I’m always in pursuit of a dish as rich and flavorful as the wonton soup I discovered in Hunstville, Alabama at Viet Cuisine. If I hadn’t seen an Instagram photo, I would not have thought to look at Rock-n-Sake. The Spicy Gyoza Soup is beef dumplings, many veggies, and crab stick in a hot beef broth. It has a lot of pop, but not really as much depth as Viet’s pork broth. I did enjoy it, and it was a lean meal for the holidays, pretty sure only the gyoza wraps contained any carbs. It would be hard to order again though, surrounded as it is on the menu with so many interesting small plates and rolls and sashimi inventions. But we live for the day, and this soup was a good warm up for checking out The Rise of Skywalker in IMAX 3D. Too soon to comment on the latest installment, but kudos to JJ Abrams for rescuing not one but two dying star stories, Star Wars and Star Trek. Very much a gift to those of us old enough to have seen the original Star Trek series when it first hit television, and later drove ourselves to University Cinema to see the premier of Star Wars. This movie brought back the excitement of seeing those two suns on Tatooine for the first time. I might have been much sadder during the movie if I hadn’t already started watching The Mandalorian on Disney+. The cinema is not only a good place to look back as you are waiting for the show to begin, but to look forward as you watch the trailers. Wonder Woman 1984 and Top Gun Maverick both look promising. And I noticed that Rock-n-Sake serves their fried calamari with a “spicy plum sauce” which is definitely a very good reason for another visit very soon.
