Adalynes Chicken Shack (La Mesa)

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Back in February, I saw this building going up on University just East of the Kroc Salvation Army Center in La Mesa. A mental note was made and misplaced.  As fate would have it, The Mister and I were driving by while looking for lunch.  Adalynes opened in March 2022.
 Walk in and step to the right; seating for 40 (along with four big screen televisions) is to the left.  Order and pay- a menu board is above and the open kitchen behind it is quite large.   The "Fish Market" display case was not filled but the price list was available and if you made a purchase and wanted your fish fried, it is an additional $2 per pound.  
 A simple menu.
 An appetizer order of calamari ($9.99) included tentacles, not all rings.  We asked for the batter to be 'mild' since there were several selections of spicy side dips.  The calamari was tender, the batter was a proper fry; light and crisp.  This is a large serving.
 We decided to try the Combo meal ($15.99) of three pieces of chicken strips and six shrimp.  We chose our one side to be sweet potato.  Again, we asked for no spice in the batter.  The shrimp were plump and large, had a very light coating and were nicely fried.  The sweet potato side came in the form of 'tots' and were really good.   The chicken-three large pieces of breast meat with just a light coating which was thin, crisped and tasty. 
 The chicken was not dry at all. 
 These four sauces were brought out with our food (cocktail sauce, "special" sauce (it has jalapeño juice and bits of jalapeño), a BBQ based sauce and a chipotle/smoky sauce.  There's a counter by the tables which has condiment pumps of hot sauce, ranch and catsup.  

A nice place that is doing a steady business serving quality fried foods. 

Adalynes Chicken Shack 6903 University Ave La Mesa 91942 (619) 232-5963 Open Mon-Sat 11-9, Closed Sunday

Comments

[kat]

nice!

[Peter]

I don't eat frog anymore, but when I had frog legs at Nathan's in Coney Island years ago they were great! Wonder how the ones Adalynes serves measure up?

[Cathy]

A great addition to that neighborhood, Kat. There are several "you buy, we fry" places in addition to the Asian markets, which fry whatever you buy (you just pay for the whole fish and they clean and fry for no additional cost; the way we do it).

I grew up eating frog legs (as well as perch and smelt) in Detroit, Peter...and wasn't interested in trying them here; no cravings. However everything was expertly fried with light coatings, so I think they would be good.

[Soo]

I'm tempted by the fish and chips.