My love of restaurants in shack like structures took me to Rita’s Enchiladas the other day. Situated on Austin Highway a couple of blocks West of Perrin Beitel Road, Rita’s is a restaurant built out of corrugated tin and red paint and serves up more of traditional brand of Mexican food in a compact menu. […]
Mexican
La Fogata: Perfect Patio for a Margarita
One of the best patios in town, La Fogata is a great place to cozy up to the one you love—and a margarita—while the mariachis play.
Chayitos
For Lent I decided to only eat out for one breakfast, one lunch, and one dinner a week (unless I am traveling). In order to continue to publish content to the blog, I really have to plan out my meals to make sure that I try at least one new spot a week. This past […]
Pericos Restaurant: Parrot Tails and Enchiladas
I am as guilty as the next person for staying in my comfort zone and eating what I know and love. I think that this is particularly true in the winter when I go into hibernating mode and eat familiar foods, drink beers at happy hour, and go to sleep. It’s hard for me to […]
La Fonda on Main
Even though I have been in San Antonio for five and a half years now, there are still a few restaurants considered by many as staples of the Alamo City that I have yet to visit. One of those restaurants is La Fonda on Main. Operating on Main Street since 1930, La Fonda has been […]
Paloma Blanca
My latest Groupon adventure led me to eat lunch with a friend at Paloma Blanca in Alamo Heights. I was excited because I have long heard that it is an excellent place to dine and a favorite of the 09ers (read: people from Alamo Heights, 78209 zip code). The weather was really starting to cool […]
Ruthie’s Restaurant: Breakfast Tacos Any Time of Day
One day while I was ramblin’ around town, I stumbled upon Ruthie’s. This was one of those days where I was just driving around town on back roads to get to a place instead of staying on the major thoroughfares. I saw this huge yellow building with a sign that beckoned me to “Eat Here.” […]