San Marcos Chow

[gerchak198]

Looking for chow-worthy restaurants in San Marcos. Must be walking distance from TSU. Coming for long weekend in March from upstate NY.

[sheroxwithfood]

I also agree with Cool Mint Cafe and Grin's. I haven't been to Root Cellar but have heard nothing but good things.

[Bazeego]

Thai Thai Kitchen has solid Thai food.

[stgrove]

Thai Thai Kitchen is horrible. Their Pad thai is like pale, greasy lo mein. The curries are heavy on the coconut milk and light on the spices. And I won't even mention the cleanliness/appearance issues. No way.

[Bazeego]

Not a huge fan of their Pad Thai, (prefer my own) or any of the coconut milk curries, But the green curry soup is tasty and broth-based. Several of their hot recipes are good. Some are very hot. Shrimp salad can be very good. As far as atmosphere....its a college town and the atmosphere is about what I would expect. I used to go to a similar place in Lubbock while I was at Tech.

[Homero]

I always stop by Grin's for a burger when I am in San Marcos. The Burger is pretty good, although not the best I have ever had, but for some reason, the entire package (ambience, etc.) makes it a must go to.

[achtungpv]

On the topic of burgers, try the Tap Room in SM. Best in the region, IMHO.

[cashhh]

Agree on Root Cellar, its a little expensive but still good. Recommend the pasta dishes for the best price and amount of food. The Coffee Pot in the square is good for sandwiches and OK coffee...pricey. I love Los Cucos and will forever, best salsa IMO.

[achtungpv]

Taqueria El Charro is the best Mexican in town. It's Jalisco style and similar to the popular Aranda's but it a lot better actually...and I love Aranda's.

Cool Mint Cafe and Root Cellar are both good and the first chow worthy-ish restaurants in SM since, unfortunately, most of the places in town cater to students with a couple of nickels to rub together.

[gerchak198]

Thank you so much. I did check the TX board and never found that thread, scrumptiouschef, so I thank you for that as well.

[scrumptiouschef]

http://search.chow.com/search?query=%...

"San Marcos" search netted the above. It might also be useful to search the Texas board.