Japanese Comfort Food, Argentinian Empanadas and Euro Specialties

This week on Texas Eats, David Elder visits Li’s Restaurant, an genuine Szechuan-style Chinese restaurant in San Antonio serving up bowls of noodles and some very spicy dishes. He talks with proprietor Kai Li about Chinese tradition and the inspiration behind his recipes.

Then, David takes us to Helotes and samples some Japanese consolation meals at Hoka Hoka Fuku. He has enjoyable eating with the proprietor and sampling katsu and ramen.

Then, David takes a culinary tour throughout Europe at Europa Restaurant and Bar in San Antonio. Europa makes a speciality of dishes from throughout the European continent and delivers on all of them!

Then it’s off to the West Side to take pleasure in some Argentinian empanadas at Fat Tummy Empanadas. David samples numerous baked candy and savory empanadas with the proprietor, Norah Saleh, and discusses why her and her husband determined to open a restaurant.

Next, David heads to the Pearl District to take a look at a San Antonio staple, Josephine Street. David pairs some steaks and whiskey with a big platter of home battered onion rings.

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After that, David heads to a San Antonio native favourite — Charlie Brown’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill for some loaded nachos and gigantic burgers!

Finally, David wraps issues up at an iconic pizza joint serving up three distinct kinds of pizza at Trilogy Pizza Bistro.

Restaurants featured this week:

LI’S RESTAURANT- 20330 Huebner Rd Ste106, San Antonio, TX 78258

Hoka Hoka Fuku – 11842 Bandera Rd, Helotes, TX 78023

Europa Restaurant and Bar – 8811 Fredericksburg Rd, San Antonio, TX 78240

Fat Tummy Empanadas – 2922 W Commerce St, San Antonio, TX 78207

Josephine Street – 400 E Josephine St, San Antonio, TX 78215

Charlie Brown’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill – 11888 Starcrest Dr #101, San Antonio, TX 78247

Trilogy Pizza Bistro – 19141 Stone Oak Pkwy #113, San Antonio, TX 78258

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