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Sunday Stuffs - Xinjiang BBQ (supposedly) Opening in Linda Vista in January, Monsta Ramen and Curry Coming to Convoy, and Cocinas del Monte Replaces Mariscos el Cata

I haven't done one of these in a while, so.......

Monsta Ramen and Curry Coming to Convoy:

I noticed the sign when I drove by Convoy Village Shopping Center, so I headed on in to take a look.

Hmmm.....something called Monsta Ramen and Curry. Well, perhaps ramen and Japanese curry haven't hit saturation point in San Diego yet?

Tried to do some searching on this, but didn't find anything, so perhaps some of you "FOYs" with better skills can fill us in?

4344 Convoy St.
San Diego, CA 92111

Cocinas del Monte Replaces Mariscos el Cata:

While driving back yesterday after doing my Saturday routine, I noticed that the sign for Mariscos el Cata had been replaced.....

It's now Cocinas del Monte? I mentioned this to my good friend Candice, who replied "this corner must be cursed". I have to agree.

2543 Congress St.
San Diego, CA 92110

And finally....

Xinjiang BBQ (supposedly) Opening in Linda Vista in January:

You know how you get used to just seeing the same 'ol, same 'ol when driving? Well, I guess I had gotten used to seeing this:

The signage had been up for over four years and Yum Cha Cafe had vacated the space over two years earlier.

So I'm not sure how many times I drove past here before I noticed this.

Whoa so like seven years later, it looks like a business will open in this spot!

I'm thinking this is an offshoot of the Xinjiang BBQ in the SGV? So, it looks like one of those lamb skewer and beer places that have become quite popular in the SGV.

And when I did that "Google thing" I saw this:

January is just over a month away!

So we'll see....

6933 Linda Vista Road
San Diego, CA 92111

Ok, so we'll see.

Roadtrip - El Gato Azul, Prescott, Arizona

Right after our last trips to France, "Home", Taiwan, and before out latest trip to CDMX and Guadalajara.....whew, am I behind on my travel posts or what? We decided to revisit Santa Fe and a couple of other places. One of the towns I always wanted to visit is Prescott. You know me a oddball history, right? Turns out that Prescott was twice the Capital of Arizona; first between 1864 to 1867 and then from 1877 to 1899. Much of the reason was due to the prosperous mining of gold and silver in the area. Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and Virgil Earp were residents of Prescott (though Wyatt Earp was also a San Diego resident for a while). Anyway, I thought a stop in Prescott on the way to Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Taos might be a fun stop.

I got our accommodations set at the Motor Lodge which was a few blocks from the main square of Prescott and I'm glad we stayed here. Each unit was sort of a vintage "boutique" motel unit.

We loved the patio area and it was a one bedroom unit with a small kitchen; which we didn't use, but appreciated. The place was very comfortable!

And one of my favorite posters ever!

The staff was really friendly and nice as well.

The Motor Lodge
503 South Montezuma St.
Prescott, AZ 86303

After taking a nice break, we headed off to our dinner destination. The main street in Prescott is South Montezuma Street and it heads past the main square, Courthouse Plaza where the impressive Yavapai County Courthouse is located.

We took a turn on West Goodwin Street, right at the beginning of Prescott's Whiskey Row, which I would quickly check out the next morning. A couple of blocks down was our destination. El Gato Azul. We were about 15 minutes early for our 530 reservation and there was a line outside the restaurant! We got a table outside on the patio area. Man, the place was packed! It seems like folks eat early in Prescott. The hostess seemed a bit stressed and was short with folks but the rest of the staff was very friendly and we started with some cocktails.

The menu was an "interesting" fusion of Spanish-Mexican-European-you name it, fusion-tapas like dishes.

We placed our order and the first to arrive was the "Mediterranean Nachos" ($10).

This would end up being our favorite dish of the night. The combination of briney Kalamata Olives, pungent pickled Garlic, Milky Mozzarella, meaty artichoke hearts, and pickled onions on crisp tortilla chips was quite refreshing. The Chimichurri was mild, but that was probably for the best as it let all the ingredients "sing".

Next up was the Chorizo Hash ($9).

The Yukon Gold potatoes were nice and sweet, but the chorizo was very mild in flavor, lacking spice and herbaceous smokiness that we enjoy in a good chorizo. Not sure about the overly chewy baguette either and the so called "pico de gallo" didn't add much to the dish. In fact, we asked if there was hot sauce available and two bottles were provided.

