A few months back, I did my "Turo-turo Rounds" in the MM area. It took a while since I really can't put it away like I used to. The photos have been languishing for a while and I've done a ton of posts on these places, so I thought I'd just do a quick C(learing) O(ut the) M(emory) C(ard) post.
I'll so them in order of enjoyment.
So, numba 1.....
Nanay's Best BBQ:
This one is a bit of a surprise since I didn't care much for the food when it first transitioned from Tem's nearly a decade ago now.
I got the BBQ Pork and the Spicy Chicken....basically their version of sisig.
While the rice was on the dry side; the BBQ Pork had a nice mildly smoky-sweet-salty flavor and decently toothsome.
The Sisig-ish spicy chicken had a mild spicy, the chicken was fairly tender, it did have a decent vinegar "kick" to it.
Nanay's Best BBQ
6715 Mira Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92121
R&B Filipino Cuisine:
Based on my previous visits, I fully expected to enjoy R&B the most. Man, I've been going here since 2008! Though I haven't visited since January of last year. The sisig here is what I get on every visit. So, I got that and the what had just come out when I arrived, the Afritada.
Funny thing, I always get "half-rice" here and it's still a lot!
The Afritada was terrible. The meat was super tough, and it had a greasy tongue feel, along with being on the bland side.
The Sisig was decent, still a bit of crisp-crunchiness on the skin pieces, good sour tones, a bit of spice, the onions added a pungent sweetness and were quite crisp.
R & B Filipino Cuisine
11257 Camino Ruiz
San Diego, CA 92126
Manila Fast Food and Desserts:
"MFF" just hasn't been up to par during my last couple of visits. Though I must say, the place is always quite busy, even at 930am in the morning when they open. Must have something to do with the location, which is right in the same mall as Seafood City.
I got the sisig, which was terrible, waxy, tough, lacking in spice and vinegar, almost cold in temperature.
The Beef in the Mechado was fairly tender, but lacking in flavor. The stew was salty, greasy, and in need of more tomato....and heck, it just needed to be something other than a sodium bomb!
Well, at least the rice was not bad.....
There was a time when MFF was a decent choice for turo-turo, but I just haven't enjoyed myself over the last couple of visits. Kind of sad since I've been going here since 2006.
Manila Fast Food and Desserts
8979 Mira Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92126
So, there you....I'm going to give my arteries a rest for a while now.....
nice comc
Posted by: kat | Friday, 25 October 2024 at 05:28 AM
Thanks Kat!
Posted by: Kirk | Friday, 25 October 2024 at 08:32 AM