Irenia Part 2 - The Food

As promised...

this post will feature the food we had for my pre-bday dinner at Irenia in Santa Ana...

Food crawl - Marleez Koffee, Nhu Y, Mi Quang Mien Trung

Last weekend was spent with Bert and some friends for a food crawl...

My friend had specifically requested one since it had been about three years since we last went out...

IB Thai

After checking out Cesar Solis Community Park...

and taking photos of The Wing, a local landmark (post is forthcoming)....

Return to Nhu Y

Not even a few weeks later...

we were back, this time with TC...

Mi Quang Mien Trung (formerly Da Nang)

TC was out with friends this evening.

It's been bittersweet for her since many are moving out of San Diego to attend their respective universities...

Dinner at Siam Imperial + Oasis (again)

The new school year started...

and I was glad that the first week was finished, hence, a Friday night out for us two...

West Pac Noodle Bar

This post was originally written to go out in late January of this year, however, I decided to wait it out because I wasn't sure if we would revisit...turns out we didn't, for reasons which will be discussed later in this post...

But hey, enjoy this awesome view of the San Diego skyline while crossing the Coronado Bridge...

Bert and I were off to visit my mom...

Summer Road Trip 2018 Day 1 - The new Brodard's in Fountain Valley + return to Paderia Bakehouse

Earlier this spring, Brodard's moved from it's original location behind the Mall of Fortune...

two miles away to Fountain Valley...

Portland Day 4 - Rose & VL Deli

Fresh from our donut haul from Doe Donuts,

we ventured further eastward on Powell Blvd...

Saigon & The Dojo Cafe revisits

It's great being on summer break...

I get to catch up with friends I normally don't see...

EaThai Bistro Revisits

C's recent comment on my previous EaThai Bistro post...

prompted this visit with her not soon after...

Return to Bird Rock Coffee + Anh Hong Pho Pasteur

After our visit to Copper Top Coffee & Donuts...

we went to another place that same morning for better coffee...

Lunch round up - Carnival, Halphen Red, Los Pollos, Pho Convoy, Cali Baguette, the food court in Su Mercado, Sandwich Bags Deli, Gunco Ramen and Mandarin

Time to clear out the memory card before the end of the year,

featuring past lunches...

EaThai Bistro

Two Saturdays ago (and with TC), we tried a new Thai place...

recommended by my good friend Cathy who was recently there with the Mister...

Saigon on 5th

Sis and I took a day off to bring our dad to his checkup...

over in Hillcrest...

Return to Siam Imperial + Oasis!

Last night's dinner was spent in IB...

to try, once more, Siam Imperial...

Soi 30th North Park Thai Eatery

I noticed this sign the day I went out with MFH a few weekends ago...

and noticed it again when TC and I were in the area for WWW...

Cold ramen + Happy hour revisits @ Gunco Ramen

It's been so hot lately...

and I wasn't feeling it for eating anything hot at Gunco...

King's Thai Cuisine #2

We were originally going to go to Seakor Polish Deli...

but in the end, this section of Clement St. won out since many of the places I'd saved were close by...

Siam Imperial + new paleta flavor from Oasis

It was finally a Friday and I wanted us to try a new place recommended by a co-worker...

Down near the end of Palm Avenue in IB, where you will see variously shaped red metal sculptures along the sidewalk. This, I just found out, was part of the Imperial Beach Outdoor Surfboard Museum. Every board has a plaque with the year, the shape  and size style, plus the shaper.

The newest Thai restaurant in IB opened three months ago...

which replaced a former bike shop...