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Welcome to SA

Indiana State Sycamore grad in San Antonio, hate IU, glad yall are here

Check out these food places:

Viva Tacoland, Mi Tierra, La Fogata,Pappasitos, El Chapparal,

Chris Madrids (food truck, had a fire months ago, so out of food truck until building fixed), Burger Boy, The Esquire Tavern, Sams Burger Joint

Old Smokehouse BBQ (hole in the wall bbq place) about a 15 min drive from downtown. Smoke Shack BBQ (near UIW), Augies BBQ, Dignowity Meats

Big Lous Pizza (big ass pizza, SouthSide, little ghetto area)

Food on Riverwalk is overrated and overpriced, typical tourist trap.

Bars/drinks:

O'Brians Pub-Hurricane will get you drunk as balls, Howl at Moon (Downtown)

Pearl or Southtown close to downtown

Country music check out Floores Country Store (Cash,Willie, Ernest Tubb all played there), Randy Rogers Band on Fri night, $30.  Great Texas Country Artist.  If you want a two stepping place Cowboys Dancehall (younger crowd) Thirsty Horse Saloon (middle aged)

Check out Ripleys or Buckhorn Museum downtown. Cool arifcats at both places.

Other museums are Witte, Briscoe, McNay

Sunday go hit up Sea World (expensive) or Six Flags Fiesta,TX. Go for a drive through TX Hill Country (Wimberely or Fredericksburg) LBJ Ranch and Museum is 1 15 min drive. Luckenbach is near there as well, check it out for real.

The RIM area has bunch of places to eat and is close to TopGolf and indoor Skydiving and Six Flags.

Gruene,TX is about a 30 min drive east from SA and has oldest Dancehall in TX, Gristmill great place to eat, bunch of small shops.

Float the River in New Braunfels

Bandera,TX 30 min drive NW of SA. Cowboy Capital of the World. Cool little redneck town.

Pedenrales Fallls or Garner State Park best 2 state parks near SA (1-1/2 hour drive)

Drive by Alamo Stadium, high school football stadium that holds 23,000.

Seriously on Sunday get out and explore. Use Friday Sat and Monday for downtown San Antonio.

 

Let me know any questions!