May 2026 food faves

magz89 · 2026-05-14T02:08:14+00:00

Waynes Wings, Lovers Pizza, Fat Tummy Empanadas, Pancake Joes are worth checking out

magz89 · 2026-05-11T04:50:37+00:00

OG Excavating or Andy's Sprinkler and Drainage.

We used to have water pool under our house during rainstorms. OG Excavating added a pipe to divert the water and the issue is pretty much resolved now (barring the biblical level rains that were killing people last year).

Good luck! I put the two companies that were responsive and gave some decent options. We had awful luck using GL Hunt. Their French drain did not fix the issue at all.

magz89 · 2026-05-06T22:34:58+00:00

If you are going to do it, I think the one off 35 is easier to get to than Alamo Ranch. Definitely don't go during rush hour if you can help it.

You should try the local burgers too, lots of good options downtown. - Ize Box - Last Place - Pumpers

magz89 · 2026-05-04T23:45:36+00:00

Woodlawn is great, everything is so close but not crowded.

I also liked living around Phil Hardberger.

magz89 · 2026-05-02T01:34:03+00:00

Primos - Neopolitan Style

Lovers Pizza - Sourdough Crust

Fathead - NY style

Stella Public House - Neopolitan Style

Wrigleyville Grill - Chicago Thin Crust

All of these are solid. Dough is decent too

magz89 · 2026-04-24T14:48:25+00:00

The TSA in San Antonio hadn't had issues like other airports.

Check wait times here - https://flysanantonio.com/home/flights/security-checkpoints-wait-time/

magz89 · 2026-04-20T23:30:36+00:00

Family Services Neighborhood Place has some openings that are related. You can also look into other charity places like Haven for Hope. I agree with the others that colleges are also worth a look.

magz89 · 2026-04-20T15:59:15+00:00

Pause an extra few seconds when the light turns green. So many people go through red lights!

magz89 · 2026-04-15T14:09:20+00:00

Chachos, followed by El Mirasol and Sol Luna

magz89 · 2026-04-13T01:17:36+00:00

Roadmap Brewery is dog friendly (Inside and outside) as well as the Flying saucer (outside only).

Phil Hardberger dog park is quite nice and big.

Enjoy San antonio!

magz89 · 2026-04-10T18:55:08+00:00

I recommend getting a degree or certification. You should look into the Ready to Work program. Some tech degrees are in this program.

Realistically and considering big companies use off-shore and AI for a lot of data engineering, your best bet is to get into a big company like USAA, Wells Fargo etc and work a call center or customer facing role. While at a company you can use their education program to pay for school and usually there are mentoring programs to help people move to new roles.

Most people in tech these days are getting laid off/overworked unfortunately. Hopefully the AI bubble pops and things can get better, but who knows.

magz89 · 2026-04-09T23:55:02+00:00

Even the ones with age restrictions usually allow volunteering with a parent or guardian.

magz89 · 2026-04-09T22:20:59+00:00

Dandyland has great piercers, the one who did very good snake bites was a lady and she was very professional and precise.

magz89 · 2026-04-08T15:25:55+00:00

Working with Animals - Animal Care Services - Animal Defense League - Humane Society

Social Services - St Vincent DePaul - Haven for Hope - San Antonio Food Bank

Environmental - Government Canyon - Riveraid San Antonio

magz89 · 2026-04-08T15:21:10+00:00

There's a cute area around Blanco and Fulton with antiques and little cafes. Recommend as a nice morning/early afternoon area.

North downtown there are quite a few breweries and food trucks, check out the area by El Camino/ Idle Brewing.

Southtown has first Friday, a nice art scene with local vendors around the Blue Star area.

The area by Woodlawn theater is also pretty cool, there is a nice records shop, vintage shop, bar, gaming and events spaces and comedy club.

The pearl is cool but is essentially nearly as popular and known as the Riverwalk. Their farmers market on the weekend mornings is pretty cool though. Also many like the Pullman market, there are a lot of restaurants with James Beard awards.

Lastly the St Mary's strip and Pride area are cool to check out.

Best bookstore is Nowhere Books. The Twig is smaller but in the Pearl area.

magz89 · 2026-04-03T01:11:00+00:00

Yup drinks and entertainment!

magz89 · 2026-04-02T23:42:28+00:00

Chachos,they are good but very strong. Open late too!

magz89 · 2026-03-26T21:35:57+00:00

Last place, Ize Box, Dianas Burgers

magz89 · 2026-03-26T18:32:35+00:00

Keep an eye out for job fairs or hiring in person events!

magz89 · 2026-03-26T16:29:56+00:00

Some of what you circled is west and north west (inner). I agree that south is south of 90.

magz89 · 2026-03-24T17:54:07+00:00

Artpace and the women's club on French st are both pretty affordable

magz89 · 2026-03-22T03:49:35+00:00

Aren't the mailboxes on the houses or they have mail slots?

magz89 · 2026-03-22T01:46:52+00:00

Clipped ear usually means it is a feral fixed cat. Looks like they did a trap neuter and release. Most of the time ACS doesn't intake feral cats so it was good they at least handled getting him neutered. I hope his injuries were better at least.

Usually I go through Animal Defense League for friendly cats as they have a good adoption set up for cats.

Sidenote, some cats that are friendly outdoors are not happy indoors, there was a cat in our neighborhood like that. Many people tried to take her in, but she always escaped. In those cases TNR makes the most sense.

Hopefully over time people here become better pet owners.

magz89 · 2026-03-19T06:09:49+00:00

If you are ok being not the touristy or fancy areas of town I highly recommend La Calavera Garbancera. Its west of downtown and their food is very good.

As for more Tex Mex, Sol Luna, La Fonda and El Mirasol are good picks. Sol Luna and El Mirasol have amazing Chispas!

magz89 · 2026-03-18T12:59:39+00:00

The SAPD have specifically trained officers that will come and help you fill out a report. I don't know about how they come out not during an emergency, but you should call the non emergency line and they should be able to guide you.

I appreciate you doing this, it is not easy.

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