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8 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

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I totally forgot about that place. It was never a regular since it was too crowded 

I also forgot to give a shout out to Jerusalem Grill

 

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On 1/26/2025 at 5:42 PM, hobbes2702 said:

Anyone got any good Mediterranean recs? How about Indian? Cant seem to find anything other than really generic.

I still think Pasha on Wurzbach is very good. The other locations can be hit or miss.

18 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Any Indian recs?

See like all 6 or 7 of the immediate posts above yours.

On 1/30/2025 at 8:19 AM, BurntOrange&White said:

Any Indian recs?

 

On 1/30/2025 at 8:39 AM, Helobious said:

See like all 6 or 7 of the immediate posts above yours.

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Antelope and Quail at Biga last night, holy fuck that was good.

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Help please.  I have a work colleague going on vacation next week, 8 days in San Antonio.  He has a bro/sis in law in Austin so they’ll go up there some and want to explore in between and into the hill country.  He’s been a couple times on biz, wife never been.  It’s been some time since we’ve been down as tourists.  He knows River walk, Alamo, etc. that’s half a day.
 

Any ideas for sights, days trips, restaurants appreciated.  They eat everything from high end to low brow.  Thanks in advance.

Edited by Texzilla58

For a tourist...

Food:

Taquitos West Avenue - good atmosphere, food is really good for a popular spot, and something a bit different than most of the rest of the US.

Pearl District- I like Southerleigh the best of the restaurants there but a neat little area to eat and shop.

La Fonda on Main- classic SA place with a great atmosphere that out of towners love

Things to Do:

San Antonio Zoo- possibly the best in the state

San Antonio Museum of Art- great location, architecture, and better works than expected for San Antonio

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park- Not as crowded as the Alamo and gives a better understanding of Colonial Texas.

Daytrips:

Enchanted Rock State Park- Fun hike, that isn't challenging. It's about 1.5 hours from downtown.

Fredericksburg- wine area, historically german town, WWII museum of the Pacific. A bit over an hour from downtown, can combine with Enchanted Rock

Corpus- oddball choice but good for a day trip. Selena Museum, Texas State Aquarium, USS Lexington, ocean fishing, an ugly water beach with decent sand. 2hrs from Downtown

 

8 days is a lot for SA, but plenty of daytrips options.

 

Edited by SimonBolivar

5 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

For a tourist...

Food:

Taquitos West Avenue - good atmosphere, food is really good for a popular spot, and something a bit different than most of the rest of the US.

Pearl District- I like Southerleigh the best of the restaurants there but a neat little area to eat and shop.

La Fonda on Main- classic SA place with a great atmosphere that out of towners love

Things to Do:

San Antonio Zoo- possibly the best in the state

San Antonio Museum of Art- great location, architecture, and better works than expected for San Antonio

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park- Not as crowded as the Alamo and gives a better understanding of Colonial Texas.

Daytrips:

Enchanted Rock State Park- Fun hike, that isn't challenging. It's about 1.5 hours from downtown.

Fredericksburg- wine area, historically german town, WWII museum of the Pacific. A bit over an hour from downtown, can combine with Enchanted Rock

Corpus- oddball choice but good for a day trip. Selena Museum, Texas State Aquarium, USS Lexington, ocean fishing, an ugly water beach with decent sand. 2hrs from Downtown

 

8 days is a lot for SA, but plenty of daytrips options.

 

I know that this is "touristy", but a trip to Mi Tierra is an important part of the San Antonio drill.  

30 minutes ago, DalTxHornFan said:

I know that this is "touristy", but a trip to Mi Tierra is an important part of the San Antonio drill.  

Oh yeah Market Square in general.

San Antonio some decent parks and hiking trails/greenways if they like the outdoors.

Macalister Park

Macarthur Park

Hardburger Park

Salado Creek greenway

Leon Creek Greeway

Frederick Park

 

16 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

Help please.  I have a work colleague going on vacation next week, 8 days in San Antonio.  He has a bro/sis in law in Austin so they’ll go up there some and want to explore in between and into the hill country.  He’s been a couple times on biz, wife never been.  It’s been some time since we’ve been down as tourists.  He knows River walk, Alamo, etc. that’s half a day.
 

Any ideas for sights, days trips, restaurants appreciated.  They eat everything from high end to low brow.  Thanks in advance.

Hit up on of the state parks out west (garner, maples, etc). Stop in Castroville on the way out and get Parisa at Dziuks. 

5 hours ago, SimonBolivar said:

For a tourist...

