SA, Last Restaurant/Place You Ate At (San Antonio, Laredo: gay, modern)

[Paka]

Originally Posted by SATX56

Sea Island again spur of the moment last night. I had steak this time others had fish and shrimp. Decent steak too!

Funny, I have never considered anything but seafood when there...will have to try sometime.

You and the family on the mend??? Sure hope so!

[chud]

Originally Posted by Paka

Funny, I have never considered anything but seafood when there...will have to try sometime.

You and the family on the mend??? Sure hope so!

I always order seafood at Sea Island too, but I did order a steak there once and it was very good!

Also, I ate at Buffalo Wings and Rings in Stone Oak today (on 1604 access road), and can't recommend it. Poor service.

[Paka]

Originally Posted by chud

I always order seafood at Sea Island too, but I did order a steak there once and it was very good!

Also, I ate at Buffalo Wings and Rings in Stone Oak today (on 1604 access road), and can't recommend it. Poor service.

Ohhh....now you make me HAPPY I did not do the discount coupon deal sent to me this week on one of the 100 discount coupon sites I belong to! SA Deal, Groupon, etc...

For those of you that have NOT tried these sites, they are AWESOME!!! Great way to try different places at 50% off. At least if it is not something you feel the need to do again, you gave it a try at a MAJOR discount!

Currently we have Malibu Shack, Red Robin, Marianitos Tex-Mex, Mela Indian, The Grill at Leon Springs, YaYa's Thai, and dance lessons at Frd Astaires Dance Studio to enjoy at 50% off!

[GEM-Texas]

Sea Island makes a good burger as compared to the prices at the upscale burger joints.

You know, I have a broiled snapper for a third of the price that some upscale fish joint serves and SI was much better.

[SATX56]

Originally Posted by Paka

Funny, I have never considered anything but seafood when there...will have to try sometime.

You and the family on the mend??? Sure hope so!

They really are a well run outfit and dependably good food. Excellent service and very friendly always!

..We're on the mend Paka thanks... I'm still draggin' a little. Hope you're well.

[Fraptree]

Ate at Panchitos off of Zarzamora. South of Laredo. Place was packed and heard they do good business. Wife and I weren't impressed. Bacon and egg tacos tastes extremely bland. Her plate of enchiladas were too salty. I had bought a couple of bean/cheese tacos. Beans tasted a bit off. Only good thing out of it was the Sweet Tea. Going back, doubtful.

[jwebtx]

Bliss- very nice space and they allow corkage ($20). food was very good but unimaginative. contemporary food for the 1990's. Everything is much better than Silo, but that is not saying too much. Crowd was surprisingly older (55++) for the neighborhood.

Entrees hovered around $30. They claimed charcuterie was hand sliced, but I watched them use a hand powered deli slicer. That is not hand sliced. They also claimed to have a 1lb Japanese wagyu steak on special for $85. I had to call them on the absurdity of that, but the waiter maintained it was not domestically raised wagyu, but actual Japanese import. If you insist, we ordered the steak to be split by 3 of us w/ whatever sides the chef wanted to serve. It was definitely a high quality prime and quite tasty, but not remotely close to actual Kobe (nor would it have been served in the manner it was if the real deal). All the fuss aside, the steak delivered for its price.

Service was friendly and attentive. Many were poached from Weisman restaurants. Dinner can be ordered from the tiny bar by the door.

I will definitely go back, but i'm in no rush to do so. Food 3.5, Service 3.7, Space 3.8
This is definitely a "play it safe" kind of place. I hope they succeed.

[amexicano]

Originally Posted by jwebtx

Bliss- very nice space and they allow corkage ($20). food was very good but unimaginative. contemporary food for the 1990's. Everything is much better than Silo, but that is not saying too much. Crowd was surprisingly older (55++) for the neighborhood.

Entrees hovered around $30. They claimed charcuterie was hand sliced, but I watched them use a hand powered deli slicer. That is not hand sliced. They also claimed to have a 1lb Japanese wagyu steak on special for $85. I had to call them on the absurdity of that, but the waiter maintained it was not domestically raised wagyu, but actual Japanese import. If you insist, we ordered the steak to be split by 3 of us w/ whatever sides the chef wanted to serve. It was definitely a high quality prime and quite tasty, but not remotely close to actual Kobe (nor would it have been served in the manner it was if the real deal). All the fuss aside, the steak delivered for its price.

Service was friendly and attentive. Many were poached from Weisman restaurants. Dinner can be ordered from the tiny bar by the door.

I will definitely go back, but i'm in no rush to do so. Food 3.5, Service 3.7, Space 3.8
This is definitely a "play it safe" kind of place. I hope they succeed.

Is that the restaurant on Presa street? Is your rating out of four or five?
thanks for the detailed review.

[jwebtx]

Originally Posted by amexicano

Is that the restaurant on Presa street? Is your rating out of four or five?
thanks for the detailed review.

It is on S Presa: Food is Bliss.

My review was out of 4 and probably a little too generous across the board, but it factors in they are open less than 2 weeks at the time.

[BenjaminNicholas]

Bliss will find it's footing. They have a great culinary pedigree, unlike Feast (also in Southtown), who was started by a person with no knowledge of the restaurant biz and truly bad interior design.

What, me opinionated?

Funny/sad they BS'ed about it being Kobe. One pound of real Kobe would a) be so much more expensive and, b) be like eating pure sticks of cooked butter. It would literally make someone sick after that much meat. I too have spent considerable time in Asia and have had the real deal.

Sustenio at Eilan, while falling back onto Pyles's mainstay dishes, is also an excellent new choice for those in SA who want some originality.

Sustenio in Éilan Hotel Resort - Northwest Side - San Antonio | Urbanspoon



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