San Antonio is kicking off Memorial Day weekend with a recent batch of restaurant information, together with the surprising closure of Cali import Iguanas Burritozilla and a brand new taqueria from celebrated cooks Gaby Hinojosa and Charlie Gonzalez. In the meantime, the culinary calendar is reserving up rapidly with a fajita plate profit for bar veteran Aaron Peña and a chili cook-off at Pullman Market.
Listed below are the juiciest bites of San Antonio eating information this week.
Openings and closings
Lower than two years after increasing into San Antonio, California mini-chain Iguanas Burritozilla has apparently slinked out of town. A go to throughout regular working hours confirmed no indicators of life and signage mentioned the situation was closed. The San Jose-based enterprise, recognized for its outsized Cali-style burritos, took over a former Balcones Heights Taco Cabana in January 2024. The corporate has but to make an official announcement in regards to the shutter. A request for extra info was unreturned at press time.
The group behind the acclaimed Panfila Cantina and the sadly shutteredSan Taco has quietly opened a brand new meals truck, in keeping with a brand new report from Texas Month-to-month Taco Editor Jose R. Ralat. When San Taco closed in late 2024, house owners Gaby Hinojosa and Charlie Gonzalez hinted at a brand new undertaking. Taqueria San Peter (the Spanglish identify comes from the 5322 San Pedro Ave. tackle) is now serving lonches, taquitos, and asada fries. Carry your individual bag of chips or Cheetos, and the restaurant will load it up with meat, fries, and toppings for $10.
Mediterranean chain Taziki’s opened its first New Braunfels restaurant at 1058 FM 306 #101 on Could 21, in keeping with a press launch. The Birmingham, Alabama restaurant, which can be making inroads in San Antonio, serves grilled meat plates, gyros, stuffed pitas, and hummus.
A Memorial Day weekend profit at Gimme Gimme will assist proprietor Aaron Peña with medical payments.Picture courtesy of Fajita Lounge.
Different information and notes
San Antonio’s hospitality group is coming collectively to assist Gimme Gimme and Amor Eterno proprietor Aaron Peña. On Could 25, Gimme Gimme will maintain a profit to assist offset medical payments from an April most cancers prognosis. A $20 urged donation will give friends a completely loaded fajita plate with sides and all of the fixings and raffle tickets may be bought for prizes like a 55-inch tv and a Yeti cooler. All proceeds will go to the veteran barman as he begins chemotherapy in June. The occasion takes place between 5-9 pm.
Homegrown seasoning firm Twang has launched two new additions to its ever-growing arsenal of flavored salts — orange beer salt and sizzling pickle. The brand new varieties come in useful mini pocket shakers and tabletop jars and may be ordered on-line.
Pullman Market isn’t ready till fall to launch its first chili cook-off. Through the occasion, from 7-9 pm on June 7, opponents will vie for bragging rights and present playing cards in two classes: conventional San Antonio-style chili and inventive. These occupied with taking part within the cook-off can attain out to Pullman Market’s Occasion Coordinator, Kyle Lopez, at data@pullmanmkt.com to enroll. Those that simply wish to style the spicy creations should buy $40-$75 tickets by way of Eventbrite.