Both were quite tasty; but for us the habanero hot sauce was spicy-acidic, with a nice smoky-fruitiness we enjoyed. This was our "crutch" for the rest of the meal.

Interesting thing to note. The place was packed with folks waiting in line when we arrive at 515. By 6pm it was starting to empty out!

Next up were Green Chili Carnitas ($9). Which were basically pseudo carnitas tacos.

The flour tortillas were too thick, almost like a pseudo pita of sorts. The carnitas were slightly porky, but needed more salt and seasoning. Plus the meat to cabbage/tortilla ratio was skewed in favor of the latter. We must have used half the bottle of hot sauce on this.

The last item to arrive was the "Guacamole Pizza" ($11), which should probably be called a overly-cheesed pita.

The pita was decently crisp, though it said cumin fried pita on the menu, it could have used a larger dose of cumin. Not enough guacamole for our taste and this definitely needed more salt as well.

The meal started quite well, and the staff, other than the surly hostess were so nice. We loved the vibe and the meal started well. Good thing we had those bottles of hot sauce as they saved the meal.

Here's a photo of the very pretty front of the restaurant I took the next morning.

El Gato Azul
316 West Goodwin St.
Prescott, AZ 86301

There was a silver lining to this visit though. From our seats on the patio, we noticed this stream and a little path along it.

As we left the restaurant, we noticed stairs headed down to the trail along the creek.

Apparently this is Granite Creek. And according to the City's website, the area along what is called the Granite Creek Corridor is being "protected and enhanced" to ensure its sustainability.

We strolled Northward. It was a pleasant walk.

Until the point the creek was emerging from under West Willis Street. We then got back to street level and strolled back to our accommodations.

While we didn't see too many folks out and about; those we saw would greet us with a smile and "hello".

And there seemed to be a sense of humor present as well.

Yes, Prescott, Arizona!

Thanks for stopping by!

Monday Meaderings - Tuetano Taqueria Moving, Sunny Noodle is Now Spicy Noodle, and O-To-San Kushiyaki And Ramen is Now Otori Yakitori

Hope everyone is having a nice Labor Day! 

Just a quick post with updates today. So here goes....

Sunny Noodle is Now Spicy Noodle:

Driving on Clairemont Mesa I noticed a sign over what was Sunny Noodle.

Man, didn't they just open at the end of December last year? Though the place uses the website for Sunny Noodle and that four-lettered website still has it listed under Sunny Noodle as well? I was told new owners, but am not in any rush to check the place out.

8046 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92111

O-To-San Kushiyaki And Ramen is Now Otori Yakitori:

I saw this while driving back from doing my Saturday shopping at Nijiya.

  Here's another fairly quick name change! The place just opened in January. Based on my visits, I can't say I'm not surprised. I did stop by and took a look at the menu.

Menu also looks pretty much the same. I'm wondering if there's some story here? 

Anyway, Otori is not open for lunch, just dinner starting at 430pm.

4425 Convoy St.
San Diego, CA 92111

Tuetano Taqueria Moving:

A couple of weeks back, the Missus and I made a revisit to Taqueria Tuetano and I started putting a post together. I went to Tuetano's Instagram page and was shocked at what I read.

Do you see it? "Moving to Chula Vista soon"! Just about a day later "FOY" Junichi wrote a comment on my Tuetano post mentioning the move as well!

My sources tell me it was a problem with the landlord.....stay tuned!

This is quite sad since the arrival of Tuetano in the Urban Market really highlighted a change in direction for Old Town for me. 

Anyway, here are some photos of what we ate at Tuetano a few weeks back. I did notice that Mar Rustico did not have any menu options and there was only one person working front of house during our visit.

In case you're wanting to get one last meal before they move, my understanding is that they will be open for a few more weeks.

Thanks for the update Junichi!

Tuetano Taqueria
2548 Congress St.
San Diego, CA 92110

Crudo Cevicheria & Oyster Bar Revisited

Yes, it's more mariscos. Even though we just got back from Mexico, the Missus was craving....well, Mariscos. We thought we'd just do the trolley thing and get in a nice walk. Of course El Cata would be pretty easy; but we both thought we needed to give the place some time to straighten out the grand opening kinks. The newly opened Fisher's came to mind, but in the end, the Missus was craving aguachile and I thought the version I'd had at Crudo last year was quite good. Plus, it was a lovely day, so we headed over to Little Italy on the trolley for an early dinner.

