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I Finally Get the Chicken Wings from Nanay's Best BBQ

So, one of the folks I know who I know loves Nanay's Best BBQ sent me a text telling they had the Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings available. It was just after 10am and I had meetings coming up at... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at mmm-yoso!!!

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Negi Pon from Menya Ultra

In the comments of my most recent post on Karami Ramen, superstar "FOY" (friend of yoso) Junichi mentioned the Negi Pon form Menya Ultra. And while Junichi said it wasn't quite as good as Tori Nanban, I was intrigued. The... Continue reading

Posted 6 days ago at mmm-yoso!!!

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Midweek Meanderings - Catching Up with Dennis of A Radiused Corner and Recently Consumed

Just a few items for your Wednesday consumption. Catching Up With Dennis: I've had a at least half a dozen emails and comments asking me if I'd heard from Dennis of A Radiused Corner. Dennis and I trade emails every... Continue reading

Posted Oct 14, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Takeout from Chaba Thai Kitchen

Returning from picking up the ramen kit from Menya, my eyes veered toward Mercury Village Shopping Center....you know, where Sizzling Pot King, Pho Fusion, and the "Sign of Doom" is located. I noticed that Chaba Thai was open and decided... Continue reading

Posted Oct 12, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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COMC - Visits "BC" (Before Covid) Cueva Bar, Ma's House, Hachi Ramen, and Submarine Crab

Well, welcome to March 225th. Who'd have thought 2020 would be like this? For my posts; I usually do multiple visits to a place....after all, everyone can have an off day.....even though it goes against my "fool me once shame... Continue reading

Posted Oct 11, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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GyroGrill - More Greek Style Gyros, This Time on Miramar

Well, maybe Morton Salt was right when they wrote, "when it rains, it pours." Back at the beginning of September, I wasn't sure what to grab for lunch at the office; finally, I just jumped in the car and drove... Continue reading

Posted Oct 8, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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More Takeout from Noble Chef

After having the Roast Duck from Golden Island, the Missus requested dinner from Noble Chef. And of course, that roast duck. Which satisfied Her craving. But, She also wanted a dish I had hesitated in ordering; mainly because I didn't... Continue reading

Posted Oct 7, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Sunday Stuffs - Ghost Pepper Wings from Popeyes, the "Weekender" from Bird Rock Coffee, Harvest Market (Balboa) is Closed, and Stuffs from D'Artagnan

Here are a couple more odds and ends for yet another day where it seems like the wheels on the year 2020 are coming off...…. Ghost Pepper Wings from Popeyes: I had a few folks ask me about the ghost... Continue reading

Posted Oct 4, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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The Hilo Loco from Leilani's Cafe

A few weekends ago, I had to head into the office for a few hours to finish some things up.....call me weird in these times; but I find I'm much more focused and productive in an office or a non-home... Continue reading

Posted Oct 1, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Takeout from Taste of Hunan

The Missus had been wanting more Chinese food recently; and in the mood for something on the spicier (here in SD it's all relative, there's northing even close to Hunan Chilli King here). Her natural choice would be takeout from... Continue reading

Posted Sep 29, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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A Taste of "Home" for Sunday Lunch

I'm kinda surprised at how busy I can be on a typical weekend morning. For example; today, after waking Frankie, taking him for a short walk: 1 - Make food for Frankie and his Cousin Auggie - basically 9 pounds... Continue reading

Posted Sep 27, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Takeout From Golden Island

Back in May, I noticed that Fung Fung Yuen had apparently changed ownership and was now something called Golden Island. Couple of weeks later, I did a online search and noticed that Golden Island took online orders. But oh my,... Continue reading

Posted Sep 24, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Monday Meanderings - A Requiem for Tiger! Tiger!

Last week Thursday, I got a text from my good "FOY" Candice....it's always great to hear from her....but this time she was the bearer of bad news. She knows how much the Missus and I enjoy Tiger! Tiger! She knew... Continue reading

Posted Sep 21, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Sunday Sandwiches - Tadian Cafe

I noticed this little shop on my way to Hawaiian Fresh Seafood a couple of weeks back. There used to be a little sandwich shop named Café Seven; that I visited last year, but never returned. It was now named... Continue reading

Posted Sep 20, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Munich - The Asamkirche, St Michael's Church, and a Caffiene Break at Dallmayr Delikatessenhaus

**** Not much food in this one as I'm trying to go through my backlog of travel posts. After visiting the Viktualienmarkt and finishing up my "sir...please no not say Spam....please...… we continued meandering along. This very modern looking structure... Continue reading

Posted Sep 19, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Banh Mi Bo Kho to go From Pho Kitchen

Things had cooled off a bit; though due to the wildfires the air quality is pretty terrible these days. The Missus was working this past weekend and I kinda wanted some Bo Kho; Vietnamese Beef Stew and didn't want to... Continue reading

Posted Sep 14, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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New to the Rotation (You can probably guess) - Hawaiian Fresh Seafood Fish Market and Zgara Grill

Yes, you can probably guess which places are now on our "rotation". And, I'm pretty sure after this pandemic is over these two places will still be frequently visited by us that I didn't even write "Pandemic Rotation" in the... Continue reading

Posted Sep 10, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Ume Dressing

The Missus was getting tired of Her typical Arugula/green salad, even though I made the vinaigrette from scratch. So, I decided to start looking thru my cookbooks for some inspiration. This one is from Yotam Ottolenghi's Plenty More. The recipe... Continue reading

Posted Sep 8, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Rei-men to go from Karami Ramen

Man.....this says it all for the past Sunday. In Bay Park no less.....a 114 in El Cajon? What is going on? And with the Valley Fire raging away....all the evacuations and during the midst of a pandemic.....can we just turn... Continue reading

Posted Sep 7, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Getting the Missus Her Croissant Fix - Wayfarer Bread & Pastry Revisited

August was a pretty brutal month at work for me. During dinner a few nights ago; the Missus asked how many days off I had during the month.....I had to stop and think....and was shocked when I counted two! Of... Continue reading

Posted Sep 4, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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The Menya Ultra Stay at Home Tonkotsu Ramen Kit

I'd been trying to get the Missus to try Menya Ultra since they first opened in February 2017; but there was just something that made Her refuse to go....call it "spouse syndrome"....you know the drill; I say "black", She says... Continue reading

Posted Sep 1, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Road Trip (Before Covid) - Bistro Na's

After our dinner at Mister Jiu's in San Francisco; the Missus really wanted to head on over to Bistro Na's in Temple City, which also has a Michelin Star and has become a favorite of Hers. Since my Birthday was... Continue reading

Posted Aug 31, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Takeout from Gourmet Artisan

Back in June, after I called and got a strange message from A Sandwich A'Fare and before I ended up going to the Philadelphia Sandwich Company, I called Gourmet Artisan and got an "voicemail full" message....which seemed kind of ominous.... Continue reading

Posted Aug 30, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Banh Mi To Go from Mignon Pho + Seafood (+ Grill)

Hoooo boy; was it humid this past weekend! The Missus was working as was I this past Saturday, but I got off at a reasonable time and had to head to Nijiya to do some shopping. It was already 11am;... Continue reading

Posted Aug 24, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Sunday Stuffs, the "Works in Progress" Edition - CoCo Ichibanya, Da Nang Corner, and Greenhaus Vegetarian Eatery, (hopefully) Coming Soon

Boy, this past week has been some kind of humid, huh? I'm just going to do a short post today of places that look like are current works in progress. CoCo Ichibanya: Last I heard, CoCo Ichibanya was supposed to... Continue reading

Posted Aug 23, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!

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