Bobby J’s, ‘Puta de la Fruta’: San Antonio’s biggest food stories of the week

This week’s most-read Current food stories ran the gamut from breweries, food philanthropy, a heartbreaking restaurant closure and everything in between. Let’s jump in.

Folks were keen to learn details about the closure Helotes mainstay Bobby J’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers as well as a local food activist Jamie Gonzalez’s trek to win a hefty grant.

Plenty also perused a collection of day trip-worthy breweries and a pair of articles involving Northeast SA’s Toyota Field: one about a new taco and margarita festival coming to the sports venue and the other about free McDonald’s eats over the weekend.

Read on for more.

• Longtime San Antonio-area mainstay Bobby J’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers has closed
• San Antonio food activist and ‘Puta de la Fruta’ sole Texas candidate for national $50,000 grant
• When exploring San Antonio-area breweries, don’t snooze on these day-trip worthy spots
• San Antonio’s new Taco and Margarita Festival will marry the local favorites with pro wrestling
• McDonald’s to give away free fries and nuggets at San Antonio’s Toyota Field this Saturday

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Longtime San Antonio-area mainstay Bobby J’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers has closed

It’s unclear when the Helotes restaurant shut down, but its phone number has been disconnected and Google lists it as ‘permanently closed.’

San Antonio food activist and ‘Puta de la Fruta’ sole Texas candidate for national $50,000 grant

Jamie Gonzalez is one of a dozen candidates vying for American Heart Association EmPOWERED to Serve Business Accelerator prizes.

When exploring San Antonio-area breweries, don’t snooze on these day-trip worthy spots

A bevy of towns just outside the Alamo City boast breweries that produce great products and are eager to welcome visitors.

This article appears in Oct 5-18, 2022.