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    Blanco Cafe

    3.9 (325 reviews)
    Closed 6:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Cheese Enchilada plate
    Melissa C.

    Food is always hot and delicious! Go to plate is the cheese enchiladas. Fresh tortillas with butter! Carne Guisada is also very delicious. Server is always friendly. Very popular in a cute location.

    Matt G.

    What happened Blanco cafe? Their taco's used to be full. Been a lover of blanco cafe for so many years. But my tacos look like they are on a diet. Or have been for quite sometime and they lost a lot of weight. Service is great. Everyone is very nice. Place is still the same ole spot. Homey and comfy place inside. Just the taco quality took a hit.

    They line these seats up outside when it's full inside and you have to wait for a table (or your to-go order)
    Mitzi M.

    We usually go here for dinner, but today we went for breakfast. It's the classic hole in the wall with amazing, quick, inexpensive food. My $3 taco was huge. I might be skipping lunch.

    Cheese enchiladas
    Esme N.

    When I'm looking for classic San Antonio enchiladas, this is my go-to spot. Every time I've been, they are SLAMMED with a line out the door, but the food always comes out super quick and piping hot. I haven't tried anything other than their cheese enchiladas, but why would I?! This is what they're famous for. I love that it feels like a diner and the ladies working are always so so nice to me. Next time I have out-of-town friends visiting, I want to take them here for the experience!

    Chicken enchiladas verdes, barbacoa taco, chilaquiles and egg taco
    Corrine Z.

    Wowowow this place is great, popped in bc our car was charging across the street and what a great find. The portions are huge, the staff is SO friendly, the food was amazing. We got the enchiladas verdes, tangy tomatillo sauce, big portion, the barbacoa taco- these tacos are BIG and excellent! The chilaquiles and the egg taco, also fabulous! Would recommend!

    barbacoa plate
    Judy B.

    Went for Sunday morning breakfast. Only had to wait 20 mins or so and we had 6. Place was packed with a line outside. Nice people working there. Nice old building with raised ceilings inside. coffee good. I got megas plate. delicious beans and flour tortillas. Megas were just eggs and chips. They need to add some peppers and onions. The wife got the barbacoa plate. Very good and a lot. We had leftovers for breakfast the next day.

    Enchilada Plate
    CW L.

    I had lunch here the other day. Very nice place tucked away in an old part of SA. Very good food, fast service and a friendly staff. Almost reminds me of Gilbert's on the other side of town. I will definitely come back.

    Carne Asada, Eggs, and Potatoes plate
    Andy D.

    Blanco Cafe is amazing! Came here on a Saturday morning at 830 am, and it was packed! Luckily there were a few open tables so we didn't have to wait. I ordered the Carne Guisada, Eggs, and Potatoes plate. It was absolutely amazing! The Flour Tortilla here is absolutely delicious. It is fluffy, fresh, and adds more flavor than your typical tortilla. Grata food, fast and friendly service, and a family-type vibe. Highly recommend for Mexican food enthusiasts!

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    Esteban B.

    Blanco Café opened near my work so I had to give it a try. I actually went three times in a two week period, so I'm going to summarize here. Only menu pictures this time! The restaurant is new, clean, with historical photos, artwork, and clear ties to San Antonio. Music is playing over the chatter, but not blaring. The first time I went on a Monday and got a water (comes with a slice of lemon) and the #1, cheese enchiladas with fajitas but it let's you request/sub in the carne guisada (more bang for your buck than getting the carne guisada plate itself). The food was standard Tex-Mex; they love their yellow cheese. Enchiladas were good as was the carne guisada. The beans & rice were just okay, but I added the green salsa to almost everything because I like my food spicy. I had wanted to try the chicken flautas or the chicken fried steak but those are only daily specials (Friday and Tuesday, respectively). I returned on the following Friday because my coworkers hadn't been yet and I wanted to try the chicken flautas plate. I firmly believe you can tell the caliber of a [Tex] Mexican restaurant based on their flautas! So I ordered them with a water w/lemon. Again, the rice & beans were bland, so I doused them in green salsa. For average folk, it was maybe a 4 or 5 out of 10 spicy level (3-4 for me). The chicken flautas were fine, but could have used more seasoning. The tortillas were fried well and nicely crunchy. The last visit occurred the following week on Tuesday for the chicken fried steak. It was a sizable steak with a good cover of gravy. I again doused my entree in green salsa, but I can't stress enough that I really like spicy and may not be necessary. I recall wishing it was crispier and maybe could use more seasoning, but that may have just been my subconscious comparing it to milanesa, haha! The sides were simple and fresh, the texas toast well buttered. This lunch spot gets the job done. Service is relatively fast and servers check in regularly, but arrive early to beat the lunch rush! I'm not sure if it's a tex-mex thing or just the restaurant establishing its chefs/recipes, but I think a heavier hand with the spices/seasonings would not hurt. With such a diverse menu and lack of Mexican spots close by (that don't have tourist prices), I have to cut them some slack. I've yet to try their breakfast tacos which is what this area is especially lacking. I hope to update and give them 5 stars in the future!

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    I have been going to Blanco Cafe with my stepmom's side of the family for many years & food was so delicious & staff is great & I loved it.

