Authentic Chicago style food from Open Face Italian Beefs, to Chicago Dogs made with 100% Beef, Gyros, Golden Jumbo Chicken Wings, Fresh Catfish, and their special Chicago Mild Sauce!
Achiote's pan-Latino menu promises more than it delivers, but the roast pork with yellow rice is succulent and the homey rice pudding satisfying. Terrace seating on the River Walk is pleasant. -- Ron Bechtol (08/08)
Aldaco's Stone Oak outpost remains true to its downtown roots with fresh, flavorful Mex and signature treats, including the avocado margarita and pastel tres leches. -- Ron Bechtol (02/09)
We regret to report that Bistro Thyme has closed. ;;Chef Sander Edmundson serves upscale comfort food in a pleasant interior. Keep an eye out for the crab cakes and meatloaf.
Scott Cohen's eagerly awaited Northwest French fantasy land delivers with high style, traditional fare, and a full bar starring the green fairy of French cafe-society lore. -- Ron Bechtol (03/09)
Mom's night off for four or 40, Bud Jones hand-batters its tasty slate of deep-fried goods. Tops are the hubcap-size chicken-fried steak and the Rockport Shrimp. -- Sam Siegel (11/08)
Adorned with Spanish poetry and testimonials, its tiny dining area is charming. Cascabel adds a smoky-fruity chipotle to the familiar caldo tlapeno. The sopa de fideo is the kind of comfort food you had to grow up on to truly appreciate.
Chaba is a Thai treasure in the Southside sea of fast and half-fast foods. Sample the creamy coconut-milk curries, the zingy salads, and the chewy-spicy beef jerky. -- Ron Bechtol (09/08)
Maybe this Brazilian steakhouse sounds a little gimmicky, but the perfectly seared meat served on swords by waiters in gauchos needs no apology. Nor does the salad bar, which puts its American counterparts to shame. Go very hungry. -- Bonnie Walker (06/09)
Damien Watel's norhtern venture brings excellent, affordable French cuisine in a sophisticated setting to Stone Oak, with the usual outstanding fish entrees and excellent service. -- Richard Teitz (02/09)
; Intense, loud, sexy, and as dark as its chocolate, Coco scores as a salsa club, a dessert haven, and as a place to get wasted on chocolate-based drinks.
Full menu available for dine in or take out. Call (210) 248-9244 to place your order and pick up at the bar entrance. All seating is first come, first serve.
This is a location with a spacious environment for the situated drinker, but also a great hangout for the outgoing type looking for a good time. Reasonable drink prices, an attentive staff and 27 TVs create the perfect atmosphere for a game-night hop-in. Poker tournaments on weeknights, live bands on Friday and Saturday, no-cover PPV events and a full food menu.
Fonda Latina successfully captures the flavors of authentic Colombian cuisine, serving traditional dishes like bistek a caballo -- steak with a fried egg on top -- banana-leaf-wrapped tamales, and arepas con pollo with aji.