Help me out with some info

[Kori Ellis]

I need to do some research and I need opinions from people in San Antonio. (And no, I'm not writing for C-San Antonio :lol)

I know most you will just play around in this thread, but I'd appreciate some helpful responses too.

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican)
Best place for breakfast tacos
Favorite events at Fiesta
Favorite place on the River Walk
Best sports bar in San Antonio
Best nightclub
Best golfcourse
Names of some antique stores and thriftshops
Names of the major corporations headquartered here

Thanks,

Kori

[2Blonde]

Favorite events at Fiesta: Oyster Bake & Fiesta Flambeau Parade

Best golfcourse: Republic (that's my husband vote)

Names of some antique stores and thriftshops: Too Good To Be Threw

Names of the major corporations headquartered here: Tesoro, Valero, AT&T, USAA

[Ginofan]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican): Texas Land & Cattle
Best place for breakfast tacos: Las Cazuelas
Favorite events at Fiesta: Oyster Bake
Favorite place on the River Walk:
Best sports bar in San Antonio
Best nightclub
Best golfcourse
Names of some antique stores and thriftshops: Ironside Market
Names of the major corporations headquartered here: AT&T, HEB, Frost, Valero

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Breakfast tacos: Tink-A-Tako (Ingram Road)

[ashbeeigh]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican): I don't not eat mexican. Sorry :D
Best place for breakfast tacos: There's this place on Bandera and Wurzbach everyone would get tacos from this summer, if y'all can think o the name of it that's it.
Favorite events at Fiesta: Battle of Flowers parade because of the girls' shoes
Favorite place on the River Walk: By Casa del Rio, that's kind of where it all starts.
Best sports bar in San Antonio:
Best nightclub:
Best golfcourse: Wherever they take me.
Names of some antique stores and thriftshops: To Good to be Threw is nice. But umm. How about Me and My House? Goodness. We usually go right outside of San Antonio to do that.
Names of the major corporations headquartered here: Most have been mentioned.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Best place for breakfast tacos: There's this place on Bandera and Wurzbach everyone would get tacos from this summer, if y'all can think o the name of it that's it.

I think it's called Taqueria Jalisco (unless you're talking about Taco Cabana).

Jalisco is in the old "train" where there used to be a Wendy's way back when.

[MannyIsGod]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican): Azuca
Best place for breakfast tacos: Taco Taco
Favorite events at Fiesta Taste of New Orleans
Best golfcourse Canyon Springs
Thanks,

[ashbeeigh]

I think it's called Taqueria Jalisco (unless you're talking about Taco Cabana).

Jalisco is in the old "train" where there used to be a Wendy's way back when.

I was going to say TCs but I knew I'd be shot. That's the one, Taquería Jalisco.

[angel_luv]

Sorry Kori . This is about as helpful as I can be.

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican)- Jims
Best place for breakfast tacos- Taco Cabana
Favorite events at Fiesta- Never been :oops
Favorite place on the River Walk- Boat ride

[katyon6th]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican): Pappadeaux or The Melting Pot
Best place for breakfast tacos: the cafeteria in my office building
Favorite events at Fiesta: Oyster Bake
Favorite place on the River Walk: The Landing
Best sports bar in San Antonio: Hooligan's
Best nightclub: Not a nightclub per se but whatever, I'm going with Howl at the Moon, that place is always a grand time
Best golfcourse:
Names of some antique stores and thriftshops: I go to Austin for this
Names of the major corporations headquartered here:

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Sorry Kori . This is about as helpful as I can be.

Best place for breakfast tacos- Taco Cabana

You've got to live a little, Angelita.

Taco Cabana's good when there's nothing else open. During the day (or hell, some of the little trailers open up at all hours of the night), are more times than not a better taco.

[Zombie]

Favorite place on the river walk: Dirty Nellies! :smokin

[Style. Defined.]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican) - L'Etoile
Favorite place on the River - V Bar
Best nightclub - Swig/Club Cohiba
Names of some antique stores and thriftshops - JC Penney?

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Best nightclub - Swig/

For once, I agree.

I've always had fun there and Gina loves the martinis.

[Style. Defined.]

They let you in?

Must've been a Monday afternoon.

[MosesGuthrie]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican) Johnny Carino's
Best place for breakfast tacos-Ruthie's
Favorite events at Fiesta-Oyster Bake
Favorite place on the River Walk- Dick's
Best sports bar in San Antonio-Champ's
Names of some antique stores and thriftshops-artisans alley
Names of the major corporations headquartered here-Toyota, SBC

[Kori Ellis]

Thanks to everyone for their answers so far.

