June 18, 20214 yr Man, there’s a Julian’s right next to my ACE Hardware over in Sunset Ridge that always has a crowd. Now I guess I have to swing by.
June 18, 20214 yr 34 minutes ago, CoachTex said: Can't vouch for Sunset Ridge but Embassy location is legit. Sunset is good
June 18, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, deac_tracy said: Napoletana: Dough, Braza Brava, Il Forno NY Style: Florio's, Poppy's, Julian's Parents liked Pizzeria Vesuvio in Southtown but I haven't been. Good list, I would add Southtown Pizzeria in King Williams. Braza Brava is probably my favorite. The owner is legit Italian and when she’s there their place is really good.
June 18, 20214 yr This should start a good fight: Best ice house in town? I'll contribute the ones in my area: La Tuna The Friendly Spot Both have good food and chill vibes. Go.
June 18, 20214 yr It's new but Dakota East Side Ice is great. Owners and staff are fantastic. Food is amazing. Beers selection is good as well. Lots of outdoors seating It's where SATX Spurs watch our matches.
June 18, 20214 yr Man, about my StoneWerks Philly Cheesesteak rec. I went back there today for lunch and got one and couldn't have been more underwhelmed. It wasn't terrible, but the best word I could come up with is "meh". I'm guessing just a different guy in the kitchen who, apparently, just doesn't give a shit--
June 18, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, Helobious said: Forgot Julian’s, that place is good. Ditto on HEB SoFlo pizza. Surprisingly great I'm not a huge Julian's fan. It's fine, but I don't think anything special. There's also a 100% chance of me running into one of my kid's friend,s parents or some other jackhole at the one on N. New Braunfels 2 hours ago, Eggo said: This should start a good fight: Best ice house in town? I'll contribute the ones in my area: La Tuna The Friendly Spot Both have good food and chill vibes. Go. Both are good. Friendly Spot seems excessively crowded the last few times there. The old B&O across the street recently opened up as a reimagined dive bar. Same folks who run Friendly Spot. It's a good place. 1 hour ago, midtown said: It's new but Dakota East Side Ice is great. Owners and staff are fantastic. Food is amazing. Beers selection is good as well. Lots of outdoors seating It's where SATX Spurs watch our matches. I'm going to have to check out Dakota East Side. You could put together a pretty good crawl between that place, Cherrity Bar (owned by a UT ex), Tucker's and Burelson. Is Texas Ice on Blanco, just down from Los Barrios still open? The googletron says no, which is a travesty. Great, great dive with a killer classic country juke box. Also, a legendary sign out front, "Welcome to hard times."
June 18, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Cajun said: Man, about my StoneWerks Philly Cheesesteak rec. I went back there today for lunch and got one and couldn't have been more underwhelmed. It wasn't terrible, but the best word I could come up with is "meh". I'm guessing just a different guy in the kitchen who, apparently, just doesn't give a shit-- Next time ask for cheese on it.
June 18, 20214 yr 26 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: Is Texas Ice on Blanco, just down from Los Barrios still open? I was thinking about Texas Ice but I couldnt find it on the googles. I was wondering if it didn't survive the covids
June 18, 20214 yr 25 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: Tucker's Some black dude sold me a pair of Kaepa’s in Tucker’s in like ‘91. That place has changed.
June 18, 20214 yr 13 minutes ago, HenryJames said: Some black dude sold me a pair of Kaepa’s in Tucker’s in like ‘91. That place has changed. While you may be two laces ahead of everyone else, that wasn't what was usually bought or sold in Tuckers. Cherry Street just isn't quite what it used to be.
June 18, 20214 yr Another COVID victim was Lulu's. Over-the-top and unnecessary, but those giant cinnamon rolls sure could soak up some alcohol. Edited June 18, 20214 yr by Eggo
June 18, 20214 yr 23 minutes ago, HenryJames said: Next time ask for cheese on it. There was a big glob of cheese on that other half on the left. It was literally just that, a glob. You can see it at the far left of the pic. The other side of that half? Nothing. This "cook" didn't give one shit about what he/she was doing. Lack of peppers was pretty piss poor too. You don't give a shit about quality and consistency? Fine. I don't give a shit about coming back to your establishment. Fucking thing was $17 too. Buh bye!