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    A San Antonio classic. Great enchiladas, great service . The service is quick and the food is classic Tex-Mex.

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    Mi Tierra Cafe & Bakery - Flautas de Pollo

    Mi Tierra Cafe & Bakery

    3.7(4k reviews)
    2.6 miDowntown
    $$

    I have been here several times. It's one of those staple tourist places that you have to visit when…read moreyou are in town. Service is fast, place is decently clean for the foot traffic, the servers all look happy and eager to work. I ordered tortilla soup, I usually like it with a cup of rice and avocado like most places serve it. However, I definitely think this is a safe Mexican food restaurant when it comes to not overdoing it with spices and the extra stuff. My soup had a decent amount of chicken. I had a mimosa, loved that they used fresh orange juice. Flour tortillas were delicious! Before heading out you need to have the sweet bread!! So goooodd!

    People say when in San Antonio, do like the San Antonian's. Nobody really says that. I mean, I just…read moredid, but I also just made it up. With that being said, let's make up a review. Except I'm not actually making the review up, I've been to the place. Both San Antonio and the restaurant moments away from being reviewed. I'm always down for solid Mexican food. It's always pretty damn good. I mean, at the pure base of things, it's basically the same few ingredients, just different vessels to get it to your mouth. I'm never bad about that. I love transportation. Mi Tierra was a pretty great looking place. Plenty of space, a nice outside waiting area, plus a bakery. I have never been to a place with a bakery that I didn't like. It seemed like a very authentic place, and that's coming from a resident of Michigan. A resident that eats Taco Bell. A resident who eats Taco Bell and think's THAT'S authentic Mexican. The first thing I noticed was that this place did not seem to serve burritos. Not a marker really for me, but it was something I've never came across before. I also thought that you were stuck ordering enchiladas or tacos in a meal type of setting. Upon further questioning, you can order a la cart. That was a relief. I ended up ordering the enchiladas Verdes because sometimes I ignore my color palate and go for green. And because I can't just stop eating one form of meat, cheese, and sauce, I ordered a taco. Actually, I just ordered a taco because I wanted a dryer enchilada. Or did I order the enchiladas because I wanted a wetter taco...I don't know anymore. Anywho, I ground beef, American style taco. Now, I've always been a big fan of chips and salsa. Some salsa hits, some miss. Some salsa is pureed and is basically red water. Some salsa is just a full tomato. I like my salsa like I like my orange juice. With extra calcium. Wait. Mild pulp. That's it. This salsa pretty much hit those notes. Had good flavor and a little spice left to linger. The main course came out and everything looked delicious. Green enchiladas looked exactly like I expected. However, it took me a moment to realize I was not looking at a burrito...but instead, my taco. It was served a peculiar way. wrapped, seam down, with a little bit of the meat on top, pico and lettuce on the outside, next to it. It was a burrito peacocking as a taco. I've never seem this display before, and I have been to many Taco Bell and non-Taco Bell restaurants. The taste was pretty good, though. All the taco flavor in a burrito jacket. The enchiladas were pretty decent, too. Everything tasted like it had all the ingredients and that they were in all the right spots. No doubt about it, I was full after e

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    Panfila Cantina And Restaurant

    Panfila Cantina And Restaurant

    3.8(299 reviews)
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    Surprised the wife with a trip to Pan Fila for her favorite hot chocolate and concha. We started…read morewith the Pan Fila Conchota combo that is a combination of the two that is 1/2 gallon of hot chocolate made using a base of Abuelitas with additional cinnamon, and cocoa along with something special. It was delicious! The concha was soft, buttery and flaky, with just the right sweetness. We took home the majority of it and it stayed nice and soft instead of turning hard like so many others. We decided to try several appetizers to go along with our concha to get a wider taste of their food than we would by just ordering a couple entrees. Let me tell you, this was a great idea! We ordered the Tosti-Ceviche Verde, Panela Asado, Mexican Street Corn, and their Spicy Bean Dip. The Ceviche Verde was excellent, the freshness of the fish and shrimp was wonderful with the chipotle mayo and avocado. We chose to have it on the salsa Verde Tostitos and it was all great combination. The Panelo Asado was a completely new dish for us and was extremely good with a savory flavor from the salsa Tlaquepaque that mixed well with the Panela cheese. Their tortillas though not made in house, are made for them and taste like mom made them. The Mexican Street Corn was great and had the perfect bit of char taste from the corn. It was creamy and flavorful, we did think it could use just a tad more lime juice though. The Spicy Bean Dip was very good. You can't go wrong with Oaxaca, Chorizo, and pieces of pork mixed with some mildly spicy beans. Our server was fantastic. She had great recommendations for us, and was quick with checking on our drinks and generally helping us throughout our dinner. The food was prepared quickly, was hot, tasteful and refreshing. We definitely will be going back, and recommend Pan Fila to all of you.

    La comida y el servicio siempre esta phenomenal! Ive been here twice and both times the food and…read moreservice and vibes were 10/10. I recommend the cafe de olla y el flan the most theyre delicious. Its a nicely decorated restaurant and the music is great too! My new go to for brunch or happy hour.

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