Except for angel_luv because her answers sucked :) Just kidding (sort of).

[angel_luv]

You've got to live a little, Angelita.

Taco Cabana's good when there's nothing else open. During the day (or hell, some of the little trailers open up at all hours of the night), are more times than not a better taco.

I'm game. :)
How about you all treat me to your favorite places ( different mornings obviously :) ) until I discover a new fave?

[angel_luv]

Thanks to everyone for their answers so far.

Except for angel_luv because her answers sucked :) Just kidding (sort of).



What were you expecting? That my favorite place downtown would be Coyote Ugly? :lol

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

They let you in?

Must've been a Monday afternoon.

So, how many pearl necklaces did you get this week?

[tw05baller]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican) Papadeaux
Best place for breakfast tacos bill miller
Favorite events at Fiesta oyster bake
Favorite place on the River Walk rivercenter mall :lol
Best sports bar in San Antonio Hooligans
Best golfcourse Olympia

[spurschick]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican) Carabba's
Best place for breakfast tacos Eeho's
Favorite events at Fiesta First Round of the NBA Playoffs :drunk

[angel_luv]

Just remembered


Thrift stores-

Goodwill store ( they, by the way, offer gift cards https://www.goodwillsa.org/giftcards.php). Thriftown, and Salvation Army

[Kori Ellis]

What were you expecting? That my favorite place downtown would be Coyote Ugly? :lol

No, I was disappointed that your favorite restaurant was Jim's. :)

[RashoFan]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican): Sushihanna...mmm..SUSHI!

Best place for breakfast tacos: Pete's at Lexington and Main

Favorite events at Fiesta: OYSTER BAKE but it gets as crowded as NIOSA...

Favorite place on the River Walk: DICK's Last Resort, you get hurt- crawl upstairs to the hospital...

[jcrod]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican) : Johnny's
Best place for breakfast tacos : Blanco Cafe or the many rest's off Bandera
Favorite events at Fiesta : Haven't been there in so long i don't remember
Favorite place on the River Walk : none, just the riverwalk
Names of the major corporations headquartered here all named

[angel_luv]

No, I was disappointed that your favorite restaurant was Jim's. :)


Again, I am open to being treated and re- educated. :)

[SequSpur]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican) Ruth Chris
Best place for breakfast tacos Taco Cabana
Favorite events at Fiesta Oyster Bake
Favorite place on the River Walk Swigs
Best sports bar in San Antonio Houligans
Best nightclub Rainbow Lounge
Best golfcourse Hyatt
Names of some antique stores and thriftshops Goodwill
Names of the major corporations headquartered here Valero, USAA

[KEDA]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican) Carrabbas, Barn Door
Best place for breakfast tacos Veronica's Nachitos off of Wurzbach
Favorite events at Fiesta NIOSA
Favorite place on the River Walk Howl at the Noon
Best sports bar in San Antonio Champps
Best nightclub Karma, Howl at the Moon
Best golfcourse Republic
Names of some antique stores and thriftshops
Names of the major corporations headquartered here Columbia 300, Valero, USAA, Toyota, Big Red!

[midgetonadonkey]

Best Breakfast Tacos=Taco Haven on Gevers

[Melmart1]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican): Hung Fong, Tip Top Cafe
Best place for breakfast tacos: Suki's on West Ave
Favorite events at Fiesta: Taste of New Orleans, King William Fair
Favorite place on the River Walk: Arneson River Theater
Best sports bar in San Antonio: That one up on the hill on San Pedro
Best nightclub: Last time I went to a club in SA, there was still a Central Park Mall :lmao
Best golfcourse: can't help you there
Names of some antique stores and thriftshops: Alamo Antique Mall, Antiques on Hildebrand, Memorable Pieces, Too Good to be Threw, all antique stores in Artisan's Alley (can't remember the names but they are all fantastic).Names of the major corporations headquartered here: USAA, Valero, ATT, HEB

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Best sports bar in San Antonio: That one up on the hill on San Pedro


Tiffany's?

Man, I nearly got stabbed at that place the night of the De La Hoya/Vargas fight for talking with some girl who asked me who I thought was winning the fight.

[Melmart1]

I have no idea. My friends and I always went to Whiskey's on Callaghan, but that's not a sports bar. It's basically an English-speaking cantina.

