The call
Start with dry pot or spicy fish soup or beef ribs, and check the restaurant’s current menu before you go.
What to order
- Dry pot
- Spicy fish soup
- Beef ribs
Best for
- Hunan/Sichuan spicy food
- Clairemont Chinese food
Chinese · Hunan · Sichuan
Village Kitchen
A Clairemont Mesa Hunan-style Chinese restaurant Roger praised for dry pot dishes, spicy fish soup, and beef ribs.
From Roger’s camera roll
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Posted 2017-03-01
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Roger’s tips on Village Kitchen
Their dry pot with lamb is the bomb!
Posted
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 2 times on Swarm, most recently Feb 23, 2017. See the check-in log
2017-02-24day precision · source explicit
“Bomb grub Dry pot Spicy fish soup Beef ribs”
Roger called the food 'bomb grub,' highlighting the dry pot, spicy fish soup and beef ribs at this Clairemont Mesa Hunan-style Chinese restaurant. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
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- From the order notes
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- Go for
- Comfort food · Casual weeknight dinner
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- From the order notes
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- Go for
- Serious tea flavor · Boba without the gimmicks
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- From the order notes
- Udon · Kama-meshi · Monkfish liver · Herring
- Go for
- Izakaya night · Drinks and small plates
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A Northern Chinese skewer spot Roger found overpriced for tiny portions, with slow vegetable dishes and a check-in discount it refused to honor.
- From the order notes
- Fried mantou with condensed milk
- Go for
- Nothing Roger would return for
Latest recorded visit2019 · approx.
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Decent late-night hotpot with a last call of 12:45 a.m.; Roger’s order was half spicy, half rejuvenation broth.
- From the order notes
- Half spicy, half rejuvenation soup base · Lamb and fatty beef · Cold plum juice
- Go for
- A late-night hotpot fix
Latest recorded visit2017