It was 730am....Sunday. I was getting hungry and wanted some noodles.....it seemed the perfect time to head to my next stop on my "Noodling Around City Heights" tour. Since the next stop on University would be 777 Noodle House. Man, hard to believe the place has been open nearly 10 years now. I arrived a tad after 8am and was surprised to see several tables already occupied.
And the one woman who works here always remembers me; even though I don't drop by quite as often these days. She smiled and told me "Happy New Year" as I sat and was handed the menu. And while I do on occasion order different items.....well, this is a "Noodling Around" post; so I stuck with my usual, the Hu Tieu Nam Vang ("Phnom Penh Noodles") Kho ("Dry"). I know; I did a comparison post just a few months back. Still, I was quite interested in how the Hu Tieu Nam Vang was going to be; while it was pretty good on my last two visits, I'd had a not so great version there several visits back.
Glad to say that this was closer to the last two positive visits.
While the noodles were a tad over-cooked this time around; it had more sauce on it than usual; which was a good thing. The blanched bean sprouts are always appreciated. The broth with the hunk of pork in it wasn't too salty and the pork was adequately tender. Loved the minced, fried garlic which wasn't overly bitter. This bowl still has the cheapest, most rustic ingredients...….though it's nice to finish by pouring what's left of the broth into the bowl and scarfing it up. Plus, this is still $7.50......pretty much a bargain these days.
777 Noodle House
4686 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92105
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Posted by: kat | Sunday, 26 January 2020 at 09:38 PM
They are my backup when Minh Ky is too busy.
Posted by: Junichi | Monday, 27 January 2020 at 09:16 AM
They've been pretty good recently Kat!
Can't beat the prices Junichi.
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 27 January 2020 at 09:50 AM
Nice! I just had hu tieu My Tho the other day at Pho King. Wish they had the pork bone in their soups too.
I enjoyed the pork bone soup at Ly Heng, which I read they might be selling the restaurant.
Posted by: Elle | Monday, 27 January 2020 at 02:51 PM
Hi Elle - My favorite at Pho King is the Hieu Tu Mi Kho. I did see the old school red "For Sale" sign in the window of Ly Heng. Might drop by this weekend.
Posted by: Kirk | Tuesday, 28 January 2020 at 06:49 AM