Tips for Dining, Eating, and Food Shopping in Texas (exc. Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth and Houston)
Start New ThreadFew years back (3 or 4) I had amazing cabrito (grilled/asado) at a Mexican place that specialized in baby goat. Can not remember the name...large place (not a chain), close to one of the Drury hotels...close or maybe even d-town location. If anyone can refresh my memory.....thank you in advance...
By Pollo
on Feb 3, 2010 09:49 PM
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Maybe Mexico Manhattan
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Mi Tierra? http://www.mitierracafe.com
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The menu looks good, how is this place?
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I haven't been in over 20 years, so I'm not entirely sure & look forward to someone with recent experience to answer - but this is one of those "local institution" type places that's supposed to be sort of part Experience, part breakfast, lunch or dinner.
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Went there just a few months ago and it's super touristy. Very much more go for the atmosphere and the food wasn't too impressive.
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Can anyone recommend an alternative place with good food?
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Rosario's (near dwntwn) or Los Barrios on Blanco...
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Late reply, but I'm fairly sure it has to be Mi Tierra for good cabrito. Nowadays very touristy, but still good. Went there as a family when I was a child. Get out of the center of town for my FAVORITE and the absolute best Mexican restaurant in San Antonio, Thousand Oaks Cafe, 4334 Thousand Oaks Dr. Great everything and often voted the best in SA, no tourists. My favorite restaurant near downtown is El Mirador - awesome puffy chicken tacos, menudo, carne guisada, but don't even try the tres leches dessert - it's a terrible cake with condensed milk poured over. If you're willing to venture out, some crazy good Mexican food can be had at Lupita's on 5923 Culebra (all tacos, carne guisada and the best salsa) as well as Angelica's 3020 Commercial Ave - a DIVE of an old house but awesome, go for breakfast and eat very well for about $5 easy. Rosario's is oooookaaaaay, but a little too "bistro" for me - which is not good for Mexican food, niether is presentation, I cringe when I hear "food stylist" - and they didn't even have carne guisada on the menu. I now live in Spain as of 1 year, and I miss San Antonio terribly. When I think of Mexican food, I crave Thousand Oaks.
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Some people rate Cascabel as the best Mexican around, they might do cabrito. Also the new La Gloria in the Pearl Brewery.
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