I had an "out of the blue" hankering for some Kimchi Fried Rice today and since Sue's Korean Kitchen opens at 10am, it made for ideal takeout stop for an early lunch. When I arrived, I realized that it was basically a year ago that Sue's opened in the Plaza Sorrento "Food Court".
The same really kind woman greeted me and took my order....in fact she told me; "I haven't seen you in a while......" Wow, she remembered me?
And while some of the prices on menu items have gone up; especially those that are meat based; my Kimchi Fried Rice with Spam is still $9.99.
I had a short wait while my fried rice was made to order.......then paid, grabbed my bag and headed back to the office.
Man, the fried rice seemed spicier than I recalled.....or maybe I'm just turning into a weeny in my old age? The portion size seemed a bit smaller, but it was still enough for two meals. The kimchi was cut into smaller pieces which I actually liked. There was a good amount of my favorite canned meat product so all was well. I enjoy the kimchi they use for the fried rice; it has some decent fermented flavor.
All-in-all it did the trick. Just like your favorite aunt would make.
The most interesting thing about this was my "wool gathering" as I waited for my fried rice. Three thoughts came to mind:
1 - Did "FOYs" Loren and Dereck ever get and share the Jokbal as they mentioned in the comments of that post?
2 - It suddenly hit me how much guts these folks had to open up a food business in the middle of a pandemic! I know that I wouldn't have been brave enough guts to do that! There must be a story to this.
3 - And for some reason; I thought about "Chicken Alice"; Alice Yang who passed away in 2015. Her chicken was a big part of my life in the 80's and 90's. You can read that part of the story in my original Chicken Alice post. And if you can get your hands on some Park's Brand Kimchi Sauce; you can make my my updated recipe.
And then I heard; "hello...hello...." Well, I guess I had really zoned out....my kimchi fried rice was ready.
It was time to head back to the office.
Funny the things that go thru your mind when you're waiting for some kimchi fried rice!
Sue’s Korean Kitchen
6755 Mira Mesa Blvd.
Suite 109
San Diego, CA 92121
Hours:
Mon - Sat 10am - 9pm
Have a great week!
Lately I've been coming here about once a week with different coworkers. I think she recognizes me now haha! I like their cup bap which makes me feel healthy with all the veggies. The kim chi fried rice has always been on the "spicy" side for my mild tastes too so I don't think the spice level has changed. I totally forgot they opened middle of covid. I think she is doing good because they have lots of orders at lunch.
Posted by: Lynn | Monday, 28 March 2022 at 08:38 PM
glad it didn’t disappoint :)
Posted by: kat | Tuesday, 29 March 2022 at 03:48 AM
I fear we did not get together over delicious porky goodness. Maybe we need to do a special one off Mmm-Yoso especially for someone's first taste of Jokbal? lol
Posted by: Loren | Tuesday, 29 March 2022 at 08:33 AM
Doh! They raised the galbi price since my last visit.
Posted by: Soo | Tuesday, 29 March 2022 at 09:30 AM
I was shocked that the woman recognized me Lynn since I hadn't been back in ages! I think they do a very good job for the price. It's great to hear from you and hope all is well.
Me too Kat!
Lol Loren! Maybe.....
Yes, all the meat items have gone up in price Soo!
Posted by: Kirk | Tuesday, 29 March 2022 at 11:21 AM
Ack!! I totally spaced heading over to get some jokbal... I will hit that this week or next and haven't been there for quite a while. Thanks for the reminder!!
Posted by: Dereck | Tuesday, 29 March 2022 at 03:50 PM
Hi Dereck - You may want to call to see if they have jokbal before heading over - (858) 352-6511!
Have fun!
Posted by: Kirk | Tuesday, 29 March 2022 at 04:52 PM