I was surprised at how busy Crudo was at 345 in the afternoon. What was quite amusing was that we were seated at the same table as on all my previous visits. It was nice to do people (and pooch) watching.....

  The Missus ordered a Savignon Blanc which She enjoyed and I got a Michelada, a nice taste of sunshine on a lovely day. Speaking of sunshine, we were really savoring it. Before we had left for our trip, the the U-T stated that San Diego hadn't had a completely sunny day since February 15th! So much for all the folks who call our city "Sun Diego"!

But on this day, it was indeed nice and sunny. I also noticed that while some of the prices had indeed gone up; it was basically a dollar in most cases.

We placed our order, then sat back and relaxed.

First up, the Ceviche Pescado ($17), which had gone up a dollar since September of last year. In these days of rapidly increasing prices (like GyroGrill), this didn't seem to bad at all.

This wasn't quite as good as I recalled. It was on the dry side, the fish was tough and rubbery, and this was very salty. Not a great start to our meal.

I hoped that one of my favorite dishes from my previous visits, the Aguachile Verde (still $19) would right the ship. Which it did.

While spicier than I recalled, the good dose of acidity in the dish as refreshing and woke me right up. It also worked well on the very tender shrimp, which the Missus said was "perfect". Creamy avocado, mildly sweet onions, and refreshing cucumbers completed things.

The Missus's favorite dish of the meal was the Aguachile Negro ($19). While milder in terms of spice and acidity, the sweetness of the shrimp came thru nicely.

Nice savory, mildly garlicky-smoky tones highlighted the dish. This was very nice and the Missus mentioned that we'll be returning for this again soon.

Like I mentioned earlier, the place was quite busy and our wonderful Server did a good job of holding down the fort. 

Crudo Cevicheria & Oyster Bar
1608 India St.
San Diego, CA 92101
Current Hours:
Sundays        11am - 10pm
Mon -Thurs 1130am - 10pm
Fri - Sat        11am - Midnight

After our meal we took a nice stroll thru Little Italy. While I'm in the area just about every week when we're home, most of the businesses are closed when I visit. The Missus hasn't been in the area in ages. I took Her along Fir Street to the little shops along the area and we did some shopping for upcoming birthdays and such. And I also got my "steps" in as well since we caught the trolley and had to do some walking. It felt like a nice "staycation" evening!

Mariscos El Cata (Old Town)

**** Mariscos el Cata is now Cocinas del Monte.

Back in February, I noticed that Mariscos El Cata was opening on Congress Street in Old Town. Then, at the end of May, while driving thru Old Town after a visit to Old Town Tequila, we noticed that El Cata seemed to be open. Since the parking lot at the corner of Twiggs and Congress was empty, we parked and walked on over. And yes, El Cata was open. At that time we were told that they were open from 11am until 7pm daily. So, we decided to head on over a few days later.

The place was empty except for two folks dining in the vast patio area. 

We didn't quite know what the drill was and I walked in and flagged down the very friendly gentleman working. We got a nice table overlooking Congress Street and were handed menus which were quite vast in the offerings. Also of note was that there were two prices indicated, for cash versus credit card.

We placed our order and some nice chips, with a tangy salsa verde were provided.

We were also asked if we'd be needed "salsas" and for the heat level....of course the Missus said picante. And a couple of bottles of El Cata branded hot sauce were provided.

I really liked the heat of the Chiltepin Rojo.

We placed our order and after a short wait, our dishes started to arrive.

First up was the taco de pescado. Sadly, as you can tell, the fish had been over-fried and was almost black in color. It was also quite dry, probably from being overcooked.

Next up, the Taco de Camaron. In this case the shrimp was perfectly cooked, plump, mildly sweet, and well seasoned.

The sauce wasn't too rich and had a hint of sweetness to it. The tortillas, which were really mild in maize tones, wasn't up to the task here and fell to pieces quite quickly. 

We also ordered the Ceviche de Camaron.

I swear I tasted some soy sauce in this ceviche negro; but I must be imagining things. I liked this refreshing dish. The shrimp had been chopped and for me, it made a nice bite when including the onions, cucumber on a tostada. The Missus thought the dish was short on shrimp and had too much "other stuff" for Her taste.

