Chowking
2220 E. Plaza Boulevard
National City, California 91950
(619) 472-5580
(other CA locations available)
http://www.chowking.com/
No visit to San Diego is complete without a pit stop at Chow King. For the uninitated, this Filipino fast food chain specializes in noodles and dimsum. I particularly like their breakfast items.
This being California, the location was in yet another strip mall.
Chowking, National City.
This chain has yet to open a branch in the East Coast, so the menu was not completely familiar to us. It was hard to pick among their offerings. Close-ups of the menu follow.
Brother D got this soup, I forgot what it's called. Looks yummy!
Moms got the mixed plate (salu-salo). Counterclockwise from top left: tilapia teriyaki, white rice, pancit.
I got the fried bangus with white rice. This is a white fleshed fish marinated in soy sauce and garlic, then fried. You can make this easily at home, but the frying gets messy and does leave a very fishy smell. The fish was salty and nicely marinated; should've gotten it with some fried egg too.
Brother D got the taho. This is a soy custard and syrup, and is usually a snack. He said it was pretty good. DJKung does not understand my fascination with the Chowking franchise. For a fast food franchise, it has a pretty good interpretation of Filipino food. Nice and salty, and on the whole, not as greasy as in other restaurants I have tried. (I must confess that I have not strayed beyond the pancit and the bangus dishes). 
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