643767 Tue Aug 11 09:19:20 -0700 2009 1 5 Texas 0 4936434 Hello I am from Texas but have not lived there in awhile! I am coming home and want some tasty places to eat. I will be staying in the spring area and also traveling to Galveston area. Does anyone know of some nice restaurants but not expensive that I can take my mother too. I am game for anything mexican, Italian- lets not do sushi but anything else. THanks Tue Aug 11 09:19:20 -0700 2009 115718 Studious32 1 4939344 For Mexican food on the island I like La Estacion which is open for breakfast and lunch, downtown across from city hall. I actually think they have the best breakfast. I also like Gordita's on the east end of the seawall. They have a very nice menu with good TexMex and some traditional Mexican. They do not take credit or debit cards so have cash if you visit. Just an FYi they also have a nice little raspa stand out front that has great fruit smoothies which are good for a walk on the seawall in the hot weather. They also have the Mexican corn cups which I really like. Italian on the island evokes many strong feelings. I prefer Mario's on Seawall but many others prefer Di'Bella's. I have never like Di'Bella's but I must say they are resilient. First they suffered major damage from Ike, reopened and they had a bad fire. Just recently reopened again. They are a little neighborhood restaurant on Avenue O. Wed Aug 12 07:28:27 -0700 2009 4936434 14445 swamp