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"I walk up to Hai Ky Mi Gia, a Teochew spot on Larkin at Ellis founded in 1987, and settle into an order I know well: fried egg rolls, two cups of warm sweetened soy milk made in-house, the #2 Hai Ky House Special with egg noodles, and a #4 noodle soup with a braised duck leg. The bowls come with a clear scallion- and ginger-scented broth on the side so you can pull out noodles and fillings and add soup as you share — “add a little soup to lube it up,” Ehler says — and while soy sauce, black vinegar, and white pepper are on the table, the chile crisp oil is a don’t-miss. It’s typically Ehler’s breakfast spot, though the post-pandemic 9 a.m. opening makes that harder to squeeze in." - Lauren Saria