Man, it's been tough trying to eat out since we've returned from our trip. Usually, the Missus would be craving Chinese food after getting back home. But this time, we had some pretty good Chinese and Japanese food in Paris, so the Missus has not been wanting to dine in nor do even takeout much!
While running errands when we returned, I noticed that Kangxi is Coming was now Taste of Hong Kong.
I somehow managed to talk the Missus into getting an early dinner (they open for dinner at 4) and we headed on over.
We were seated upon arrival and the menus were distributed....sadly, most of it was the "usual suspects". I walked on over to the Chinese BBQ and we really weren't impressed by the looks of things.
There was one item I was interested in and we ordered that and two more dishes to try.
First to arrive was the Pork Intestine with Preserved Vegetable ($16.95).
While the intestine was very thinly sliced it was nicely cooked, slightly crisp on the outside, the preserved vegetable was way too sweet throwing nullifying the sour-fermented flavor.
We ordered a favorite of the Missus, the Salted Fish, Chicken, and Eggplant ($16.95).
Like the previous dish, the eggplant was nicely cooked, very creamy. There just wasn't enough salted fish in this dish...if any at all. The chicken was dry and tasteless. And this dish was quite bland as a whole.
The one item I was interested in, was an appetizer, the Salted Egg Yolk Chicken Wings ($11.95). Which came out last, though I'm not complaining as it was super hot when it arrived.
Man, this was really good! Crisp, moist wings, perfectly fried and seasoned. Glazed with an umami-sweet salted egg yolk sauce. This as just heavenly to eat. It's also a great diversion from all of those "KFC" places that have opened up in the area.
Of course I've been trying to get the Missus to return. I don't think the wings will do good as takeout. But so far, to no avail, so I thought I'd go ahead and do one of my "quick look" posts, so that maybe you can try out those wings. Oh, and if you find some other good dishes, by all means let me know!
Taste of Hong Kong
4428 Convoy St.
San Diego, CA 92111
Current Hours:
Wed - Mon 11am - 3pm, 4pm - 9pm
Closed on Tuesdays
Wow, worth checking out just for the chicken wings!
Posted by: Jason | Monday, 16 January 2023 at 10:24 AM
I believe it is Jason! Let me know what you think if you check them out!
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 16 January 2023 at 11:33 AM
I've been meaning to visit. Maybe this week...
Posted by: Soo | Monday, 16 January 2023 at 02:07 PM
glad you found decent KFC:)
Posted by: kat | Monday, 16 January 2023 at 02:17 PM
Hope you enjoy Soo!
Much better than "KFC" Kat!
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 16 January 2023 at 02:50 PM
The wings look good
Posted by: Som Tommy | Tuesday, 17 January 2023 at 07:23 AM
They were quite good ST!
Posted by: Kirk | Tuesday, 17 January 2023 at 05:38 PM
Wings look good. Bummer about the rest of the dishes.
Posted by: Junichi | Wednesday, 18 January 2023 at 04:37 PM
Yes, I enjoyed those wings Junichi!
Posted by: Kirk | Wednesday, 18 January 2023 at 10:53 PM