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Pasha Mediterranean Grill | San Antonio, Texas

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Jane’s parents invited me and Roger to lunch when they came into town and we ended up at Pasha Mediterranean Grill. My new favourite Mediterranean place.

Pasha Mediterranean Grill | San Antonio, Texas | Naan

Naan | free

Light, fluffy, ginormous Naan … for free! So freaking good.

Pasha Mediterranean Grill | San Antonio, Texas | Naan Dip

Oil, Herbs, Garlic

Fireworks in your mouth when you dip the delicious Naan into this mixture.

Pasha Mediterranean Grill | San Antonio, Texas | Lamb

Gyro Plate

Jane ordered for me since I didn’t know what to order. It came with beef and lamb, hummus, some kind of sauce, and a yummy salad on the side. So much food. So freaking good.

I love this place and would definitely come again. Just need to find someone to go with me. Who’s down?

Pasha Mediterranean Grill
9339 Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, TX 78240  |  (210) 561-5858  |  Yelp

Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen | San Antonio, Texas

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For Jane’s birthday she wanted to eat crawfish so on March 4th, we ended up at Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen. There was a super long wait and after we got to our table, we were told they sold out of crawfish. Bummer!

Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen | San Antonio, Texas | Oysters

Texas Gulf Coast Oysters [on the half shell, dozen] | $9.95

The oysters were so itty-bitty. Not worth the amount I paid.

Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen | San Antonio, Texas | Fried Soft Shell Crab

Fried Soft Shell Crab [2 crabs served with french fries] | $17.95

I was also not a fan of the soft shell crabs. They were too soft to the point where everything was just soggy which made all the fries underneath soggy. I didn’t even eat a third of the fries. Wasted my money.

Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen | San Antonio, Texas | Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Garlic Mashed Potatoes | $3.55

Thank goodness I ordered the potatoes. I did have to add a lot of crawfish seasoning to it though.

I am starting to not want to go to Pappadeaux as much as I use to. Always a fail with them lately.

Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
76 Northeast Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78216  |  (210) 340-7143  |  Website  |  Yelp

Lorenzo’s Italian Restaurant | San Antonio, Texas

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Lorenzo's Italian Restaurant | San Antonio, Texas

On February 23rd, Mercedes’ needed filming assistance for one of her class and afterward we decided to go to dinner at Lorenzo’s Italian Restaurant.

Lorenzo's Italian Restaurant | San Antonio, Texas |Garlic Bread

Garlic Bread | free

They kept refilling our garlic bread which was super fluffy and garlicky with a good crunch – first garlic bread I love. It was still good the next day!

Lorenzo's Italian Restaurant | San Antonio, Texas | Salad

Italian Salad | comes with main dish

Their salads seem to be very fresh. Or maybe I was just very hungry.

Lorenzo's Italian Restaurant | San Antonio, Texas | Clam Chowder

Clam Chowder | $3.99

They give you a good portion of clams and it was super creamy. It was one of the best chowders I’ve had forever.

Lorenzo's Italian Restaurant | San Antonio, Texas | Spaghetti with Meat Sauce and Meatball

Spaghetti with Meat Sauce with Meatball | ~$7

There was a lot of pasta and the meatball is the same as the meat in the sauce but since I had plenty of leftovers, I was fine with it.

The garlic bread is enough for me to come back.

Lorenzo’s Italian Restaurant
8032 Fredericksburg Road, San Antonio, TX 78229  |  (210) 692-9900  |  Website  |  Yelp

Gigi’s Cupcakes | San Antonio, Texas

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Gigi's Cupcakes | San Antonio, Texas

Jenny and I wanted something sweet and decided on some Gigi’s Cupcakes.

Gigi's Cupcakes | San Antonio, Texas | Valentine Box

We decided on the 4 for $9.99 deal since it was Valentine’s month.

Gigi's Cupcakes | San Antonio, Texas | Wedding Cake Cupcake

Wedding Cake [white cake topped with a vanilla buttercream frosting & sprinkled with white nonpareils]

Gigi's Cupcakes | San Antonio, Texas | Texas Milk Chocolate Cupcake

Texas Milk Chocolate [milk chocolate cake topped with milk chocolate frosting, chocolate sprinkles & a yellow fondant star]

Gigi's Cupcakes | San Antonio, Texas | Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes

Peanut Butter Cup [milk chocolate cake topped with peanut butter frosting & honey roasted peanuts drizzled with chocolate ganache]

Gigi's Cupcakes | San Antonio, Texas | Tiramisu Cupcake

Tiramisu [coffee & Kahlua flavored cake with cream cheese, topped with coffee & Kahlua flavored frosting, dutch cocoa & chocolate sprinkles]

Overall we disliked the fact they pile on so much frosting especially when their cakes themselves are super sweet. If you’re into sugar crashes, this is the place for you.

We were told the cupcakes can be kept up to three days but by our second day, it was already stale. We won’t be back.

Gigi’s Cupcakes
434 North Loop 1604 W. Suite 1101, San Antonio, TX 78232  |  (210) 481-2300  |  Website  |  Yelp

Maggiano’s | San Antonio, Texas

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Maggiano's | San Antonio, Texas

Amanda and I did another catch up session on February 9th at Maggiano’s. This is my go to pasta place at the moment and also where my pasta obsession came from.

Maggiano's | San Antonio, Texas | Bread

Bread [with oil and herbs] | free

I’m not a big fan since it was a little on the hard side and the dip didn’t give it much flavour as I hoped. More herbs less oil please. This bread did not win me over.

Maggiano's | San Antonio, Texas | Baked Ziti

Baked Ziti | $12.95

This was so good I finished it all! It would definitely be better if they added a little bit more sauce on top so that when it’s baked, it wouldn’t turn out so dry on top.

Maggiano's | San Antonio, Texas | Spaghetti & Meatballs

Spaghetti & Meatballs | Free With Main Meal

They have a deal where when you order from the Classic Pasta section you can take home another to take home. They stuff the little containers with so much pasta! And the meatball was gigantic!! I was able to make two meals out of it which means with tip, I only paid about eighteen dollars for three meals. What a steal!

Maggiano's | San Antonio, Texas | Heating Instructions

They even have instructions on how to reheat the food which is really thoughtful.

Maggiano’s
17603 IH 10W, San Antonio, TX 78257  |  (210) 451-6000  |  Website  |  Yelp