After our recent meals at Prime Grill; the Missus mentioned Grandma's Tofu and BBQ. And while I thought that She was thinking of the Heokyumso Jeongol (Black Goat Stew) from Halmouny, the Missus was actually thinking about the Modeum Bossam, something that we hadn't had in maybe.....five years! Perhaps our visit to Bossam Alley in Seoul kinda put a damper on things.....
But now, finally, the Missus was wanting the Modeum Bossam again and we headed off to Grandma's. Upon getting seated and opening the menu; we noticed something right off.
Notice the fine print - "rice and Korean side dishes not included". So, no rice or panchan with the bossam dishes anymore. Still, we went ahead and ordered the Modeum Bossam.
I quickly noticed another thing when the plate of porkiness arrived....the usual napa cabbage had been replaced by regular boiled cabbage. Yeesh....what's with all the cutting costs going on?
Anyway; everything else was in order, from the fermented baby shrimp, to the pink salt, to the chilies....though the amount has been cut down....to our favorite garnish here; the fermented bean paste. The kkandugi (radish kimchi) was actually quite good....heck even the low quality oysters were fine.
The Missus didn't care for the soondae, the blood sausage which was really mushy, sticky, and metallic in flavor this time around.
The pork belly was more tender than it looked, with a nice porkiness. The pig's feet was the best item as it had a decent, soy sauce flavor, a very mild sweetness, great swine-iness, and that texture......that only a trotter lover would enjoy.
So while there was a bit of disappointment....no rice, no panchan, regular cabbage; the meal turned out fine in the end. I'm thinking we'll need to order something else in addition to the Gul and Jokbal Bossam. I think the Missus is finally over trying the soondae here.
Grandma Tofu & BBQ (Halmouny)
4425 Convoy St.
San Diego, CA 92111
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Posted by: kat | Sunday, 10 November 2019 at 10:48 PM
Glad the meal turned out fine.
Posted by: Junichi | Monday, 11 November 2019 at 08:59 AM
Well at least the pork was good Kat!
In the end it did Junichi!
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 11 November 2019 at 10:21 AM