But I’m A RUNNIN’ late so no more time for those shenanigans, back to the business of makin’ grub!
Updated menu above, but here are the quick updates:
WHAT’S THE “BYE-BYE” DISH:
I’m sorry to say that this week’s gonna be a DOUBLE WHAMMY
LEMONGRASS TOFU
SK SPICY CRAB CAKES
If you remember, and I’ll jog your memory, the Crab Cakes (also known as the “Crack” Crab Cakes) were a special addition… kinda like a Chef’s or Kitchen Ninja’s Special. Either way, ONE MORE WEEK before they go away!
NEW:
As suggested and informally voted on by our Facebook fans…
“NOM NOM” PORK
Also known as “Nem Nuong” to those in the know. It’s basically VN BBQ Ground Pork, and you can find it most commonly in those yummy spring rolls that everyone loves… and we serve them “OC”-style (yes, OC not OG) w/ a crispity crunchy surprise in every bite (for the sammie and wrap form). Here’s a sample of what that lil crispy surprise looks like!
And it gets served w/ a yummy and traditional Vietnamese meat sauce we lovingly call YUM YUM SK SAUCE
Also new, we’re taking out the SK CHOPPED SIDE SALAD and replacing it with:
SK SESAME ASIAN SLAW
Doh, I’m running outta time, but since many of you have commented on how “BORING” the side salad is (hey, it’s a side salad) we’re bringing this in to see what you think, ya’ll!
WHOA… posts have come to an absolute HALT with the exception of all the food we’re eating… well, just in case you didn’t know, read below:
Service is back on tonight (6-9p). No more flaking and going off to Texas or a road trip to Nor Cal… oh NO! We’re definitely back, and ramping up for our next step.
Til then, we’re still serving TONIGHT and we’re putting more TLC into it too. We’ve got a homemade tomatillo sauce that we tried on Sunday that’s AWESOME a VERY refreshing compliment to the food.
AND for all you Vietnamese / Banh Mi lovers out there, we’ve got a homemade french creme spread to into your lucious and light bread for every bite! ^_^
Here’s the menu for today:
Meat: Vietnamese succulent & juicy baked ground pork marinated and spiced in a way that’s ohhhh soooo delish served w/ a crunchy surprise of a fried egg roll wrapper inside
Kosher/Veggie: Sesame Crusted Tofu served w/ a special sweet soy sauce
We hope to see you tonight. The KITCHEN NINJA’s put a lot of her heart and soul into tonight’s service (because she ♥ ‘s all of you).
Did we mention we now have ELEVEN 5-star reviews on Yelp?!?!? WOO HOO. Click the badge on the left so it can whisk you away to the far off land with unicorns, leprechauns and… positive reviews for us. :)
Pictured above, our side from yesterday: LIGHTLY CURRIED FRIED RICE w/ LEEKS + SHITAKE MUSHROOMS…
What does that mean? It mean’s it’s effin good! That’s what that means. :)
HAPPY MONDAY HUMANITY
Thanks to all of ya’ll (here comes my Texas roots right there… even though I don’t actually talk like that) that moseyed on over to our eating establishment (aka our back-patio apartment). We’re still meeting new people… and we LOVE that! Props to Rachelle and Sophie. Hot diggity damn you girls are REALLY on top of the current taco truck twitter crazy in LA. WOW! I wish I could have talked to you more. I heard you talking to another n00b, Gary, about all the different trucks. Caring is sharing… that’s what they say! ^_^
Stop your jibba jabba, what you servin’ Wed?
Answer: we’re not goin’ to tell you… until Wed at least (because it’s going to be new ^_^)
In short, we may be taking over this place pretty soon and we want to test ourselves out in the kitchen. So if you can make it, come on out. It’s good for ya.
We’re still working out logistics (i.e. the week hasn’t started yet), but this much I can tell you already. The dish for this Saturday: “NEW” LEMONGRASS CHICKEN. And by “NEW” I mean we’re going to try a new recipe. We’ve been serving this successfully since… April ‘09 (doesn’t quite roll off your tongue when you say it out loud), and we felt a new improvement could work and we’re bringing it out for all of YA’LL to try this Saturday. PLUS, it’s one of the most palatable dishes for a larger group (don’t worry foodie friends, it’s pretty tasty anyway… we promise or we wouldn’t be foodies too… and I realize that promise has no weight to it but just go with it for right now ^_^)
What about your tomfoolery in your “secret” kitchen in Noho?
Who’s asking all these questions? Where are you Chuck Norris… WHERE ARE YOU????
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(ahem) That’s a good question… who EVER you are?!?!
Answer: UNTIL we open up a real… or MORE real establishment here in the valley/NoHo… the STARRY KITCHEN “test/secret/covert” kitchen STAYS! (and all 4 blog readers rejoiced with a quiet… yaaawwwn ^_^)
:p
I have a ton more to post for all 6 of you (I’m pretty sure since the beginning of this post I’ve acquired 3 more readers… I’m SURE of it!) including picks of one my FAVORITEST Korean BBQ places in EVER… PARK’S BBQ! Even the KITCHEN NINJA has never been there… until last night, and she was IMPRESSED… and I’m just FULL! ^_^ I’ll give you a quick summary though: HIGH QUALITY. I’ll write more later with pics too.
Until then, you either hate her, love her, deplore her, think’s she’s weird or… whatever… but here’s LADY GAGA’S BAD ROMANCE for your mental consumption (or deterioration). I have to admit, she’s a guilty pleasure of mine… and so much fun to sing at karaoke too. Don’t hate me ‘cause I’m a DORK (that’s who I am… I can’t helpS it) ^_^ Just watch it, even for a minute because frankly… it’s pretty f’in beautifully shot. Forget the music, it’s pretty cool to look at (and hopefully you sellout to like the music so we can karaoke this, JUST DANCE, PAPARAZZI and P-P-P-POKERFACE together ;p):
