Most of the Current‘s most-read food news this week was positive: details about a 10-day crawfish fest and plenty of St. Paddy’s Day soirees. Not to mention new locations for L&L Hawaiian Barbecue and SA-born Fuddruckers.
Sadly, though, our most-visited food news story was on the tragic loss of longtime local favorite Jacala Mexican Restaurant, which was gutted in a fire. The iconic Tex-Mex eatery had operated from the same location since its opening 73 years ago.
Read on for more.
- Iconic San Antonio eatery Jacala Mexican Restaurant gutted by early morning fire
- L&L Hawaiian Barbecue will open its second San Antonio-area store this weekend
- These San Antonio bars and restaurants are celebrating with St. Patrick’s Day parties
- Burger haven Fuddruckers to open new, ‘non-traditional location’ in San Antonio’s North Star Mall
- Fifth annual Big Texas Fun Crawfish Boil has returned to San Antonio for a 10-day run
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This article appears in Mar 9-22, 2022.