Midweek Meanderings - Champs Korean BBQ Replacing Seoul Korean Tofu House and Chicken Karaage from Tokyo Central (Marukai)

Just two quick things for a "heat wave Wednesday"!

Champs Korean BBQ Replacing Seoul Korean Tofu House:

I saw this while driving back from shopping at Nijiya.

I know that this used to be Convoy Tofu House, then it became Seoul Korean Tofu House. Now it looks like it's going to be yet another AYCE Korean BBQ. Because well, like KFC and Hot Pot we can never have enough AYCE KBBQ, right?

4229 Convoy St.
San Diego, CA 92111

Chicken Karaage from Tokyo Central:

I started seeing these signs posted when entering Tokyo Central (aka Marukai).

Hmmmm.......Ever since Nijiya went and changed the recipe for their karaage I've been looking for a replacement. And the price at $10.99 a pound isn't too bad. After all, the regular price on the frozen Ajinomoto Karaage is $10.99 if I recall.

So, after about the fourth or fifth time seeing the signs I decided to go for it. I walked over to the warmer and bought me a small portion.

Once home I opened it up and had a taste. I liked the flavor, decent soy tones, without being too salty. I did find that it was on the more soggy side.

So, I ended up putting it in the air fryer for like 6 minutes and it was like a whole different dish!

Nice and crisp/crunchy. Heck, even the Missus liked it! So, even though this won't stop me from getting my Tenkatori "fix", it's a good option when heating in the air fryer.

Tokyo Central
8125 Balboa Ave.
San Diego, CA 92111

I hope everyone is keeping cool and comfortable during this heatwave!

Comments

[RedDevil]

Saw the karaage at TC but didn’t think it looked crispy…totally forgot about the air fryer. 🤦🏻

[kat]

nice that the air fryer revived it

[charles]

That chicken looks really good. On a side note I hate this bike lane on convoy. Parking is more scarce then ever.

[Kirk]

Yes, the air fryer just made all the difference RD!

It did a good job Kat!

I'm wondering how the lack of parking and hassles are affecting businesses Charles? I've reeally cut down on visiting places on Convoy during certain hours. And to be perfectly honest, I haven't seen a single bike during my frequent trips.

[dave]

Counterpoint: I've ridden my bike several times down Convoy and love not being almost run over.

[Kirk]

I'm glad it works out for you Dave. I hope more people will use those lanes. I was just down Convoy today and saw not a single bike.