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Fearless Critic restaurant review of the day
San Antonio
Food
Feel
Price
7.1
8.5
$25
The Cove
Feel-good funk and hype, food that frequently falls short

Much of The Cove’s mystique is curb-appeal: the place includes a laundromat, a car wash, a music venue/bar…and a kids’ play area. Its funk factor, coupled with vegan night and the desire to serve organic greens, Texas grass-fed meats, and the like, has brought the burger and taco joint to the attention of the New York Times and the Food Channel. Its “Texas Burger” was rated best in the city by Texas Monthly, the lamb burger lauded by Guy Fieri…

There’s… [More]

 

From the Super ’Stache The underpriced underdogs
San Antonio
Food
Feel
Price
8.7
8.0
$15
Cascabel Mexican Patio
Quirky Cascabel bucks mainstream Mexican with its regional specialties

We might as well just publish the walls at Cascabel; covered as they are with culinary comments such as “The food is great here. There’s no other place like it.” and “Ésta es comida mexicana!” Said walls have only become denser with opinion and attitude over the years that this singular Southtown place has been open.

And every main dish was $7.50 at press time. (Breakfast, served all day, is less expensive.) Tlacoyos, huaraches, birria … these are not… [More]