Prestige gulf oysters – Luke

Prestige gulf oysters - Luke
Cocktail sauce, horseradish, lemon. Each $0.75
Luke, San Antonio TX

These pretty good. Not the best or freshest, but definitely good for 75 cents during happy hour. The staff was super friendly and professional.

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Sunshine & Whiskey: Rebecca Creek whiskey, b&b liqueur, honey, lemon. Happy hour $5

Cochinita pibil – Acenar

Cochinita pibil - Acenar
Achiote-marinated pork slowly roasted in banana leaves and served over cilantro rice. $15.75
Acenar, San Antonio TX

This was packed with flavor and the pork was very tender and delicious. I also liked the cilantro rice and black beans.

Chips and salsa - Acenar
Chips and salsa - Acenar
Chips and salsa. Complimentary

Acenar hand shaken margarita - Acenar
Acenar hand shaken margarita: El Jimador Reposado tequila, Gran Gala, Patron Citronage, fresh lime juice, and house made simple syrup. $10

Charcuterie board – Cured

Charcuterie board - Cured
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
Brewer’s crackers.

Cured cocktail - Cured
Cured: lemon thyme moonshine, ginger, in-house citrus bitters, cava. Happy hour $5

Twice fried chicken wings – Hot Joy

Twice fried chicken wings - Hot Joy
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 cocktail - Hot Joy
Respect Your Elder: gin, elderflower, grapefruit, house made ginger beer. Happy hour $4.99

Samurai cats bathroom wall paper - Hot Joy
Samurai cats bathroom wall paper.

Breakfast of champions – Red Carpet Club

Breakfast of champions - Red Carpet Club
Rose Kennedy cocktail (vodka, cranberry, splash of soda), coffe, blueberry mini muffin. Complimentary
Red Carpet Club, San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

Airports always become less stressful when you have access to airline lounges. I love getting complimentary drinks and snacks, and most importantly free reliable wifi.

Calamari sope – Lolo

Calamari sope - Lolo
Blue corn masa, avocado puree and habanero crema. $11
Lolo, San Francisco CA

These were very cool and different. I thought that the squid ink in the sope was too overpowering though. I like squid ink, but they must have added A LOT of it into the masa. Otherwise, I thought it was a fun dish.

Sangria and beer - Lolo
Lagunitas IPA. $6
Sangria: pinot noir, vodka, poppy liqueur, cardamom, served on the rocks. $11