Right when this dish arrived, the nice gentleman came over and apologized....they had forgotten the other two tacos we ordered. This was soon rectified.

Next to arrive was the Gobernador.

This was pretty mild in flavor overall and it really lacked the layer of flavors that bell peppers add which add crunch with a nice chlorophyllic touch and onions which add a nice sweet pungency provide. Again, the tortillas just gave in and didn't make thru two bites. We also thought this was a bit over-sauced.

Finally, the Taco de Marlyn arrived.

The marlin was much milder than we're used to and this was also over sauced for our taste. Still it wasn't bad, but again, those tortillas didn't make it thru the first bite.

The place seemed to be going thru some opening issues, which is to be expected, though I would think having two other restaurants in Tijuana, the formula for the dishes would be the least of the place's problems. The guy serving us was nice and "El Cata" himself was on hand and came by to say hello.

And so, we were going to give the place a short pause before returning. But then, I saw this episode of Crossing South and we thought, well, why not give them another shot before leaving for our trip to Mexico.

The place was again quite empty, obviously still in soft opening mode. This time a very friendly and cheerful young lady waited on us. We placed our order and soon enough 2 Tacos de Pescado arrived.

The strange thing being, after our previous experience with the fish tacos here, we didn't order any tacos de pescado! We were the only customers in the place, so I don't think this was anyone else's order. In the end, instead of making a big deal out of it, we just had the tacos. Two key points regarding this was that this time the fish wasn't over fried and was moist, if a bit on the fishy side in flavor and El Cata was now using double tortillas which ensured that our tacos wouldn't be falling apart.  the batter was also crisp and light. That's a step in the right direction for us.

In terms of our order; it seems that these two tacos replaced the Camaron a la Diabla and the Pulpo a la Diabla we ordered. On the positive side of things; we were only charged for tacos de pescado, not the more expensive tacos we ordered.

We did get the Taco de Todos Los Mariscos, the most expensive taco at $6.50 (cash price).

Again, double tortillas were used. The shrimp were plump and perfectly cooked and the pulpo was so tender. Loved the addition of red and green bell peppers and onions. Oh man, did I wish we had our pulpo taco! The avocado added a nice slightly sweet creaminess to the taco as well.

The Missus wanted to try the Aguachile. So, I ordered the Aguachile de Camaron with Salsa Verde.

 This was a nice portion of plump shrimp. Though that salsa verde was very mild and really lacked acidity. And because of that; the shrimp never "cooked/cured" in the sauce. It was basically raw shrimp the whole way thru. The tostadas provided were tasty and up to the task, but that sauce was really weak.

We did enjoy the friendly folks working here. I like the quality of the shrimp and the pulpo in the taco was delish, so hopefully the next time I'll actually get pulpo when I order it. It'll be nice to return in a few months to see how things are progressing.

Mariscos El Cata
2543 Congress St.
San Diego, CA 92110
Current Hours:
Mon - Fri 11am - 7pm
Sat - Sun 11am - 8pm

Where in the World Were We?

Yes, we were on yet another trip. This time for nine days. I realize that I'm waaaay behind on my travel posts, like 5 trips behind! Heck, I haven't even started posting on our last road trip yet. I also realize that I'm kinda mixing and matching travel posts and have gotten two emails from folks saying how confusing it is for them. For this, I apologize. I am trying not to mix trips on consecutive days, so hopefully that helps!

As for this last trip, well, we started in a familiar locale, one of our favorite cities. And wanting to start things off on the "right foot", went to an old standby of ours.

We did stay at different accommodations this time. We loved our "suite", though it was quite hot, and the place had no A/C.

The staff was wonderful, and there was even an official snorer "greeter" on site at all times!

We did two amazing tours here. One was a private historical tour combined with eats. We have been to the historical center of the city several times; but we did learn a lot and visited some places we would never had found on our own.

We also had our favorite tacos of the trip on this tour.

The second was a small group (4 people) tour of the largest market in the city. Our guide was a former chef/caterer who was simply amazing! And we got to try some interesting eats as well!

Our next stop was the city with the third largest metropolitan area in the country. It's also home to some iconic dishes, which of course, we got to try.

We also did a private food tour one day and a fantastic walking tour of the city the next.

We also had our two favorite dinners of the trip here as well.

Our next stop is famous for its namesake agave spirit.

