Sip & Savor

PINKERTON’S BARBECUE

Pinkerton’s Barbecue already made a name for itself in Houston, opened up a new restaurant on Houston Street near the new Frost Tower. Known for their chef-driven approach to classic Texas-style barbecue using old school techniques and elevated high-quality natural products, you can expect to find all your mouth-watering favorites, including glazed pork ribs, prime brisket, three kinds of sausage, turkey, and chicken wings, just for starters.

Owner and Pitmaster, Grant Pinkerton, recommends the big beefy ribs which are rich, buttery, and full of flavor thanks to their proprietary rub. He calls them, “brisket on steroids.” All of the sides are made fresh in-house daily with must-tries on the menu being the Baller Rosemary Bacon Mac & Cheese, Duck & Sausage Jambalaya, and the scintillating Smoked Bread Pudding for dessert. Yowza!

They have three patios to dine on as well as access to a spacious park nearby, perfect for an impromptu picnic. Spirits enthusiasts will also appreciate the curated craft cocktail menu which features high-end and rare bottles of bourbons.

LITTLE RHEIN PROST HAUS

Start a Deutschland food tour at the newly opened Little Rhein Prost Haus with two appetizers for the table to share. Kraut Balls are made of finely ground sausage, sauerkraut, and cream cheese, rolled and fried. The Prost Haus Sauce served on the side is a creamy mustard-based sauce so delicious you will want to bath in it. The second appetizer, the Reuben Egg Roll, is made from freshly roasted in-house corn beef shredded and combined with delicate sauerkraut, cabbage, and swiss cheese, also delicately fried and served with a side of mustard sauce.

Move along next to German beer soup with Bavarian pretzel croutons as your second course. The chicken stock base is joined by the creamy, sharp flavor of cheddar cheese seamlessly infused with dark beer notes. From here the menu opens—up with choices. Three Schnitzels are offered—pork Jaeger Schnitzel with a mushroom sauce, Rham Schnitzel made of chicken served with a peppered cream sauce, and the most famous—Wienerschnitzel made of tender veal and served with a traditional herbed butter sauce. All of the tender thin schnitzel cutlets are breaded and sautéed, resulting in a crispy crust and juicy center.

Sausage in Germany is a source of much national pride—much like tacos in Texas. An estimated 1,500 varieties exist and are considered a common street food—just like tacos. Order the Sausage Tower consisting of Bratwurst, Knockwurst, Polish, and Nuremberg. Other sausage options include an Oktoberfest Platter and Sausage Paddles served with several sides.

You had better save room for dessert! The Apple Strudel Cheesecake is sure to be a crowd-pleaser but the show-stopper is going to be the Black Forrest Cake Trifle. Picture a tall beer stein filled with alternating layers of chocolate sponge cake, dark and light chocolate mousse, luscious sweet cherries in syrup, and then topped with chocolate shavings.

Located in La Villita in a renowned 174-yearold historic building, The Bombach House, previously housed the Little Rhein Steakhouse.

PROJECT POLLO

Next up, is a new fast-casual concept serving vegan dishes. Project Pollo is the hottest addition to the quickly growing plant-based food lifestyle. San Antonio will never stray too far from brisket, but this is a new delicious option where carnivores will graze.

As you might have guessed, Project Pollo, which has multiple locations around San Antonio, including one on San Pedro near downtown, focuses on faux chicken options. Think Chick-Fil-A but saving chickens, instead of eating them.

Best Quality Daughter

Project Pollo

Pinkerton’s Barbecue

Best Quality Daughter

Favorites include sandwiches like the Pico De Pollo, a house-breaded Classic Crispy Chikn Sandwich with credo cashew queso, and fresh pico de gallo. The Spicy Project sandwich comes with a signature breaded chikn covered in spicy garlic buffalo sauce, house ranch, and pickled jalapeno, and has the added value of proceeds being donated to a nonprofit.

Do yourself a favor and also give their Loaded Papas a try! These French fries are smothered in their credo cashew queso and topped with pico, grilled jalapenos, and chipotle ranch. So good you want to feel guilty until you remember it’s all vegan, baby!

As a final enticement, you can find locally-made Southern Roots Vegan Bakery cookies at Project Pollo, recently nominated as the best vegan bakery in the country. What are you waiting for?

BEST QUALITY DAUGHTER

Best Quality Daughter, located in the most charming pink house at the Pearl, rounds out our favorite new restaurants for early 2021. While looking for a name to describe these high-concept creative Asian dishes, the owners, Chef Jennifer Dobbertin and Chef Quealy Watson decided to call it New Asian-American Cuisine, although it’s almost indescribable. You have to taste it to believe it, and when you do, get ready for your tastebuds to skyrocket like a SpaceX aircraft.

Chef Dobberton explained that most of the dishes represent her overall experience growing up in an Asian household in Texas. Some of the dishes are nostalgic and reinterpretations of comfort food from her youth. The mind-blowing Fat Noodle Short Rib dish being one example.

The perfectly pillowy Chorizo, Egg and Cheese Potstickers, served with hot salsa, epitomizes the Asian-Texas influence in such a fun and yummy way – something Chef Dobbertin compares to a breakfast taco. Other great options include the Crab Boudin Eggrolls, Chilaquiles Fried Rice, Taiwanese Popcorn Fried Chicken, and Panang Curry Dan Dan Noodles. The menu is extensive. I found myself asking, why couldn’t I have been raised in this house?

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LITTLE RHEIN PROST HAUS

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PINKERTON’S BARBECUE

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PROJECT POLLO

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WRITER’S BIO

Kimberly A. Suta of Sutapants Productions is a local and national food writer, award-winning filmmaker, and publicist for the culinary industry. She’s also the co-creator of Homegrown Chef (homegrowncheftv.com), a culinary series and catering and events company featuring our city’s best chefs and delicious eats.

05/31/21

EAT & PLAY IN MAY

in and around Brackenridge Park

By Janis Turk

Springtime in San Antonio brings May flowers and sunny days best enjoyed on a park bench or a picnic table. But did you know May here is also a really tasty time of year?

Fun food-friendly events are all part of the pleasure, filling the calendar— and our tummies—with local spring treats. First, focus on burning calories through hours of active outdoor fun. Then make each outing even sweeter by sampling local eats.