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    Mom Kitchen is a cha chaan teng on Mira Mesa Boulevard, which means a Hong Kong diner where the menu runs long, the room runs plain, and the food shows up before you've finished getting comfortable. The noodles are made in-house, the drinks include hot Ovaltine and salted lemon 7-Up, and the roast duck hangs around for the same reasons you do. Cheap, fast, and a little maternal about clean plates.

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    • Beef chow fun

      “The beef chow fun is phenomenal—the noodles are intertwined with tender, peppery beef sirloin, crisp bean sprouts, and green scallions cut to the length of the bean sprouts.”

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    • Malay water spinach

      “Order the malay water spinach, dressed in a mix of pungent shrimp paste and chili concocted in-house.”

      The Infatuation
    • Roast duck

      “Round out the meal with a platter of roast duck that radiates with lacquered, deep-red skin, and garlicky hainanese chicken.”

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    • Wonton dumplings in broth

      “Ask for the wonton dumplings in broth only, a staff favorite.”

      The Infatuation

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