June 18, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, Helobious said: Pizza recs? My favorites in town are Miss Ellie’s, Capo’s, and Fralos. Haven’t tried Dough yet. Mario's of NYC on 281/Bulverde is legit. It's across the highway from Rebecca Creek.
June 18, 20214 yr 29 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: While you may be two laces ahead of everyone else, that wasn't what was usually bought or sold in Tuckers. Cherry Street just isn't quite what it used to be. Is Fairchild pool still around?
June 18, 20214 yr On 6/17/2021 at 1:45 PM, Doc Reeves said: a bit of a left turn, but I wanted to put out an FYI on this place. I’ve hit up Sushishima on NW military (across from the Christian Castle Hills School) a few times now and I have to say I’ve come away pretty impressed. They have a really consistently good raw bar as well as tables with grills and solid meat selection which in SA can be pretty spotty based on who is in the kitchen that week. The food is fresh and the prices have been very reasonable for price gouge items like oysters, scallops, salmon belly. Their ramen is pretty good and they have some traditional Japanese dishes that I only tried but were also good. Their bartenders have been pretty good to really good the times we’ve been. I can see myself hitting this place up every so often Sushishima is good. Been there a lot over the past 9 years and it's never disappointed.
June 19, 20214 yr If there is a better pizza than the Pork Love at Dough, I want to meet it. As far as when we order pizzas for the family, Maars on Nacogdoches really hits the spot. I don’t know what it is but their sauce and cheese game is just on a different level than anything else on the NE side. Julians on N. New Braunfels has a pretty good lunch special during the week. And the owner is really nice guy.
June 19, 20214 yr 6 hours ago, HenryJames said: Is Fairchild pool still around? The best pools in San Antonio were the Alamo Heights pool because it had the 9 meter (was it 9?) platform diving board and a really deep deep-end and the pools at Randolph AFB. 7 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: While you may be two laces ahead of everyone else, that wasn't what was usually bought or sold in Tuckers. Cherry Street just isn't quite what it used to be. We used to get high and drive down Cherry Street just to look at the hookers. None of us was ever brave enough to actually attempt to talk to one.
June 19, 20214 yr 13 minutes ago, Hate said: The best pools in San Antonio were the Alamo Heights pool because it had the 9 meter (was it 9?) platform diving board and a really deep deep-end and Kingsborough has a diving platform as well.
June 19, 20214 yr 16 hours ago, HenryJames said: Some black dude sold me a pair of Kaepa’s in Tucker’s in like ‘91. Do you know if he has any Birdwell's in size 32? Asking for a friend.
June 19, 20214 yr 9 hours ago, Hate said: The best pools in San Antonio were the Alamo Heights pool because it had the 9 meter (was it 9?) platform diving board and a really deep deep-end and the pools at Randolph AFB. We used to get high and drive down Cherry Street just to look at the hookers. None of us was ever brave enough to actually attempt to talk to one. It was a 10 meter diving board. They had two 1 meter boards, a 3 meter, a 5 meter, and the 10 meter. Grew up 3 blocks away and spent every summer there.
June 19, 20214 yr We lived in SA for several years, and left in 98. Used to eat at Texas Hamburger Company on Huebner. Is that still around? At the time, thought it was one of the best burgers in town.
June 19, 20214 yr We lived in SA for several years, and left in 98. Used to eat at Texas Hamburger Company on Huebner. Is that still around? At the time, thought it was one of the best burgers in town. Was still there a few months ago
June 19, 20214 yr Pico de Gallo is a great breakfast stop when downtown- IMO. It’s just East of I-35, b/t Commerce & Buena Vista.Rosario’s downtown, if you can find parking, is great for lunch. Their chipotle salsa is Top Notch! I could just eat their chips and salsa and be happy. They also have a location on San Pedro, closer to the airport.
June 20, 20214 yr On 6/19/2021 at 2:13 PM, HenryJames said: Pretty much the most puro San Antonio thing ever is the donut place having a 20 minute line because of its killer breakfast tacos.
