Where is the best Chinese Buffet in San Diego?

[anxvariety]

East Buffet is fun because they have such variety; frog legs, chicken feet, octopus.

My favorite place in San Diego, and it’s not Chinese but Korean – is Convoy Tofu House. It’s not the kind of place that’s going to put you in a food coma, it’s alot healtier – but I don’t know if I’d call everything healthy.

Like most Korean places they serve you little bowls of pre-meal snacks, like kimchi, pickled sprouts, potatos and this yummy cucumber stuff. If you go there, I highly reccomend trying the Hot Tofu soup- they have vegetarian varieties but not all are – and it’s nothing like egg drop soup which to me is just too unhealthy with all the salt and corn starch. Anyways, my friends told me about the soup, and I was always reluctant but once I had it I loved it. They bring it out in a clay pot and it’s boiling when you get it – they give you an egg to crack in it and it’s deeeelish!! You can get different varietes, like seafood(oysters,clams,shrimp) or kimchi for vegetarians. My only reccomendation is to ask for the spicy version. They put some sort of cayenne or hot chili beans in it and you will get a rush much like a Jalapeno! After the meal you won’t feel all bogged down and it’s really cheap. $20-25 bucks for two to get stufffed.

Have fun!

[ocrenter]

The urban legend has it that there are some shady reasons why there aren’t more chinese supermarkets here, but i don’t know if those rumors are true.

really? as in the 99 Ranch at convoy is mafia-owned and has cornered the market on ethnic chinese supermarkets from pandleton to the border?

[ocrenter]

The urban legend has it that there are some shady reasons why there aren’t more chinese supermarkets here, but i don’t know if those rumors are true.

really? as in the 99 Ranch at convoy is mafia-owned and has cornered the market on ethnic chinese supermarkets from pandleton to the border?

[ocrenter]

The urban legend has it that there are some shady reasons why there aren’t more chinese supermarkets here, but i don’t know if those rumors are true.

really? as in the 99 Ranch at convoy is mafia-owned and has cornered the market on ethnic chinese supermarkets from pandleton to the border?

[ocrenter]

The urban legend has it that there are some shady reasons why there aren’t more chinese supermarkets here, but i don’t know if those rumors are true.

really? as in the 99 Ranch at convoy is mafia-owned and has cornered the market on ethnic chinese supermarkets from pandleton to the border?

[ocrenter]

The urban legend has it that there are some shady reasons why there aren’t more chinese supermarkets here, but i don’t know if those rumors are true.

really? as in the 99 Ranch at convoy is mafia-owned and has cornered the market on ethnic chinese supermarkets from pandleton to the border?

[nostradamus]

sduuuuude,

Try Ba-Ren over on Diane ave. in Clairemont (go West on Clairemont Mesa from the 805, turn right on Diane, it’s on the right). After the change in ownership (over a year ago I think) of Spicy City, I started going there.

They have two menus- one for ‘mericans and one for Chinese, and the items are totally, totally different. I love their “dry cooked lamb” but they have many wonderful, spicy dishes which burn you twice. Lots of fish and seafood dishes too.

Bon Appétit!

[nostradamus]

sduuuuude,

Try Ba-Ren over on Diane ave. in Clairemont (go West on Clairemont Mesa from the 805, turn right on Diane, it’s on the right). After the change in ownership (over a year ago I think) of Spicy City, I started going there.

They have two menus- one for ‘mericans and one for Chinese, and the items are totally, totally different. I love their “dry cooked lamb” but they have many wonderful, spicy dishes which burn you twice. Lots of fish and seafood dishes too.

Bon Appétit!

[nostradamus]

sduuuuude,

Try Ba-Ren over on Diane ave. in Clairemont (go West on Clairemont Mesa from the 805, turn right on Diane, it’s on the right). After the change in ownership (over a year ago I think) of Spicy City, I started going there.

They have two menus- one for ‘mericans and one for Chinese, and the items are totally, totally different. I love their “dry cooked lamb” but they have many wonderful, spicy dishes which burn you twice. Lots of fish and seafood dishes too.

Bon Appétit!

[nostradamus]

sduuuuude,

Try Ba-Ren over on Diane ave. in Clairemont (go West on Clairemont Mesa from the 805, turn right on Diane, it’s on the right). After the change in ownership (over a year ago I think) of Spicy City, I started going there.

They have two menus- one for ‘mericans and one for Chinese, and the items are totally, totally different. I love their “dry cooked lamb” but they have many wonderful, spicy dishes which burn you twice. Lots of fish and seafood dishes too.

Bon Appétit!

[nostradamus]

sduuuuude,

Try Ba-Ren over on Diane ave. in Clairemont (go West on Clairemont Mesa from the 805, turn right on Diane, it’s on the right). After the change in ownership (over a year ago I think) of Spicy City, I started going there.

They have two menus- one for ‘mericans and one for Chinese, and the items are totally, totally different. I love their “dry cooked lamb” but they have many wonderful, spicy dishes which burn you twice. Lots of fish and seafood dishes too.

Bon Appétit!

[Stradivarius]

This thread is awesome. Only having lived in SD for 1.5 years, we have been missing our Philly Chinatown restaurants. I have had some decent Thai here (Spice and Rice in La Jolla) and Sushi (Sushi Ota). Shanghai City was pretty good but not stellar for me. We may also venture out for dim sum (I have unfortunately been cursed with a shellfish allergy) once I get a new epi-pen.

Ranch 99 doesn’t seem any dirtier than the Chinese groceries I used to frequent in Philly or NYC. My husband is a little scared of the meat department, though.

Thanks for all the recommendations!

[Stradivarius]

This thread is awesome. Only having lived in SD for 1.5 years, we have been missing our Philly Chinatown restaurants. I have had some decent Thai here (Spice and Rice in La Jolla) and Sushi (Sushi Ota). Shanghai City was pretty good but not stellar for me. We may also venture out for dim sum (I have unfortunately been cursed with a shellfish allergy) once I get a new epi-pen.

Ranch 99 doesn’t seem any dirtier than the Chinese groceries I used to frequent in Philly or NYC. My husband is a little scared of the meat department, though.

Thanks for all the recommendations!

[Stradivarius]

This thread is awesome. Only having lived in SD for 1.5 years, we have been missing our Philly Chinatown restaurants. I have had some decent Thai here (Spice and Rice in La Jolla) and Sushi (Sushi Ota). Shanghai City was pretty good but not stellar for me. We may also venture out for dim sum (I have unfortunately been cursed with a shellfish allergy) once I get a new epi-pen.

Ranch 99 doesn’t seem any dirtier than the Chinese groceries I used to frequent in Philly or NYC. My husband is a little scared of the meat department, though.

Thanks for all the recommendations!

[Stradivarius]

This thread is awesome. Only having lived in SD for 1.5 years, we have been missing our Philly Chinatown restaurants. I have had some decent Thai here (Spice and Rice in La Jolla) and Sushi (Sushi Ota). Shanghai City was pretty good but not stellar for me. We may also venture out for dim sum (I have unfortunately been cursed with a shellfish allergy) once I get a new epi-pen.

Ranch 99 doesn’t seem any dirtier than the Chinese groceries I used to frequent in Philly or NYC. My husband is a little scared of the meat department, though.

Thanks for all the recommendations!

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