[Notorious H.O.P.]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican) Josephine St/Paesanos
Best place for breakfast tacos - Rolandos/Nachitos
Favorite events at Fiesta - King William/NIOSA
Favorite place on the River Walk - Dolores del Rio/Club Cohiba
Best sports bar in - Buffalo Wild Wings/Fatsos
Best nightclub - Luna Fine Music Club
Best golfcourse - Cedar Creek (I'm on a municipal course budget)
Names of some antique stores and thriftshops - Goodwill/Salvation Army
Names of the major corporations headquartered here - Clear Channel

[slayermin]

I'm not sure if some of these places are still around.

Fave Restaurant: Sammy's - Castroville
Breakfast Tacos: Las Palapas
Fave Event at Fiesta: Oyster Bake
Fave Place on the River Walk: British Bulldog?
Best Sports Bar: Your own neighborhood bar (Bradleys; that spot off Culebra?; I can't remember all the names.)
Thriftshop: Does Flipside count?

[RandomGuy]

Names of the major corporations headquartered here Columbia 300, Valero, USAA, Toyota, Big Red!

(respectfully)

Um, Toyota is not headquartered in San Antonio.

Technically it is headquarted in "Toyota City" in Japan. No that is not a joke.

http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/about_toyota/overview/index.html



Company Name

Toyota Motor Corporation


Head Office

1 Toyota-Cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture 471-8571, Japan
Phone: (0565)28-2121


Tokyo Head Office

1-4-18 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8701, Japan
Phone: (03)3817-7111


Nagoya Office

1-23-22 Izumi, Higashi-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture 461-8711, Japan
Phone: (052)952-2111


Establishment

August 28, 1937

(note: a "prefecture" is the japanese equivalent of a US state)

[Mixability]

Best Breakfast Tacos=Taco Haven on Gevers


Oh shit

:tu

:lmao

[sa_butta]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican)-Texas Roadhouse
Best place for breakfast tacos-Blanco Cafe
Favorite events at Fiesta-NIOSA, Oyster Bake
Best sports bar in San Antonio-Buffalo Wild Wings
Best nightclub-The Coast
Names of the major corporations headquartered here-HEB, USAA

[midgetonadonkey]

Oh shit

:tu

:lmao

I swear, I'm at that place every weekend. Fuckers know me by name there.

[jman3000]

best bar: sugartime's. classiest ladies in the whole city.

[Mixability]

I swear, I'm at that place every weekend. Fuckers know me by name there.

NORM!

[CubanMustGo]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican): Schilo's Delicatessen
Best place for breakfast tacos: my sister's house
Favorite events at Fiesta: Battle of the Bands, Fiesta Flambeaux
Favorite place on the River Walk: The Landing (where Jim Cullum's Jazz Band plays); Rivercenter Mall
Best sports bar in San Antonio: Fatso's
Best golfcourse: Pecan Valley
Names of some antique stores and thriftshops: Sorry, don't do the antique thing
Names of the major corporations headquartered here: USAA, AT&T, Valero, Tesoro, Clear Channel, Zachry Construction, HEB

[batman2883]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican) PF CHANGS
Best place for breakfast tacos CHACHO'S I DONT CARE THEY ARE THE BEST

Favorite events at Fiesta NIOSA, OYSTER BAKE, TASTE OF NEW ORLEANS

Favorite place on the River Walk REPUBLIC OF TEXAS

Best sports bar in San Antonio ILL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU
BEST NIGHT CLUB METROPOLIS
Best golfcourse ????

[batman2883]

Everybody Keeps Naming Bars And Lounges As Night Club There Is A Huge Difference People And Honestly, I Go To Every Damn Spot In This City The Best Night Club In San Antonio....is Metropolis....that Place Is Awesome....its The Only Place That Is Clean, Nicely Arranged And Has A New York Style Type Club Envirnment

[sa_butta]

Everybody Keeps Naming Bars And Lounges As Night Club There Is A Huge Difference People And Honestly, I Go To Every Damn Spot In This City The Best Night Club In San Antonio....is Metropolis....that Place Is Awesome....its The Only Place That Is Clean, Nicely Arranged And Has A New York Style Type Club EnvirnmentThat place is nice inside, but it really only gets good on Saturday. I went by there once on a Friday and noone was there.

[batman2883]

HOWL AT THE MOON, The Coast, Luna Fine Music Club, AND Luna Fine Music Club ARE ALL BARS.......NOT NIGHTCLUBS GEESH!

