Huitlacoche butter. $7
The Monterey, San Antonio TX
Mmm, I loved this! Which was surprising because everything else we tried wasn’t so successful. Huitlacoche definitely has a flavor that isn’t for everyone, but I like it. It’s on the bitter side and it tasted great with the salt flakes and butter. Noms!
Local lamb and citrus terrine, chicken liver mousse, and jalapeño sausage. Served with Brewer’s crackers, assorted pickled vegetables, coarse mustard, and strawberry clementine marmalade. Three-item $18
Cured, San Antonio TX
The charcuterie here is amazing! Everything is made in house and the quality is wonderful. The chicken liver mousse was definitely my favorite especially with a dollop of the marmalade on top. The bartenders were also very friendly and professional and make some killer cocktails.
Brewer’s crackers.
Cured: lemon thyme moonshine, ginger, in-house citrus bitters, cava. Happy hour $5
Roasted carrots, beurre blanc. 3 course tasting menu (earlybird) $35
Restaurant Gwendolyn, San Antonio TX
The finishing parsley and nasturtium leaves looked great on this dish. The flounder was tender and full of flavor, and the accompaniments worked well with the fish.
Special sauce, American cheese, soft onions. Served with French fries. $12
Arcade Midtown Kitchen, San Antonio TX
Mmm, this burger was delicious. It thick patty was juicy and flavorful and the whole thing was super filling. The fries were also great and nicely fried.
Busted Sandal Golden Ale. $8
$4
Bakery Lorraine, San Antonio TX
Eater.com, you’ve finally failed me with this lame suggestion! They don’t even ask if you want to eat your food there and just shove everything into a bag (as if an eclair squished into a bag sounds appealing). The choux pastry was SUPER dense and so was the filling. This was very clunky and dry. #FAIL
Kimchi butter, tzatiki, black lime. $11
The Monterey, San Antonio TX
This was kinda gross. The tendons were really tough and hard to eat, and the combination of kimchi butter and tzatziki was bad. I think we each tried a piece and left the remainder in the bowl.
Crab fat caramel, peanuts, cilantro oil. $11.99
Hot Joy, San Antonio TX
Mmm, these wings were SO delicious! They were greasy at all and the flavors were wonderful. They were slight sticky, sweet and salty, and perfect.
Respect Your Elder: gin, elderflower, grapefruit, house made ginger beer. Happy hour $4.99
Samurai cats bathroom wall paper.
Martinez Farms. 3 course tasting menu (earlybird) $35
Restaurant Gwendolyn, San Antonio TX
I loved this salad! The radishes were tasting and it had a great balance of fat, sweet, and tart. I also liked the large crouton, and the whole thing was dressed properly.
Romaine, feta, apple, daikon, piquillos, tortilla chips, oregano vinaigrette. $12
Arcade Midtown Kitchen, San Antonio TX
I thought this salad tasted great, but they frickin’ forgot the feta cheese! FAIL! The chicken was very tender, juicy, and flavorful though. The citrus and cilantro were refreshing and the variety of textures made this salad more exciting than your usual.
Tecate Light beer. $5
Single $2
B&D Ice House, San Antonio TX
Mmm, I liked this mac and cheese. The green chiles were a nice added flavor and texture. The dish was super cheesy and the pasta was cooked wonderfully.
Rye jus, hot mustard. $11
The Monterey, San Antonio TX
I appreciate the creativity and daring in the food at The Monterey. Unfortunately, most of the dishes we ordered weren’t successful. They were messy, confusing, and just didn’t taste very good. I actually liked these dumpling though. The pastrami in the dumplings were unexpected and they rye jus was flavorful enough, but that random smudge of mustard on the rim of the bowl was SO odd. It just didn’t work with the jus. I would have understood it if the dumplings were dry, but since it was almost a soup, the condiment was off-putting.
Real Ale “Devil’s Backbone”, Blanco, TX. $5.50
Served with Thai dip. Happy hour $3.50
Hot Joy, San Antonio TX
I loved this place! It was fun, hip, and the food was delicious. And the snacks during happy hour were super cheap! These freshly fried shrimp chips were hot and SO flavorful. They really didn’t need the Thai dip to add any more flavor. The dip was definitely salty, but I guess that’s intentional to get guests to drink more.
Lone Star tall boy. Happy hour $1.99
Vittle Monster 