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Sab-E-Lee Thai Food San Diego

chris — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:19:11 +0000

Sab-E-Lee Thai Food is located in a little strip mall on the corner of Linda Vista Rd and Ulric St. The actual English sign on the outside says “Linda Vista Food”, but don’t be fooled by the English sign… this is the place to get authentic Thai.

The entire restaurant probably only has about 5 tables, and a maximum occupancy of 20 or so. The food was all very good — except for the Durian Candy — which when you watch the video, you’ll see that I clearly had a hard time keeping it in my mouth.

Sab-E-Lee is located at:
2405 Ulric St
San Diego, CA 92111

For another review of Sab-E-Lee check out the mmm-yoso blog.

Spreckels Pipe Organ in Balboa Park

chris — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:19:27 +0000

Balboa Park is home to a Unique and Historic Outdoor Pipe Organ.

The Spreckels Organ was first heard on New Years Eve 1914 for the opening ceremonies of the Panama California Exposition held in Balboa Park. The organ was built by the Austin Organ Company of Hartford Connecticut. The construction of the organ cost $100,000 and was donated to the city of San Diego by John D. Spreckels and was America’s first out-of-door organ.

The pipe organ contains over 4,500 pipes. The largest pipes are 32 feet in length, the smallest about the size of a pencil. The organ also contains other instruments including a harp, snare drums, bass drums, timpani drums, and a cymbal. There is no amplification or electronic tone generation with the organ and all sounds are produced by actual instruments or pipes.

Next time you are in Balboa Park, check out the Spreckels Pipe Organ. For concert schedules, visit the Spreckels Organ Society Website

Tea Station

chris — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:16:43 +0000

Tea Station is a Taiwanese owned chain restaurant that specializes in drinks such as Milk Tea and Boba Tea, and Taiwanese snacks.

I visited recently for dinner and ordered the Tea Flavored Pork Chop, an order of springs rolls, and takoyaki which is a new addition to their menu. My eating buddy ordered the Tea Flavored Teriyaki Chicken. To drink we ordered hot Royal Milk Tea in an “Urn.” The tea served in an “urn” is essentially in a large bowl, and you are given a spoon to pour it in to your drinking cup with. I have to say that this is a very odd method of serving tea…. with a spoon. The iced Royal Milk Tea is one of my favorite beverages at Tea Station, and this was my first time having it hot… but it was just as good. The goodness of the Royal Milk Tea is it actually tastes like it was made from tea leaves, as opposed to a powder, and there is a hint of a floral taste in there as well.

All of the entree items seem to say that they are “Tea Flavored” — I think that is really more of a gimmick phrase than anything, as I really didn’t taste any tea flavor in my pork chop. Regardless of the lack of tea flavor, the pork chop was most tasty… I’m sure the fact that it was fried had something to do with it. The steamed rice was served with minced pork on top… and there were a couple side “salad” items to go with it… oh, and a fried egg was hiding under my pork chop. The spring rolls were tasty and served with a sweet and sour sauce. The takoyaki was also quite good… although it didn’t have quite enough mayonaisse or that orange colored flakey stuff that goes on top.

Tea Station is located at:

7315 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92111

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Thuan Phat Supermarket Grand Opening in Linda Vista

chris — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:11:28 +0000

Kirk K pointed out over on his mmm-yoso blog that the Vien Dong Vietnamese supermarket on Linda Vista Rd has been replaced by a Thuan Fat (Shun Fat) Supermarket. Looks about the same as the previous… except brighter and cleaner. I’m most excited about the “Yum Cha” Dim Sum coming soon. Check out the video.

Thuan Phat is located at:
6935 Linda Vista Road, San Diego, CA

Sab-E-Lee Thai Food San Diego