David's Chili House - Azusa

When I was at college what seemed to be a life, one of my favorite convenience foods was Chili Spaghetti. So easy to make and also a pretty good bargain for a student budget. First cook your spaghetti and cook during this pot, cut either white onions and/or green onions and put aside. As the spaghetti expires, open a can Chili (no beans for me) and heat. Pile a plate with spaghetti and top with chili. Make sure you also have shredded cheese available that you can sprinkle on the spaghetti along with onions. Every time in time, I would even add cut jalapenos or a **** of tabasco sauce if I wanted a little sharp kick. Definitely not the healthiest meals, but I was in college. This is for the course. Since college, chili spaghetti didn't really hit my radar that much until I read a Chowhound Posting about a place called David's Chili House in the neighboring city of Azusa. I do not remember the poster even mention Chili Spaghetti as on the menu, but only the word “Chili” in the restaurant name brought back some memories, so I decided to review it for lunch a day. When I arrived and finally sat down to look at the menu before I ordered the counter, I noticed that it was a pretty mish mash of food items that were listed, all of fried fish and fried shrimps with frits to Teriyaki scarves. With a name like “David’s Chili House” I expected that most menus are chili-based, but that was not the case. I finally have a closer look at the chili area and what I saw, but Chili Spaghetti. Yum! My taste buds showed up and I knew what I would order. I sat down in anticipation. After all, it happened. Looking at the heap of chili, onions and cheeses to beat the noodles, brought me back to those of the days of eating dishes of chilli spaghetti with college roommates, sitting on couches in the living room and talking about our teachers, our classes and whatever it was. It was nice to remember for a little, but soon my breeder needed some attention. So I took my fork and spoon, I started mixing all the ingredients and when I tried my first bite. Was I awake? Not so much. At first the spaghetti itself was a bit over boiled and it was also a tad mummy. For some people, that can be good, but I prefer my noodles more al dente. Although the noodles are not on par, this is something that could be fixed for the next time. Unfortunately, I thought the chili was just okay. It had a good taste, but it really felt a note. The chili needed to be bolder and more Ooomph to him. Without the addition of cheese and onions, this Chili spaghetti would have been more disappointing. Would I go back to David's Chili House, based on just this one court? Well, I wouldn't leave my way to make a return visit. If I was in the general neighborhood and wanted Chili Spaghetti, I could give it another way if only to see if my first visit was a fuke and it is actually better than my first impression. At least that once there are some great memories returned and sometimes this is all you can ask from a bowl Chili Spaghetti.