[batman2883]

That place is nice inside, but it really only gets good on Saturday. I went by there once on a Friday and noone was there.
YEAH BUT ITS THE BEST PLACE TO BE ON A SATURDAY AS IN NIGHTCLUBS.....NIGHT CLUB WISE....IF YOU GO TO ANY OTHER PLACE ITS GONNA BE REALLY GHETTO AND TRASHY........

[sa_butta]

HOWL AT THE MOON, The Coast, Luna Fine Music Club, AND Luna Fine Music Club ARE ALL BARS.......NOT NIGHTCLUBS GEESH!I guess it would be Metoropolis then, there really isnt anything else good.

[BeerIsGood!]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican): Pappadeaux - Cedar Plank Salmon or Jumbo Shrimp Brochette. But you can get that at any Pappadeaux in any big city in Texas

[batman2883]

Think About It Name Every Night Club In San Antonio
Planeta So So
Pure So So
Joes Volcano Ghetto
Graham Central Station Get Shot Or Stabbed
Noche Caliente Get Shot, Stabbed, Or Find Your Body In Mexico
Metropolis Great Envirnment, Great Music, Sexy People Perfect Club
Rive Great Time, However Still Gets Ghetto As Well
N/v Still Recovering From Being Aruba But Making A Statement

[batman2883]

I guess it would be Metoropolis then, there really isnt anything else good.
EXACTLY, SAN ANTONIO HAS A LOT OF BAD ASS ULTRA LOUNGES AND BARS.......NOT A LOT OF GREAT CLUBS THOUGH

[batman2883]

Bars And Ultra Lounges That Are Great
Zen Bar
Davenport
Howl At The Moon
Cielo
Oyster Bar
Bombay
Picassos
Sherlocks
Revolution
Rebar
Broadway Bar
Karma
Posh (just Opened)
Kona Grills Bar At Happy Hour Oh Man!!!!!
Monaco's Is For Old People...hate It There

[batman2883]

Oh And Pat O'briens

[sa_butta]

Joes Volcano
Grahm Central Station
Antro

:vomit:

[batman2883]

I PUT THOSE DOWN

Joes Volcano YOU WILL GET SHOT OR STABBED THERE

Grahm Central Station SHOT OR STABBED THERE

Antro PAST ITS GLORY DAYS

[batman2883]

But I Am Having A Vip Party At Antro Sometime Next Month Im Gonna Try To Bring Some Class Back Into That Biatch

[batman2883]

Oh And Best Sports Bar To Me Is Champs

[batman2883]

I Know Champs Is Pretty Commercial But I Love The Crowd, I Love The Atmosphere When You're There For A Game Everybody Is Into It...the Food Is Great And The Drinks Are Always Full

[batman2883]

Taco's

I Love Danny And Roy's Off Old Highway 90 Too They Have Tacos The Size Of A Damn Plate

[sa_butta]

I Know Champs Is Pretty Commercial But I Love The Crowd, I Love The Atmosphere When You're There For A Game Everybody Is Into It...the Food Is Great And The Drinks Are Always FullChamps is a nice place but they are expensive as hell.

[batman2883]

Champs is a nice place but they are expensive as hell.
SURE IS BUT I LOVE IT THERE, PRICE DOESNT MATTER TO ME.....I LIKE GOING TO WATCH THE SPURS PLAY AT MADISONS TOO THOUGH I LOVE IT THERE BUT CHAMPS BEATS EVERY OTHER PLACE FOR ME.......2ND PLACE IS BUFFALO WILD WINGS

[Kori Ellis]

Thanks Batman (and everyone else).

[CosmicCowboy]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican) Scenic Loop Cafe
Best place for breakfast tacos Petes Tacos (on Main north of downtown)
Favorite events at Fiesta...getting the hell out of town and going fishing at the coast
Favorite place on the River WalkThe Landing (bar) Budro's (restaurant)
Best sports bar in San Antonio [b]champs
Best nightclub Flores Country Store
Names of the major corporations headquartered here...besides other obvious mentioned...KCI, Mission Pharmaceutical

[sa_butta]

SURE IS BUT I LOVE IT THERE, PRICE DOESNT MATTER TO ME.....I LIKE GOING TO WATCH THE SPURS PLAY AT MADISONS TOO THOUGH I LOVE IT THERE BUT CHAMPS BEATS EVERY OTHER PLACE FOR ME.......2ND PLACE IS BUFFALO WILD WINGSWhere is a good place to catch NFL games? Im a Dolphins fan and want to watch my games. I know Tiffany's and Fatso's show them but I dont like either of those places.

