October 1, 20214 yr At El Chaparral for lunch. Got the puffy carne guisada [mention=3553]LTtxfan[/mention]h Helotes location or Redland and 1604?
October 1, 20214 yr 19 minutes ago, midtown said: 1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said: At El Chaparral for lunch. Got the puffy carne guisada [mention=3553]LTtxfan[/mention]h Helotes location or Redland and 1604? Helotes
October 1, 20214 yr So you guys put cheese on your carne guisada?? I have never considered that, and I am white and put cheese on everything. I will give it a try before knocking it
October 2, 20214 yr 55 minutes ago, Mac8111 said: So you guys put cheese on your carne guisada?? I have never considered that, and I am white and put cheese on everything. I will give it a try before knocking it I don’t either. Carne guisada neat for me.
October 2, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, Mac8111 said: So you guys put cheese on your carne guisada?? I have never considered that, and I am white and put cheese on everything. I will give it a try before knocking it Where the hell you been living?
October 2, 20214 yr On 9/28/2021 at 7:12 AM, NoRagrets said: Taquitos West on west avenue is legit. It’s just not easy to park and way out of the way. https://www.texasmonthly.com/list/15-great-tacos-in-san-antonio/taquitos-west-ave/ This right here. Must have.
October 3, 20214 yr Had breakfast this morning at the Blanco Rd Blanco Cafe. Chorizo & egg plate slammed & went hard. Forgot the pics. Cajunfail
October 8, 20214 yr Barn Door Pepper Steak & Tassos Potato last night… Edited October 8, 20214 yr by Cajun
October 8, 20214 yr On 9/28/2021 at 8:24 AM, Hate said: I haven’t lived in SA in 26 years, so I’m sure a few things have changed since then. I rarely go to Palapas because I’m rarely in SA. Last time I went to Palapas was probably almost 5 years ago and I went for breakfast. Their huevos rancheros is outstanding or at least was. Same. I moved to Dallas in 1998. Las Palapas was amazeballs back then and I've gotten it a time or two when I've been back down visiting my folks. Still seemed good. Hate to hear it's slipped -- if it has because it was fantastic for a long time.
October 9, 20214 yr On 10/1/2021 at 12:32 PM, BurntOrange&White said: At El Chaparral for lunch. Got the puffy carne guisada @LTtxfanh Puffys are a good call but you missed out on the Valerie's special beef.
October 10, 20214 yr Very satisfied with the commitment to Carne Guisada in this thread. The official meal of Tejanos for generations. Salute, gentlemen. Also, anybody got a recommendation in Austin? I've had Cisco's, and it was decent but the tortillas just aint' dusty enough like in SA.
October 10, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, BurdineBandit said: Very satisfied with the commitment to Carne Guisada in this thread. The official meal of Tejanos for generations. Salute, gentlemen. Also, anybody got a recommendation in Austin? I've had Cisco's, and it was decent but the tortillas just aint' dusty enough like in SA. Joe's Bakery on East 7th.
October 10, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, BurdineBandit said: Very satisfied with the commitment to Carne Guisada in this thread. The official meal of Tejanos for generations. Salute, gentlemen. Also, anybody got a recommendation in Austin? I've had Cisco's, and it was decent but the tortillas just aint' dusty enough like in SA. I highly recommend getting on 35 and heading south to San Antonio
October 10, 20214 yr 9 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said: I highly recommend getting on 35 and heading south to San Antonio This is the correct answer to all Austin "Tex Mex" querries. Every single one. I forgot how far superior SA is to ATX in that category until I moved back a couple of yrs ago. Night and day.
October 23, 20214 yr Thought about starting a new thread, but I'll post the question here: Is San Antonio criminally underrated? Would love to hear opinions. I haven't spent much time outside of the touristy areas, but the times I've spent, I've loved. The area feels like it's got character without being trendy. I think the best breakfast tacos I've ever eaten -- and atmosphere -- were at a place called Guenther House. The river outside of the Riverwalk is really nice. In Austin, it would be slammed but in SA, it's just very serene in the morning. Sure, the city has so much sprawl. And you can spend three days in the touristy area of any major city and have a great time. Overall, just really like the vibe when I've visited.
October 23, 20214 yr San Antonio is what Austin used to be before it went and got all uppity and cosmopolitan.
October 23, 20214 yr Probably underrated but Austin and San Antonio are completely different. Economics. Vibe Entertainment Demographics. Etc and that's a good thing . It's way more unique. Has more history. There is nothing unique about Austin that you can't get in other cities. IMO.Let's just build the freaking train so Austin people can come get tacos and watch the Spurs and SA peeps can watch UT MLS and eat BBQ. There are only "four unique cities in America: Boston, New Orleans, San Francisco, and San Antonio," someone once said; the quote is attributed to both Mark Twain and Will Rogers.
October 24, 20214 yr San Antonio has a spirit, a soul. Austin has hipsters who pretend to have it. ‘Great line from a cheesy movie (Still Breathing)filmed in SA back in the ‘90s describing the town - “ This city is like an old woman who’s lived long enough to know who she is”. Yup Edited October 24, 20214 yr by Cajun
October 25, 20214 yr We hit up Nonna Oesteria ( at The Fairmont) last night Really great meal. Small menu but everything was top notch. Pretty decent Italian wine list and then an additional wine list for those wanting some domestic offerings. Meatball appetizer was A+ Gnocchi was spot on. We also ordered Tartufo, their signature dish. It had crab and black truffle and was made table side inside the Parm rind. It was very tasty but it wasn’t worth the price. Glad we tried it though.
