It’s a relaxed place to bring your dog and unwind with a glass of wine. There’s plenty of space in the lodge-style dining room, and the shaded, breezy patio isn’t backed up with a waiting list. Without the nearby Comal River packed full of tubers on a weekend, Huisache Grill in New Braunfels isn’t as lively these days. Dine-in, curbside and third-party delivery available. Bob Ross himself couldn’t have painted a prettier or happier bowl ($12 for a large salad, plus $4 for tuna salad).Ģ2015 Interstate 10 W. Yes, kale, because I’m evolving.Įven kale tastes tastes good with First Course’s luminous and tangy cucumber-lemon vinaigrette. Then came the canvas of spinach, strawberries, peas, garbanzo beans, sunflower seeds, roasted red peppers and kale. Not to brag, but here’s how they painted my masterpiece: They started with tuna salad blended in-house with cucumber, onion, carrots and Sriracha mayo. But even better is to ask salad chefs Orlando Vasquez and Kevin Webb to grab a shiny stainless steel bowl and fill it with whatever you point at as you walk the long line of salad elements. It’s what they’ve been doing since Diane Cardenas opened the shop four years ago. Sure, you can order a Cobb or a Mediterranean salad and let First Course make all the decisions for you. Mike Sutter /Staff First Course Salad Kitchen On : 5 San Antonio-area restaurants for great chicken-fried steak But at least we’ll have something healthy-ish to eat while we’re in there. And I found it in the globe-trotting flavors of a Vietnamese salad at Thyme for Lunch. I found it on wheels at a food truck called Sensational Salads and Wraps and in an urban treehouse called Silo Terrace Oyster Bar, where they make one of the best Caesar salads in the city. I found that satisfaction in a custom-built tuna salad at First Course Salad Kitchen and in a bowl of righteous rabbit food with grilled duck at Huisache Grill in New Braunfels. Something with protein, with power, with personality - fulfillment without all that extra filling up. But I was looking for salads that bring the same kind of satisfaction as traditional comfort food. Shades of green radiate from salads all around San Antonio and beyond, from the shredded iceberg lettuce on a Tex-Mex combo plate to the torn kale that feels more like punishment than redemption. A belt notch.Ītonement, it seems, comes in shades of green. After weeks of seeking emotional comfort from the pandemic with food that made me physically uncomfortable, something had to give. Note: The Express-News is suspending traditional restaurant reviews until restaurant dining rooms fully reopen.ĭoughnuts, fried chicken, enchiladas, lasagna, pancakes. Thyme for Lunch is a sandwich, salad and breakfast spot on Huebner Road. Mike Sutter /Staff Show More Show Less 10 of10 Silo Terrace Oyster Bar is one of San Antonio's best seafood restaurants. Mike Sutter /Staff Show More Show Less 9 of10 Mike Sutter /Staff Show More Show Less 8 of10 Trey VanCleave started the Sensational Salads and Wraps truck in 2012. Mike Sutter /Staff Show More Show Less 7 of10 The Sensational Salads and Wraps truck has been serving San Antonio since 2012. Mike Sutter /Staff Show More Show Less 6 of10 Huisache Grill serves an array of salads, sandwiches, burgers, grilled steaks, seafood and chops in New Braunfels. Mike Sutter /Staff Show More Show Less 5 of10 Mike Sutter /Staff Show More Show Less 4 of10 Mike Sutter /Staff Show More Show Less 3 of10įirst Course Salad Kitchen opened four years ago off of Interstate 10 in San Antonio. Mike Sutter /Staff Show More Show Less 2 of10įirst Course Salad Kitchen opened four years ago off of Interstate 10 in San Antonio. San Antonio’s salad superstars include First Course Salad Kitchen, where custom salads have options like grilled teak and chipotle tuna salad.
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