[batman2883]

Where is a good place to catch NFL games? Im a Dolphins fan and want to watch my games. I know Tiffany's and Fatso's show them but I dont like either of those places.
CHECK OUT

BWW'S
HOOLIGANS OFF 35 AND THE FORUM
SUGARS
CHAMPS OF COURSE
EVEN HOOTERS MAN IVE STAYED FOR LIKE THREE GAMES THERE ONCE

[leemajors]

as far as golf courses in SA go, my favorites were the hilton resort course and the quarry.

[batman2883]

Thanks Batman (and everyone else).
ANYTIME

[sa_butta]

CHECK OUT

BWW'S
HOOLIGANS OFF 35 AND THE FORUM
SUGARS
CHAMPS OF COURSE
EVEN HOOTERS MAN IVE STAYED FOR LIKE THREE GAMES THERE ONCEBWW shows all the games??

[batman2883]

BWW shows all the games??
YEAH THEY HAVE MULTIPLE SCREENS AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT GAMES ON EACH ONE...ALL YOU'D HAVE TO DO IS ASK THEM TO PUT IT ON ONE OF THEM

[batman2883]

And Damn Tpark Got Me Hooked On That Garlic Parmasean Sauce There Man I Cant Stop Eating Those Bastards

[sa_butta]

And Damn Tpark Got Me Hooked On That Garlic Parmasean Sauce There Man I Cant Stop Eating Those BastardsI like those and the teryaki.

[midgetonadonkey]

mango habanero

[Silver21_Black20]

mango habanero

:tu With a mango margarita on the rocks.

[sa_butta]

roast duck with the mango salsa.

[jman3000]

:tu With a mango margarita on the rocks.
pussy.

[gameFACE]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican) Liberty Bar
Best place for breakfast tacos Taco Haven on Presa
Favorite events at Fiesta NIOSA (even though its run by the SA Conservation Society)
Favorite place on the River Walk The south part of the horseshoe bend. Better sitting areas.
Best sports bar in San Antonio I don't really know any
Best nightclub I’m out of the loop, man………
Best golfcourse Cool Crest :smokin
Names of some antique stores and thriftshops I prefer modern stuff... Texas Thrift.
Names of the major corporations headquartered here already mentioned…….

[Mark in Austin]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican): Reggiano's
Favorite events at Fiesta: NIOSA
Best golfcourse: Cool Crest
Names of the major corporations headquartered here: Where's BuddyHolly(Hills) when you need him? :king

[2centsworth]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican) non franchise..Babe's Burgers
Best place for breakfast tacos - Pete's on Main and Lexington
Favorite events at Fiesta - Carnival/Market Square
Favorite place on the River Walk - Sunday Brunch at Las Canarias
Best sports bar in - ? Buffalo Wild Wings is cool
Best nightclub - I used to know this before a wife and two kids
Best golfcourse - La Cantera
Names of some antique stores and thriftshops - I'll anwer this 30 years from now
Names of the major corporations headquartered here - Capital Guardian (American Funds)

[leemajors]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican) non franchise..Babe's Burgers
Best place for breakfast tacos - Pete's on Main and Lexington
Favorite events at Fiesta - Carnival/Market Square
Favorite place on the River Walk - Sunday Brunch at Las Canarias
Best sports bar in - ? Buffalo Wild Wings is cool
Best nightclub - I used to know this before a wife and two kids
Best golfcourse - La Cantera
Names of some antique stores and thriftshops - I'll anwer this 30 years from now
Names of the major corporations headquartered here - Capital Guardian (American Funds)

forgot about la cantera, haven't played there since regionals in 95. nice course.

[FromWayDowntown]

Favorite restaurant in San Antonio (non-Mexican): Biga on the Banks, Bin 555, The Lodge, L'Etoile, Silo

Best place for breakfast tacos: Las Palapas

Favorite events at Fiesta: NIOSA; River Parade; Spurs Playoff Openers :) (aren't those official Fiesta events?); I was at Battle of Flowers when the sniper opened fire (literally across the street from his location on the corner of Broadway and Grayson) so I'm not terribly enamored with that event.

Favorite place on the River Walk: Boudro's, Dolores del Rio, the Landing

Names of the major corporations headquartered here: has anyone mentioned Clear Channel?

[KewlKat00]

Best golfcourse Cool Crest :smokin

oh wow, i agree. i go there whenever i am back for a visit. i just remember the same lady was always at the register and next to her was one of those frogs that would ribbit when you got near it.

[alamo50]

Favorite events at Fiesta First Round of the NBA Playoffs :drunk

Now that's my spurschick!

:drunk