We loved the friendly, laid-back vibe here. Folks were warm and kind....and yes, it was indeed warm with temps in the triple digits when we visited. It was nice to be ensconced in a wonderful five-star hotel in the town.

We did two distillery tours, the first took us to a demonstration garden so we could watch the Jimador in action.

We had booked a VIP tour, so the second half consisted of a wonderful private tasting, followed by a nice three course meal.

The second distillery tour was one with a familiar brand name.

This tour exceeded my expectations and really helped to "fill in the blanks". We also did a private combined distilled beverage and chocolate tasting. 

This was such a beautiful and charming town.

We really took to this "Pueblo Magico". I even found my favorite "breakfast" spot in the "Callejon del Taco".

And the Missus could polish off a liter of Crema de Coco or Coconut water from this cart in a minute.

Yes, we loved our time in this state. The sights, the sounds, the food, the agave spirits! But it was the warm and friendly people that really made an impression on us!

They work so hard, but always seemed to have time for a smile!

We can't wait to return!

Thanks for stopping by, I'll have something for San Diego tomorrow!

The Empanada Spot (Chula Vista)

Thank you for stopping to read this food blog, mmm-yoso!!!  Cathy is writing the post today; Kirk is busy with other things. 

A few weeks ago, there was some time for cc and I to meet up and have a little food adventure.  One of the 'new to me' spots was here:

 Located the the mall on the South East corner of Third Avenue at Oxford in the Castle Park area, The Empanada Spot opened in April 2021. 
 Step inside, order and pay and your empanada(s) will be cooked fresh to order. 
 cc and I chose four savory flavors (there are dessert/sweet flavors available, but neither of us wanted any; we had plans). The price is $4 each.
 Soon, a tray with freshly fried, piping hot empanadas and accompanying salsas were brought out to us.

 Top left, The OG (a sort of fancy 'picadillo'-(finely chopped marinated steak, tomato sauce, potato) filling with or without olives).  Bottom left, Rajas (poblano peppers with corn, onion and cheese).   Top right, Chicharron (pork rinds in a red sauce and refried beans).  Bottom right, Shrimp and Cheese (shrimp, mozzarella, onion and bell pepper).

Each of these had an excellent, well fried crust and fresh fillings.  Of course I first tried a bite of each, plain and then with the various salsas, which were also bright tasting/very fresh and very complimentary to the fillings.  If I had to choose, I did like the rajas a bit more than the others...but I was very happy with each of these and happy to not have to choose only two flavors.  If you come here, bring someone so you can share.  The amount of food, essentially two whole empanadas, was more than enough for a meal. 

Time to bring The Mister here to see which flavors he likes!

The Empanada Spot 1223 Third Ave, C1 Chula Vista, CA 91911 (619) 948-9412 Open daily 10a.m.-8 p.m. 

Circling Back to Talavera Azul

After a tumultuous couple of eating years; it seems that the Missus and I are slowly, carefully, treading back to dining out. And one recent evening, the Missus requested a revisit to Talavera Azul. She was craving the menudo rojo there. It's seems that Talavera Azul was a breakfast favorite for us for a blink of an eye. It's hard to believe that our last visit there was over four-and-a-half years ago! I guess all those trips to Mexico and the pandemic put a damper on things.

So, to right our course, we decided to head on down to Talavera Azul on a recent Sunday morning. We arrived 10 minutes before the 8am opening. 

We went and stood at the door. At about 5 till, what seemed like a mob of people got out of their cars and former a line behind us. I guess this is SOP here....at five to the line forms? A minute later one of the women came out and guided us in party by party. We took a window table.

We were going to order our old favorites here; the Missus got the Menudo Rojo ($14) which is still only served on weekends and I tried to order the Machaca Sonora, but was told they were out of it. So, I went with the Machaca Ranchera ($12.50 + $4 for two eggs) and of course some Cafe de Olla.

I like the version here; not overly sweet, with just enough cinnamon.

Soon enough things started arriving at our table.

The Missus just loves fragrant Mexican oregano. And we both enjoyed the smoky heat of the chipotle salsa.

Our food arrived in tandem, along with some corn tortillas.

   The eggs were nice and runny, though it needed salt. The country style potatoes were on the dry side, though I did like the beans. The shredded beef which in this case was stir fried with red and green peppers, onions, and a scant bit of tomato were fine; though I prefer the more salty, beefy, toothsome, and intense flavor of the Machaca Sonora.