Food:

Taquitos West Avenue - good atmosphere, food is really good for a popular spot, and something a bit different than most of the rest of the US.

Pearl District- I like Southerleigh the best of the restaurants there but a neat little area to eat and shop.

La Fonda on Main- classic SA place with a great atmosphere that out of towners love

Things to Do:

San Antonio Zoo- possibly the best in the state

San Antonio Museum of Art- great location, architecture, and better works than expected for San Antonio

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park- Not as crowded as the Alamo and gives a better understanding of Colonial Texas.

Daytrips:

Enchanted Rock State Park- Fun hike, that isn't challenging. It's about 1.5 hours from downtown.

Fredericksburg- wine area, historically german town, WWII museum of the Pacific. A bit over an hour from downtown, can combine with Enchanted Rock

Corpus- oddball choice but good for a day trip. Selena Museum, Texas State Aquarium, USS Lexington, ocean fishing, an ugly water beach with decent sand. 2hrs from Downtown

 

8 days is a lot for SA, but plenty of daytrips options.

 

Also most of this. Get tacos. Get snapper throats at Southerleigh. 

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The zoo is bad ass now.

4 hours ago, midtown said:

San Antonio some decent parks and hiking trails/greenways if they like the outdoors.

Macalister Park

Macarthur Park

Hardburger Park

Salado Creek greenway

Leon Creek Greeway

Frederick Park

 

I’d stay off the greenways/parks mostly. 2 separate murders of joggers along the greenway a few months ago, killer still at large.  

Also holy fuck at 8 days in San Antonio. You could do everything worth doing and then some in one weekend. 

Do they golf? Some good courses. 8 days is a lot

What's the radius for day trips?

F'burg is a full day trip.  Maybe stop in Boerne on the way up or down.

1 hour ago, Helobious said:

I’d stay off the greenways/parks mostly. 2 separate murders of joggers along the greenway a few months ago, killer still at large.

Im on them twice a week.  Those last two were months ago and no reason to believe they were murdered in the greenway.  It is a great place to dumb a body though.

If they like wine or day drinking outside I would do a day trip to Fredericksburg, they could stop at Real Ale in Blanco. Also Redbud Cafe in Blanco is pretty good.

 

This. The greenways are far from unsafe

1 minute ago, midtown said:

Im on them twice a week.  Those last two were months ago and no reason to believe they were murdered in the greenway.  It is a great place to dumb a body though.

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24 minutes ago, midtown said:

Im on them twice a week.  Those last two were months ago and no reason to believe they were murdered in the greenway.  It is a great place to dumb a body though.

Dramiga was 100% murdered in the greenway. She went for a walk in the greenway and never returned, body was found a day later on the trails. Police are saying she was ambushed in a random attack. Castillo was likely a random killing as well but it’s not as clear, police have not called it random yet. And now I’m remembering a 3rd murder on the greenway about a month ago, homeless woman on the NE Side. But that one is harder to count as it was not on a trail technically

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Im on them twice a week.  Those last two were months ago and no reason to believe they were murdered in the greenway.  It is a great place to dumb a body though.

I live literally next to op schnabel and can be on the trail head 60 seconds after walking out the front door. I’ve never felt unsafe during the day in the park. That said, I don’t go at night because it’s dark as shit and well……



Guess who has two thumbs and the house that the kid with the gsw ran to…..this guy. That’s my colorful (she picked it) front door.

If parks are an option, the tobin land bridge in hardburger is pretty cool.

Love seeing Taquitos West Ave getting some love. The boy briefly dated a hot/crazy Air Force nurse, and took her there for dinner on a date.

22 hours ago, deft said:


I live literally next to op schnabel and can be on the trail head 60 seconds after walking out the front door. I’ve never felt unsafe during the day in the park. That said, I don’t go at night because it’s dark as shit and well……

 

 

 

 



Guess who has two thumbs and the house that the kid with the gsw ran to…..this guy. That’s my colorful (she picked it) front door.

If parks are an option, the tobin land bridge in hardburger is pretty cool.

 

That park is where Lauren Bump got murdered while jogging about a decade ago. 

On 2/14/2025 at 7:24 AM, SimonBolivar said:

For a tourist...

Food:

Taquitos West Avenue - good atmosphere, food is really good for a popular spot, and something a bit different than most of the rest of the US.

Pearl District- I like Southerleigh the best of the restaurants there but a neat little area to eat and shop.

La Fonda on Main- classic SA place with a great atmosphere that out of towners love

Things to Do:

San Antonio Zoo- possibly the best in the state

San Antonio Museum of Art- great location, architecture, and better works than expected for San Antonio

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park- Not as crowded as the Alamo and gives a better understanding of Colonial Texas.

