Beer Til 2 A.M. at San Antonio Grill

View of the bar

For dinner we went out to the local Tex-Mex restaurant called San Antonio Grill as it was one of the boy's birthdays. Although the food was pretty good, and their small margarita does the trick, the service was really slow. It took over 35 minutes to get the special of the night -  a BLT! -- and nachos with black beans. We went through two bowls of hot tomato salsa and chips while waiting! However, the wait was likely because one of our party ordered lobster and steak so we all had to wait for that!  I did complain to the waitress a little but she said it was because they only had one cook that night.  Also, by the time we were finishing up dinner, about 9:30 pm, it looked like the restaurant was closing up. Waiters were scurrying around removing tables and chairs and stacking them in an adjoining room. A little annoyed as it seemed like they were shutting up the shop, I asked the waitress what was going on. She said it was Monday Night College Night and the place would soon become standing room only for the $3 margaritas and $2 beers they serve until 2 a.m. So that's why the chairs and tables were being removed. We also asked where all the pictures we usually see on the walls had gone. She said they take them down as the students get kind of crazy and will take anything that isn't nailed down!  We left soon after this and the manager apologized as we left, presumably for the late food and the furniture disturbance.  We just couldn't figure out why anyone would go out drinking on a Monday night and surmised it was recovery for the students from the first day of the week. Unbelievable! And how badly behaved, taking pictures off the walls!

Hot Dog Days

There's at least two hot dog stands within a half mile radius of where I work downtown but it's a rare lunch hour when I will splurge on these even though they are quite tasty and delicious. These food carts have all the fatty, salty things I should avoid so I do my best not to eat them. I only succumb a couple of times a year as a special treat on a Friday afternoon or if I completely forgot to bring lunch with me or just can't get into something healthy, organic and expensive. Ah, vinegar and salt flavored potato chips! Ah , barbecue flavored potato chips!  Ah, steamy brown, spicy shiny hot dogs wrapped in foil and smothered in very green relish! Puffy white bread roll smeared with unbelievably yellow mustard! Orange soda with no ice! All for less than $3!  A perfect American snack!