Friday, June 03, 2011

Schilo's Delicatessen in San Antonio

After hearing so much GOOD being spoken about Schilo's Delicatessen in San Antonio, I decided to give it a try. Schilo's is a little place just off the fabuluous Riverwalk. It's famous for it's ham-heavy split-pea soup. I'm told that the best way to sample the split soup is with a "Polish neighbor" which is deli-speak for a side order of polish sausage. The waitress came took my order and sat a big frosty German beer down beside the silverware. A little while later the food came ...


Yes, an underwhelming presentation. Are looks deceiving??? NO!!! Maybe if my "Polish neighbor" wasn't required to swim for its life ... maybe if even a crumble of ham was visible ... maybe if it didn't vibrate like that when it hit the table ...

I had to ask the waitress what happened. Was someone new in the kitchen? Tears came to her eyes. Yes, the kitchen staff was new and she was a bakery person drafted into waiting tables. I told her that the beer was good and tipped as I left - vowing not to come back until the kitchen staff had actually learned the recipe that I'd heard so much about.

2 comments:

Mel said...

Oh, the poor gal.

It's good she just said what was true. And it's good they'll get another opportunity to show off to you.

Thomas Wold said...

You might try making your own split pea soup--and do it vegetarian. Much better for you and quite tasty. Boil about a cup of split peas for about 20 minutes, chop three green onions into a blender container--add the cooked peas with the cooking water and liquify. Add a bit of salt and you have a good nutritious and very yummy meal and you spare the pig. I got to your blog via other followers. Good writing and fun photos--thanks for posting.