Daytrips:

Enchanted Rock State Park- Fun hike, that isn't challenging. It's about 1.5 hours from downtown.

Fredericksburg- wine area, historically german town, WWII museum of the Pacific. A bit over an hour from downtown, can combine with Enchanted Rock

Corpus- oddball choice but good for a day trip. Selena Museum, Texas State Aquarium, USS Lexington, ocean fishing, an ugly water beach with decent sand. 2hrs from Downtown

 

8 days is a lot for SA, but plenty of daytrips options.

 

Fredericksburg / Enchanted Rock would be a great day trip. Have to reserve online but no issue if it's a weekday. I have a ton of recs between here and there if they decide to go that way. If they like WW2 the Nimitz is an incredible museum.

If they go to the Pearl area going on a Saturday morning for farmers market is a great rec. Such a cool spot to just go check out.

Get some bbq in San Antonio. Reese Bros or Pinkertons. Honestly with that many days they should spend a morning and go to Burnt Bean in Seguin. Combo with a day in New Braunfels or Gruene?

 

 

There’s a new Capitol grille opening up next to J. Alexander’s at I-10 and La cantera. 

Why am I getting the feeling Helobious is San Antonio's Nicole?

Between SA and Austin stop in at Gruene, check out Gruene Hall drink some wine/beer, eat at Grist Mill or Gruene River Grill, a lot of evenings they have free live music around town.

On 2/14/2025 at 3:34 PM, Updawg said:

Do they golf? Some good courses. 8 days is a lot

 

sa is a great golf destination

day trip to corpus include - water st oyster bar and a hooks game 

9 hours ago, SuckitKevin said:

Between SA and Austin stop in at Gruene, check out Gruene Hall drink some wine/beer, eat at Grist Mill or Gruene River Grill, a lot of evenings they have free live music around town.

I like Gruene River Grill over Grist Mill but Grist Mill is a Gruene staple. 

 

 

Ive seriously only ever heard horrificIy negative things about gristmill. It sounds like the oasis in Austin in terms of service and food quality

15 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Ive seriously only ever heard horrificIy negative things about gristmill. It sounds like the oasis in Austin in terms of service and food quality

I've done both with out of towners plenty of times and the Gristmill is much better than The Oasis. It's extra good on a day you've been floating the river.

Helobious on his historic run of really shitty takes

Grist Mill is good.  And the setting is great, there's a reason it's an institution.

 

On 2/14/2025 at 8:24 AM, SimonBolivar said:

Pearl District- I like Southerleigh the best of the restaurants there but a neat little area to eat and shop.

True, but some of the other places around there are good too. 

On 2/14/2025 at 8:24 AM, SimonBolivar said:

San Antonio Museum of Art- great location, architecture, and better works than expected for San Antonio

Very true

40 minutes ago, randomhorn said:

True, but some of the other places around there are good too. 

Very true

Brasserie Mon Chou Chou, Best Quality Daughter I think are the other two best there.

Also consider a night at Jazz TX. We are pretty regulars there. Great cocktails, pretty decent food, and a plethora of different live music throughout the year.

7 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

Brasserie Mon Chou Chou, Best Quality Daughter I think are the other two best there.

Also consider a night at Jazz TX. We are pretty regulars there. Great cocktails, pretty decent food, and a plethora of different live music throughout the year.

Man, no kidding. Jazz TX is one of the coolest places in SA.

What’s a good starter night or event at jazztx? I haven’t been (when it’s open) and we don’t make it to the Pearl that often unless we’re going to stable hall for a show.

32 minutes ago, deft said:

What’s a good starter night or event at jazztx? I haven’t been (when it’s open) and we don’t make it to the Pearl that often unless we’re going to stable hall for a show.

I would say depends on what kinda “jazz” you’re looking for. 
Doc Watkins I believe is the owner and he and his band play often. We always enjoy theirs. 
We recently saw some random jazz group doing abbey road beginning to end but jazz renditions. Was pretty good. 

2 hours ago, NoName said:

Man, no kidding. Jazz TX is one of the coolest places in SA.

Denzel Washington GIF

10 hours ago, hobbes2702 said:

I would say depends on what kinda “jazz” you’re looking for. 
Doc Watkins I believe is the owner and he and his band play often. We always enjoy theirs. 
We recently saw some random jazz group doing abbey road beginning to end but jazz renditions. Was pretty good. 

Agreed on Doc. Really good dude also. Their Christmas concerts btw are phenomenal, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

 

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