RoMo's Cafe

7627 Culebra Rd
San Antonio, TX 78251

Chicken Slider Soup

This place almost didn’t make my list, on the count that the owner is a Yankee....but after I saw that they were converted Texan’s AND the menu, I knew I had to try this place.  The place is small, but vibrant.  Hung around the restaurant is San Antonio memorabilia photo’s, and there are touches of red throughout the restaurant.  One of the most unique things I found about the environment was the large screen in the back corner of the restaurant.  On a constant stream is video of the food being prepared in the kitchen.  We were greeted immediately, however the service was a little slow.  It took at least five minutes for us to get our drinks, and an additional five minutes for her to get our appetizer order from when dropping off the drinks.  The service was slow during the entire meal, but friendly.  Perhaps they just need to learn how to time the meal a bit better, or perhaps that’s what they were trying to accomplish. The food was so good that I want to give the service the benefit of the doubt.  Another thing that stood out from the get go was that they have the cucumber infused “spa water”.  I usually don’t see this outside of hotel’s and spa’s.  I liked it because cucumber’s are so fresh that I think this water is an excellent palate cleanser.  For an appetizer we choose the Duckodent Fries.  The menu describes it as “Hand cut fried in luscious rendering of duck.”  This is where my lack of knowledge hinders me.  I honestly thought that the fries would have like a gravy on the bottom from perhaps pan drippings of duck confit...but my oh so gracious dining partner explained to me that it’s just fries that are fried in duck fat.  He had to explain to me after because the fries looked, and tasted like normal fries.  An excellent fry with a crisp outside and soft potatoe inside, but a normal fry, no less.  Joseph explained that the fat was probably a very clean fat, I made a mental note to save the $2 and get the regular fries next time.  I ordered the half a sandwich and soup.  I am a HUGE soup lover, and when I saw that the soup was made fresh, daily I had to give it a try.  I choose a Philly as my sandwich.  This plate was slap your momma good.  The Philly meat is hand-cut ribeye steak w/ provolone and sweet onions on a hoagie roll.  The meat was so tender and juicy, and I loved that the caramelized onions still had a bit of a bite to them!  The soup was called Chicken Slider Soup.  It was one of the best chicken soups I have ever had.  Right off the back, you can tell it is a homemade stock packed with extremely fresh vegetables cooked to perfection.  The chicken was so soft and flavorful, and the “slider” is a flattened rectangle pasta, made from scratch!  When it came time for Joseph and me to switch...I didn’t want to share.  He ordered the Roast Beef Au Jus.  The meat is great and seasoned well, however I didn’t really care for the bun it came on because half way through the sandwich it wants to fall apart to mush on you due to the meat being soaked on the au jus.  I know that’s the price you pay for that type of sandwich, but I like my bread to hold up well.  For dessert we had Pastel Imposible.  My first reaction....Mmmmmmm.  It was one of those, “hold everything” moments.  This has got to be one of the best non chocolate desserts I have ever had (other then my peach dessert).  It’s a date cake topped with vanilla flan, with salted toffee and creme on glaze on the bottom.  It’s sinful, the nutty flavor from the date’s marries the creamy vanilla custard so well, you don’t want this harmony to end.  So, the question....”Would you go back?”.  YES!  All of the sandwiches sound so good, it was hard to pick the Philly, and I can’t wait to try another one of their soup creations!  

Duckodent Fries

    

Roast Beef Au Jus

Foodies Diary-Chayitos

6565 Babcock Rd.
San Antonio, TX

In a city filled with Mexican restaurants around every corner, it’s hard for one to stand out.  This place is one of my favorite’s to go for a quick, cheap bite.  The price’s are what they should be.  I have to be honest, paying over $10 for enchilada’s, rice and beans is outrageous, I mean I know how much it cost’s to make rice and beans! They have good lunch specials, usually under six bucks, AND THAT’S WITH A DRINK.  The service is always fast, and friendly too!  On this particular night I walked in about thirty minuets before closing, Joseph felt under the weather and was in need of some good caldo.  On a side note, everything I have had here is good, and it all taste’s like it’s made from my grandma’s kitchen.  To start we ordered Queso Flameado.  What was unique about this one is that they not only have the chorizo and onion’s on top, but also add green bell pepper.  Unlike Joseph, I have a love of green bell pepper because it reminds me of my father’s cooking.  They didn’t flame it, but I thought it was very tasty with the homemade tortillas.  Our server was very nice and timed our meal very well.  We both ordered the tortilla soup that came out as we were more then halfway through the appetizer.  This tortilla soup is something special, and especially when we are under the weather, this soup is the “go-to” meal.  To start with, the broth is made in house, and it’s very clean.  When making tortilla soup, homemade broth take’s extra effort to constantly skim the fat to produce such a clean, aesthetically pleasing finish.  It’s a very large bowl, for just $4.99 you get your money’s worth.  The chicken is very tender, and all the vegetables are fresh and soft.  Our server, Miguel was very attentive to our needs, even though it was near closing time.  I have said before, service is a very large part of the over-all dining experience.  It’s very important for a server to be polite, but also to know how to time your meal and to be attentive to your needs.  It’s easy for service to slip as the closing hour near’s, however the service was so good, you would have thought that we were his first table of the day.  Now...the question.  Would I go back?  This place is near my home and I have frequented this place many times, not only will I be back...but I would recommend it highly to others.