June 20, 20214 yr On 6/19/2021 at 12:49 PM, msucolt45 said: Pico de Gallo is a great breakfast stop when downtown- IMO. It’s just East of I-35, b/t Commerce & Buena Vista. Rosario’s downtown, if you can find parking, is great for lunch. Their chipotle salsa is Top Notch! I could just eat their chips and salsa and be happy. They also have a location on San Pedro, closer to the airport. Went to architecture school downtown and walked over to Pico's for many a meal. Pretty damn good from what I remember and as a poor I could get quite full off of the free chips and salsa
June 21, 20214 yr pico de galo is not good. we stopped before a hs game in the alamo dome (awhile back) no one liked their food / plate it's a tourist trap
July 9, 20214 yr In my quest for pinche chingon bitchin’ guisada tacos I investigated Rosa’s on Basse near San Pedro on a tip from a friend. Got 2 guisada w/cheese and one brisket taco for about $9. Brisket was dry but had great flavor, their tortillas are B+ for SA, but the guisada was right up there with Taco Riendo. Salsas were A+ too. When I walked in the daughter of the owner introduced herself and five waitresses by name individually to me one by one. The customer is definitely King in this joint... Edited July 9, 20214 yr by Cajun
July 9, 20214 yr On 6/18/2021 at 8:47 AM, Helobious said: Pizza recs? My favorites in town are Miss Ellie’s, Capo’s, and Fralos. Haven’t tried Dough yet. Dough is legit Neapolitan. don't go there expecting anything else...i've only been to the north location but can't imagine there is a ton of difference between the downtown one and north. my favorite type of pizza, so i love it!
July 9, 20214 yr On 6/18/2021 at 9:26 AM, deac_tracy said: Napoletana: Dough, Braza Brava, Il Forno have a favorite out of those 3?
July 10, 20214 yr 21 hours ago, NoName said: have a favorite out of those 3? Dough's probably my favorite but you can't go wrong with any of them.
July 11, 20214 yr Ride's end going up thru Alamo Heights to McAllister Park along the Salado Creek Greenway and back down to Brackenridge Park.
July 12, 20214 yr PSA. If you are in San Antonio and want some badass Mexican food, make the short drive to El Chaparral in Helotes. Order the Valerie's special beef and thank me later.
July 12, 20214 yr Ride's end going up thru Alamo Heights to McAllister Park along the Salado Creek Greenway and back down to Brackenridge Park. It goes all the way from Ft Sam up to Eisenhower Park and they are a month away from connecting to Leon Creek.
July 12, 20214 yr 24 minutes ago, midtown said: It goes all the way from Ft Sam up to Eisenhower Park and they are a month away from connecting to Leon Creek. Really liked the Salado Creek Greenway. First time, from Tobin Park (took Broadway/Austin Hwy from Brack) to McAllister. Will be an impressive loop once done.
July 12, 20214 yr 49 minutes ago, CoachTex said: PSA. If you are in San Antonio and want some badass Mexican food, make the short drive to El Chaparral in Helotes. Order the Valerie's special beef and thank me later. I saw that place today and wondered how it was. Drove my daughter to a new overnight camp outside Bandera.
July 12, 20214 yr Just now, midtown said: It's better than average Ok. It had a full parking lot so I was curious. The drive out to Bandera is so nice. Different than other parts of the hill country in that there’s bigger pastures between some of the hills. Some incredible ranches out there I’m sure.
July 12, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, CoachTex said: PSA. If you are in San Antonio and want some badass Mexican food, make the short drive to El Chaparral in Helotes. Order the Valerie's special beef and thank me later. very solid place, always crazy busy
July 12, 20214 yr I went to Hills & Dales last night, not good any longer. 6 months ago it still had its old vibe, sort of. They charged $10 cover for men, wand down at entry by hired security, and has mostly been converted to typical shitty college bar feel with hookah and picture taking areas.
July 12, 20214 yr Anyone remember a deli over by Olmos Golf course (in between there and Batter UP/Rollercade) called Paletta's? (sp?) Man, I can't remember the sammich that I'd always get there, but it was a very close 2nd to a Zito's Serious for me in terms of best I've ever had.
July 12, 20214 yr ^^Never mind, I found this write-up. Closed, of course, but the name of that sandwhich was the "Mama Mia". I could eat 3 of 'em right now --
July 12, 20214 yr It's better than average Is it a lot better than the 1604 / Redlands location? Because I have been there more than once and thought it was very below average.
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