October 25, 20214 yr On 10/23/2021 at 11:44 AM, FirstTimeCaller said: Thought about starting a new thread, but I'll post the question here: Is San Antonio criminally underrated? Would love to hear opinions. I haven't spent much time outside of the touristy areas, but the times I've spent, I've loved. The area feels like it's got character without being trendy. I think the best breakfast tacos I've ever eaten -- and atmosphere -- were at a place called Guenther House. The river outside of the Riverwalk is really nice. In Austin, it would be slammed but in SA, it's just very serene in the morning. Sure, the city has so much sprawl. And you can spend three days in the touristy area of any major city and have a great time. Overall, just really like the vibe when I've visited. Man if you think the guenther house has the best breakfast tacos ever you have a lot more to experience. SA is pretty cool. I like it alright. I’ve lived here a long time, basically split my childhood here growing up. I used to like living here more but I think I’ve just grown tired of it. It’s changed a lot. The amount of road rage shootings are ridiculous. Don’t honk unless you’re ready for a gunfight. Traffic is getting worse, too many people everywhere. I’ll probably move back to the valley here pretty soon. The traffic, growth, and crime are all on the rise down there too but to a lesser degree at least. At the end of the day it’s better if your place has all those problems, because it means the population is growing and it’s a desirable destination. Still sucks to deal with though /rant
November 1, 20214 yr Chicken fried chicken smothered biscuits and gravy with eggs and hash browns at Grumpys this weekend.
November 1, 20214 yr 19 minutes ago, Mac8111 said: Chicken fried chicken smothered biscuits and gravy with eggs and hash browns at Grumpys this weekend. Slice of watermelon seems totally out of place
November 10, 20214 yr Sushi recs, out towards Cantera or 1604 north would be great Edited November 10, 20214 yr by tx 3 putt
November 10, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: Sushi recs, out towards Cantera or 1604 north would be great Goro’s a little further south but off 10 for the most part.
November 10, 20214 yr My top 2 are Goro's and Hana Only thing out north is zushi on 1604. And the place in la canterra which is serviceable Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Tapatalk Edited November 10, 20214 yr by midtown
November 10, 20214 yr http://unikojapanesehouse.com Been here a couple of times. It’s good not great.
November 10, 20214 yr 20 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: Sushi recs, out towards Cantera or 1604 north would be great We need to know if there will be a sugar baby involved. I say Goro's and then take her next door to Dad's for some karaoke. Or shoot down 10 to Costco.
November 10, 20214 yr 10 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: We need to know if there will be a sugar baby involved. I say Goro's and then take her next door to Dad's for some karaoke. Or shoot down 10 to Costco. 1.50 hot dog and soda is damn hard to beat
November 11, 20214 yr Damn. I drive by taco house all the time. Gotta pop in soon Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Tapatalk
November 11, 20214 yr 12 hours ago, Cajun said: Taco House kills it again at lunch... Been looking for some good nachos in Austin for too long. I can get the puffy tacos from El Chile, and they're not too bad.
November 11, 20214 yr 19 minutes ago, BurdineBandit said: Been looking for some good nachos in Austin for too long. I can get the puffy tacos from El Chile, and they're not too bad. Better, more in-focus pic for your viewing pleasure…
November 11, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, midtown said: Damn. I drive by taco house all the time. Gotta pop in soon Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Tapatalk I almost never "drive by". More like drive in. Advantage - my future cardiologist.
November 11, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Cajun said: Beef Enchilada plate at Garcia's for today's pinche debauchery...
November 11, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Cajun said: Beef Enchilada plate at Garcia's for today's pinche debauchery... Taco House and Garcia's back to back? Outstanding work from you. There's about a 99% chance that you and I have had lunch together at some point but didn't know it. But the question on everybody's mind -- brisket nachos or no brisket nachos from Garcias?
November 11, 20214 yr 4 hours ago, Cajun said: Better, more in-focus pic for your viewing pleasure… next time I'm in town for more than an afternoon we're going to lunch. it's been too long
November 11, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, Cajun said: @Mitch Cumsteen Interesante. Will try on next visit and report back. Please do. I guarantee it won't disappoint. I found a picture of them on Yelp. So... damn.... good. The other thing that they have on their menu that I've never seen anywhere is carne de puerco, which is like carne guisada but with pork. It's really, really fucking good. Pro tip: if you order the carne de puerco taco, you have to eat that shit first or else it's going to soak right through the tortilla.
November 15, 20214 yr Heading down to SA for Thanksgiving break with the fam. Taco house is def getting a visit from me. I'll throw a wheel barrow in the back of the truck for my wife to roll my gluttonous ass outta there.
November 15, 20214 yr On 11/11/2021 at 3:38 PM, tx 3 putt said: next time I'm in town for more than an afternoon we're going to lunch. it's been too long Do it! PM me brochacho.
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