A Hong Kong Cafe Opens in Mira Mesa Bearing Milk Tea and Roast Meats | Eater San Diego

"I see it as Mira Mesa’s updated take on the Hong Kong cha chaan teng — a post–World War II cafe style heavily influenced by British culture and known for eclectic menus that fuse Cantonese staples with Western touches. Since touching down earlier this month, the small restaurant in the Mira Mesa Boulevard strip mall (the same plaza as SomiSomi and Pho Cow Cali) has already been drawing lines at peak meal times and is open daily for lunch and dinner. The menu features street snacks like curry fish balls; comfort plates including braised ribs in Coca-Cola sauce and stewed brisket with turnips; rice bowls topped with fried eggs and Cantonese roast meats such as duck and barbecue pork; and classic cha chaan teng drinks and sweets like Coke with lemon, yuenyeung (coffee with milk tea), pineapple (bolo) buns served with a slice of cold butter, and “Western toast” — a French toast–adjacent treat filled with condensed milk or peanut butter." - Candice Woo