaving the Zion parking lot (and the signage of not to park in front of their building).
The murals are great. The air conditioning is wonderful (It must have been set assuming all 40 lanes would be in use). The Snack Bar was open.
Order, pay and wait to hear your name called.
The Hamburger Special (burger, fries, soft drink)($8). Fried egg and bacon sandwich ($5.75) and fried calamari ($5.50).
The burger is the 1/3 lb frozen patty from Costco; I've purchased those for home and party use before; good quality. It's flat top grilled with a nice char, served on a fresh Costco sesame-seeded bun with a lettuce leaf, tomato, onion, pickle, catsup and mustard. Crinkle cut fries are always special to me. This was a good burger and fries without unnecessary frills.
How can a fried egg and bacon sandwich be made special? Well with lots of bacon, of course.
Yes. Less than $6, on bread of my choice, a slather of mayonnaise and two freshly fried eggs. This is just what I wanted.
The Mister saw the fried calamari on the menu and wanted to try it. It was good. Simple breaded rings which were fried to a nice crisp and the squid meat inside stayed tender. Bowling Alley Calamari.
I hope everyone is staying cool and eating well. Has anyone else gone to KMB to beat the heat? Yes! Dennis has on more than one occasion!
Kearny Mesa Bowl 7585 Clairmont Mesa Blvd San Diego Ca 92111 (858)279-1501 Website
Good way to stay cool! It's been awhile since I went bowling.
Posted by: Soo | Monday, 13 August 2018 at 09:26 AM
Heh heh, I've parked in their spots before out of desperation m this was when Zion had just opened. Onion rings look good!
Posted by: Caninecologne | Monday, 13 August 2018 at 12:02 PM
Good choice for cooling off. My refuge of choice is the movie theater.
Posted by: Junichi | Monday, 13 August 2018 at 12:48 PM
nice & delicious way to keep cool!
Posted by: kat | Monday, 13 August 2018 at 08:27 PM
It was fun to remember bowling and see progression of this sport, Soo. There were so many families and groups of people having fun along with other things to do- a bar/karaoke/pool table area, various arcade games, vending machines and even a meeting room. Old fashioned fun.
Weekends at Zion are insane, cc. (Calamari. Bowling Alley Calamari. But there are onion rings on the menu...for the next heat wave.)
It was nice and cool in here, Junichi. We used to go to the movie theater, when they had $2 matinees...
It was fun and the food was pretty good, Kat.
Posted by: Cathy | Wednesday, 15 August 2018 at 07:01 AM