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Hours

Sun.-Thu. 11AM-10PM
Fri.-Sat. 11AM-11PM

Cross Street

Turner St.

Parking

Free lot.

Pricing

Medium ($$)

City's Best

Rosario's Mexican Cafe   

910 S Alamo St
San Antonio, TX 78205
210-223-1806
www.rosariossa.com

Rating: 3 out of 5  (20 Ratings)   Read Reviews (20)    Rate and Write a Review

Great food, tasty margaritas, live music and a trendy atmosphere lure locals and tourists to this favorite eatery nestled on the edge of the Historic King William District. Rosario's flaunts purple ceilings, ceiling fans and a neon bar. The pink and turquoise interior flatters the equally colorful food. Start out with the freshly prepared salsa with tostadas, or with an order of ceviche or nachos. For dinner some of your best bets are the pollo diablo or the pipian plate. The pollo diablo is a charbroiled chicken breast covered with spicy ranchero sauce and white cheese. The pipian is a grilled chicken breast smothered with a mole-like sauce of ground nuts, seeds and spices. Other favorites are the calabacito con puerco, puffy tacos, steak ranchero, flautas or carne de puerco en chile cascabel. For dessert have the delicious capirotada with caramel. Sax improv reigns on Friday night. Latin jazz smooths out Saturday after dark.

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Review rating 4 out of 5
Great place
By RamiroM62 on 07/03/2008
I went there a couple of weeks ago at different times for lunch (puffy taco combo) and (dinner combo plate) since I was staying at hotel in La Villita. I thought the food was excellent and the service was very good. A couple of things to criticize. First, we were served hand made flour tortillas at dinner but package ones during lunch. Maybe they ran out? Nevertheless the hand made corn tortillas were yummy at both meals. Lunch service was off a bit but they were packed and the food was very tasty. The dinner service was fine and food was great. Beer drinkers should note nothing but Mexican cerveza was served. My main concern was access. The parking lot was packed but plenty of street parking is available. But, I took my grandmother (who uses a walker) there for dinner and she could not easily get into and out of the place. The front is too far from the packed lot for her and the back or side door was not easy to enter since the lot was full and no one was available to seat us. After some navigating we all got in but it is not a place for everybody. Still I would go back to eat and driunkg anytime.
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Review rating 5 out of 5
Excellent in very way
By Estebans2048 on 06/10/2008
remined me of my mother's cooking !!!!!
Steferries
Review rating 5 out of 5
Lifelong San Antonian
By Steferries on 06/01/2008
I have lived in SA all of my life and I just visited this gem during Fiesta. I had the puffy beef tacos and to my amazement they did not break and dump all of the working on my plate. I have never experienced this in my entire life. Since then I have gone back numerous times and I have also taken out of town guest there who raved about the food as well. My friends mother had the pozole and was very satisfied with the flavors and texture. I am counting the days till I visit again.
CaroleBarOne
Review rating 3 out of 5
looks good
By CaroleBarOne on 05/14/2008
I was watching throw down with Bobby Flay and their puffy tacos looked yummy!!!