Ma’s House is quiet at lunch time. Lots of parking available unlike many Convoy St. eateries.
Three Flavors Won Ton soup came with shrimp, chicken, and beef. Broth was on the salty side with lots of salt/msg.
Won tons had a thick won ton wrapper and a small amount of chicken inside. Luckily there was lots of chicken and beef in the soup to negate the starchy flavor from the won ton wrapper. Good amount of snow peas, carrots, mushrooms, and napa cabbage in the soup. Overall this is a good dish. Next time I’ll ask for less salt.
Three flavors chow mein had a heavy white pepper aroma and flavor. Noodles had a mild flavor I liked. Shrimp was plump and had a fresh flavor. Chicken was tender and moist. Beef was thin and had a tasty fresh flavor. I liked the flavor of the fresh bean sprouts and napa cabbage. This would be a great dish with less white pepper.
Beef short ribs was $20 for a generous amount of beef. Very strong garlic flavor and there were lots of pieces of garlic on top of the beef. I’m not a garlic fan so I removed most of the pieces. Beef was tender and had a sweet flavor I liked.
Ma’s House makes lots of dishes I like but they use a bit more seasoning than I would prefer.
Kirk of mmm-yoso!!! has visited too.
5537 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92117
San Diego, CA 92117
(858) 278-1688
Sounds like the chef is heavy handed with the seasoning. What else would you try here?
I was planning on trying the fried rice.
I’ve heard of this place and the quality-control issues precede it – the food is either way over-seasoned or not seasoned enough. For that reason I’ve never made the trek myself.
That’s good to know I didn’t get unlucky 3 times in a row.