Lucy Cooper's Texas Ice House Archives - San Antonio Current

Lucy Cooper's Ice House is known for comfort eats such as its donut brunch burger and fried green tomato BLT.

Owner of San Antonio restaurant chain Lucy Cooper’s sells two locations

Chef-owner Braunda Smith will continue to operate the original restaurant on San Pedro.

by Sanford Nowlin August 16, 2024July 30, 2025

Chef-owner Braunda Smith will continue to operate the original restaurant on San Pedro.

Little Bites: Holiday events at Dog & Pony Grill, Tony’s Siesta make San Antonio food news

Events at Shotgun House Coffee and Ranger Creek Brewstillery are also on the menu.

by Nina Rangel December 14, 2023February 26, 2024

Dave Bautista, Lucy Cooper’s: San Antonio’s biggest food stories of the week

This week, Devils River Whiskey announced that former WWE wrestler and actor Dave Bautista bought a stake in the distillery.

by San Antonio Current Staff September 29, 2023June 13, 2025

San Antonio’s Lucy Cooper’s to be featured on America’s Best Restaurants series

The YouTube series will be filming this Thursday at the restaurant’s San Pedro Avenue location.

by Brandon Rodriguez September 27, 2023June 7, 2025

Lucy Cooper’s chef unveils specialty burger to support family of deceased San Antonio food writer

Braunda Smith, chef-owner of Lucy Cooper’s Texas Ice House, will donate the proceeds of every Blount Burger to the writer’s surviving family.

by Nina Rangel June 9, 2023December 19, 2024

La Malinche, Lucy Cooper’s: San Antonio’s biggest food stories of the week

The Current‘s story about Arizona-based Postino WineCafé also made the week’s top five.

by San Antonio Current Staff May 19, 2023February 1, 2025

San Antonio’s 21-and-up joint Lucy Cooper’s to expand with new location on city’s Far West Side

The new location will open about two miles west of Tom Slick Park ‘any day now,’ chef-owner Braunda Smith told the Current.

by Nina Rangel May 12, 2023July 27, 2025

San Antonio restauranteur Braunda Smith has landed on another Food Network competition show.

San Antonio chef behind Lucy Cooper’s Ice House competing on Food Network’s Chopped

San Antonio restauranteur Braunda Smith will compete on the Tuesday, March 14 episode. Days later, she’ll be featured in the channel’s Guy’s Grocery Games.

by Nina Rangel March 1, 2023July 11, 2025

Chef-owner of San Antonio’s Lucy Cooper’s Ice House to appear on Food Network show

Braunda Smith will show off her cooking chops on the May 24 episode of Guy’s Grocery Games.

by Nina Rangel February 3, 2023July 18, 2025

25 San Antonio spots to get frozen cocktails, including to-go and drive-thru options

by San Antonio Current Staff June 24, 2022

26 essential spots in and around San Antonio for chicken wings

by San Antonio Current Staff May 20, 2022

Essential San Antonio patios, where the food is as good as the ambiance

by San Antonio Current Staff March 4, 2022

All the thirst-quenching drink specials at the inaugural San Antonio Icehouse Week

These San Antonio restaurants are offering Christmas dinners for dine-in and to-go

by Nina Rangel December 16, 2021January 14, 2025

21 San Antonio restaurants offering Thanksgiving meals for dine-in or takeout

by San Antonio Current Staff November 12, 2021

San Antonio’s 35 best bars that aren’t located downtown

by San Antonio Current Staff August 20, 2021

San Antonio’s 26 best bars, restaurants and tasting rooms for whiskey lovers

by San Antonio Current Staff August 13, 2021

Best of SA, Food & Drink

The best bars and nightlife spots in San Antonio, according to our readers

by San Antonio Current Staff July 29, 2021

29 women-owned San Antonio restaurants you should’ve tried by now

by San Antonio Current Staff July 15, 2021

The most anticipated new restaurants coming to San Antonio

by San Antonio Current Staff June 25, 2021