Pam's Patio Kitchen, San Antonio, Texas, American Restaurant Details

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Will always and forever be my favorite places in San Antonio! Awesome food and wine selections. Friendliest staff. Overall great dining experience.

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Was it the sandwich I ordered, the appetizer of bean and cheese nachos, or that I came here for lunch instead of dinner. After reading the various reviews I was ready for some mouth watering meats and artisan breads with savory tastes and bold flavors. I think I was oversold.
The bean and cheese nachos were totally flat and a little overdone. A very poor bargain for $9.00. The Reuben was steaming hot and nicely stuffed for a women's league Sunday sandwich brunch. I had expected, however, a couple hunks of wide cut artisan pumpernickel crammed full of bold garlicky corned beef. What I got was a rather plain square loaf pumpernickel, a mediocre serving of some very mild corned beef, and some mild but likable kraut. With pickle spear, fruit pico de gallo, and some chips, another poor bargain at $11.00.
Probably my fault that I was expecting a scrumptious deli-style sandwich and some spicy guacamole topped bean and cheese nachos. My wife had told me that this was a chick's place, but I just had to try it myself. She was right.
This place is more akin to the old Scrivener's soup, salads, sandwiches and tea for blue hairs rather than for the hard working stevedore types from the docks in NY City that feast on bulging ginders with fist size wads of meat for the healthy appetite and sated by places like Katz's deli in NY. Would that we had a sandwich place like that here.
Pam, or whomever it was that I met inside was welcoming, bright and cheery. And I may understand the reason for the restaurant's following. It just did not happen for me today as I hoped it would. Made my wife all cranky and full of I told you so's which is always enjoyable to boot. Better luck next time . . . maybe.

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This is one of the friendliest restaurants you will ever find. Pam and Dave treat their customers like family. The food is great. The outdoor seating is very nice when the weather cooperates. They bring out portable heaters in the colder months and fans in the warmer months. They even have interesting music playing in the background, but not so loud that it's hard to have a conversation.

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We wanted to love this place. We really did. We tried it three times in the span of three weeks. We tried something new on the menu each time. The food isn't bad, it's just completely average. And for average food, including desserts, it's way overpriced. We ordered 2 sandwiches today, a cupcake and a slice of cake with 2 soft drinks and it was a $40 lunch. I'm happy to pay $40 for lunch, but I want something exceptionally good and special. We've lived her a few years...and San Antonio has a long way to go to be known for its restaurants or to be considered a foodie destination. It's nearly impossible to find a restaurant that isn't a chain and corporate owned. I guess we're spoiled because we're from New Orleans. The vast majority of the restaurants, both casual and upscale, in New Orleans are privately owned. There is nothing here that comes close in comparison. And the few privately owned restaurants we've found in San Antonio are mediocre and overpriced, and that includes Pam's Patio Kitchen.

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Damn...I've had two dishes here and they've both been FANTASTIC! The chicken dish with angel hair and sauteed spinach had the most amazing flavor, and the salmon cesar salad had the most perfectly blackened salmon filet over the salad coated just right with their amazing homemade Cesar dressing. Both bottles of wine the bartender recommended were also delicious. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Will not disappoint!