Down On Grayson [Eat]

Last weekend, I planned to meet up with some of my friends, to tell them all about my engagement! We wanted to go to a nice place to talk, that offered good food and drinks. We decided to try out Down on Grayson. So, we meet for lunch on a Saturday. When I got there the atmosphere was relaxed and fresh. Down on Grayson is a casual, Modern-American restaurant that serves a mixture of classic and contemporary dishes

I started off by ordering a frozen margarita (which is my favorite drink). Then, for lunch I ordered the GRILLED SANDWICH DU JOUR, (sandwich of the day) which was a Rueben sandwich with a house sauce and a side of French fries. I usually wouldn’t order the Rueben, but our waiter convinces me and he was right! It was super good, grilled to perfection and the cheese was amazing! The fries were also very good.

One of my friends ordered the CRISPY CHICKEN SANDWICH (panko crusted chicken, baby Swiss, tomatoes, pickles & house-made balsamic slaw) and it was also delicious!

Finally, we ordered the STRAWBERRY CAKE (6 layers with fresh strawberries blended into the batter and icing. Topped with Strawberry buttercream icing). It was AMAZING! I love strawberries, so it was perfect! After that I went into a food coma.

Down on Grayson is perfect for a casual lunch-dinner with family and/or friends, you can bring your kids and even your dog. I really recommend it and probably will be coming back soon.  It is located on 303 East Grayson, San Antonio, TX 78215. For more information visit downongrayson.com

Cons.
Portions are too big, try to share with someone. I was planning to take my left overs home, but as usual I forgot the box on the table.

Arcade Midtown Kitchen [Eat]

I have a to-do list which includes, restaurants, events, traveling and more. Today, I am going to blog about a restaurant that I’ve scratched off the to-do list and which I really enjoyed.

Arcade Midtown Kitchen is a new American cuisine restaurant, located at the Historical Pearl Brewery.I am all about first impressions, which gladly Arcade passed. As we arrived I spotted young professionals and a crowd that ranged from 25-50 years.

The restaurant had a great atmosphere with a packed bar and full tables, and it was only the middle of the week. 

On my way to the restroom I had a pleasant surprise, Zoltar from the movie "Big" (starring Tom Hanks) was there. It gives it the perfect touch, since the restaurants' name is Arcade.  Plus it's quite intimidating.

I surely do love a restaurant with an extensive list of wine and Arcade is not the exception, so I ordered a white Zinfandel since it's great with sea food. We started off with the Chile and Lime Calamari, as an entrée, it was so good that by the time I wanted to take a picture of it, it was all gone. From that moment I  proclaimed myself a calamari fan, this has been by far the best CALAMARI I’ve ever tried.

For the main course I order the Ancho Chile Salmon with Mango Mojo and my date ordered the George’s Bank Diver Sea Scallops. Both dishes were finger licking good!

Sadly, this time there was no room for dessert, but I will definitely go back for the calamari and tryout some other dishes.

I totally recommend Arcade Midtown Kitchen.