The Missus's Menudo was a mixed bag.

It lacked the richness and spice of what we'd had here before. It also needed a good bit of salt. And of course, the Missus laid it on with the oregano and lime. What was really good was the tripe, which had been cooked to an almost buttery texture.

Service was nice as always; though things were perhaps not as good as what we recalled in the days "BC" (before Covid). Though I'm sure that if Talavera Azul was in our neighborhood we'd visit every so often. These days, a 20 mile drive seems a bit long for us.

Talavera Azul
365 3rd Ave
Chula Vista, CA 91910
Current Hours:
Daily 8am - 2pm

COMC - EE Nami and De Cabeza El Unico

Not sure if it's old age or what; but jet lag is kicking my butt. So, I thought I'd just do a quick Clearing Out the Memory Card post for tonight while I clear out the cobwebs.

Lunch at EE Nami:

Our dinners at EE Nami had the Missus wondering how lunch was. So before leaving for Taiwan we made a lunchtime visit.

The Katsu Combo was good, the Missus loved the scallops.

The Missus really wanted to try the Katsu Sando. Man, the portion size was quite large.

The katsu seemed a bit dried out and the shokupan....the Japanese bread lacked the mild sweetness and was on the dry side.

I think we'll stick with dinner from here for now.

EE Nami
4706 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92117

Takeout from De Cabeza el Unico:

Temps in Taiwan were in the high 70's to mid-80's with humidity over 80 for most of our trip. So, returning to the current weather in San Diego was a bit of a shock. The Missus was freezing and wanted something rich and comforting. Takeout form De Cabeza was an easy choice.

Since this was the weekend I got there right at 8am to avoid the weekend crowd.

Of course we got the Cabeza en su Jugo.

While the tortillas were on the hard side this time around; Jesus wasn't there so perhaps the QC was falling short a bit.

Still, that rich and beefy soup did hit the spot.

De Cabeza/El Único
1043 Broadway
Chula Vista, CA 91911

Thanks for dropping by. I'll be back tomorrow with a new post!

Cocina 35 (Otay Mesa)

mmm-yoso!!! is a food blog, written by friends.  Kirk and His Missus are on another interesting vacation and Cathy is writing about places to eat in San Diego County.  

Long story short, I met a client at 7:45 a.m. on a Saturday and asked her where was a good place for breakfast.  She asked if I liked chilaquiles, I said yes and The Mister and I ended up here, near Brown Airfield. {Take the 905 East until it ends, turn South and take a right at the first signal light (Airway Road) and look for the feather flags} In the midst of an office park you will find the nicest little place which serves "Old School Mexican" from this modern building near the Border.  It's family owned, been here for seven years with a location downtown on 6th Avenue and another one set to open soon in Liberty Station.
Step inside and you can scan the QR code next to the door if you want to see prices, otherwise, walk toward the cash register and place your order, after passing the multiple examples of possible choices.

You are given a table number while waiting in line and your beverages after you pay.
 We decided on a cafe de olla, which was kept refilled (there is liquid piloncillo on the table if you would like some of that brown sugar flavor in the cinnamon coffee) and a "La Verde" Aqua Fresca (each $4.95).
 Soon, our orders were brought to the table.  The Mister had ordered "El Patron" ($18.75, with carnitas ($4.75)). Crispy cajeta toast (a French toast topped with cajeta (Carmel-like sauce made with goats milk and sugar), two eggs (over easy requested and perfectly made), beans (not refried, but more liquid and meaty flavor) and chilaquiles with rojo sauce and topped with a light very flavorful (not fatty) carnitas.  The chilaquiles were tossed in the salsa, not merely covered, so that each piece of crispy tortilla was coated.  Wow-each item was quite perfect and flavorful and so very good.
 I ordered the Enfrijoladas ($14.75)-Four corn quesadillas topped with frijoles, puercos cream, sour cream, cheese, onion, cilantro, two eggs (over easy), beef chorizo and avocado.  This satisfied all of my cravings.  I wanted to try the chorizo (IYKYK) as well as corn quesadillas, which are just something I enjoy.  The bean sauce/topping had bits of pork, adding to the flavor and everything came together in each bite. 
 Noticing this poster when leaving, I'm sure we will be back for lunch. 

Cocina 35  9335 Airway Road, Suite 112 San Diego 92154 Website  Open daily 8-2