For my first night here in San Antonio before I was to start CIA boot camp
the next day I decided to choose Silo Elevated which is the upstairs of the
downstairs Silo restaurant which is considered one of the more fun places with
lots of varied plates(but is closed Sundays).
I arrived and was escorted through in elevator upstairs to a very elegant
subdued room that was very quiet and virtually empty at 7 p.m.
My server explained that this was probably due to the Academy Awards as
well as this being the last day of the San Antonio rodeo.
The chairs were hard wood, which seems to be a regular problem here as they
are not too comfortable! Guess they want you to eat and run.
I had already had a delicious complimentary margarita at my hotel, the
hotel Emma which is a beautifully situated place in the new Pearl District, so I
decided to order a bottle of wine and chose a 2012 Clincker Brick 1850 from
Lodi, California which was a smooth and delicious blend of 60% Cabernet 30%
Petite Syrah and 10% Zinfandel. Credit also goes that they serve the wine in a
gorgeous large bowl Riedel crystal glass.
I had to choose the signature Chicken Fried Oysters with sauteed spinach
Applewood smoked bacon tart apples and whole grain mustard hollandaise which
were indeed delicious although the oyster seemed extremely small to me and Walla
portion was plenty large enough I really missed more oyster flesh.
I had asked for a good break between my courses but alas it seemed only 5
or 10 minutes before they brought out what seemed to me one of the biggest
dishes I have ever seen in all of Texas. Now thats a statement because
everything in Texas is truly big and my grilled duck breast was made up of 8
slices of duck breast and an entire quarter duck leg and thigh confit, with
parsnip puree, roasted baby carrots, bacon wilted frisee in a blackberry cider
sauce that was all truly divine although the breast was a bit on the rare side
and a little chewy.
There were two unmemorable three cheese and seeded breads.
I did enjoy one scoop of a salted caramel gelato which did really taste
delicious but there was no way I could eat anymore, and I was grateful that my
server only brought me one scoop as I requested
