After the fun we had last Friday, Alicia and I went to breakfast (well, brunch) with Mom (Louan) and Carla at Magnolia Pancake Haus. This place is incredible. There have been a lot of reviews and TV spots about this place, especially with Guy Fieri of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives eating and raving about this amazing place. I'm sure my opinion doesn't rank so highly as the rest of these, but in case you haven't heard a word about this place, it's phenomenal! We got there late (close to 12:30 in the afternoon) and man does that place stay crowded! From early in the morning until this place closes at 2pm, there is a line out the door with a minimum 45 minute wait on the weekends. But believe me, it's worth all that time. Just don't be too hungry when you get there, or you're in trouble! Even after they opened a new location in the medical district, it's still busy as ever. Once we were seated, though, the food was there super fast. I went with the Pork Calico Hash, with russet and sweet potatoes, pulled pork, poached eggs and a side of bacon pancakes. And all their meat is specially done for the Haus, completely perfect and smokey. Their pancakes, bacon filled or otherwise, are amazing in their own right. Fluffy, soft, and light, they're the best compliment to whichever entree is chosen. For Alicia, she got the avocado, shrimp, and cheese omelet and a side of garlic hashbrowns and pancakes. Incredibly full of shrimp and the freshest avocado. Carla got eggs and pecan pancakes, and Louan got biscuits and gravy with eggs and pancakes. We practically had to roll each other out the door, we were so stuffed! This was the best way I have started a day in a long time! If someone asks you where the locals eat, this is the place!
Bottom Line: Be ready for the wait, but know that you're going to enjoy it. The food is great and not too expensive, with a full meal, coffee, and tip coming out at about $30 for two.
Magnolia Pancake Haus, original location: 606 Embassy Oak, Suite 100. San Antonio. 210-496-0828 | medical district: 10333 Huebner Rd, San Antonio. 210-496-0828. www.magnoliapancakehaus.com
After breakfast, the day sort of started flying by. Alicia and I feel like we've lived in a studio apartment because we've only had a bed. No living room furniture, so our bed has been our dining room table, our TV room, everything. Since we had some tax money burning a hole in our pocket, we headed to Round Rock (just north of Austin) to IKEA. This place is basically Alicia's mecca. This place is so big, it makes Sam's Club, Walmart, Target, and Lowe's look small. After two hours of hard shopping, we stopped and got some dinner at the IKEA restaurant. The cool part? It was free because we were spending over $100. Which we were definitely doing, a few times over. Our house looks awesome though! We got a couch, chair, footstool, coffee table, rug, sunburst mirror, end table, floorlamp, bed frame, a dresser for my brother, Marshall, and some odds and ends for about $731 (once they subtracted our food total). Not to stop there, Alicia and I put everything together in one night basically, stopping only for a small amount of sleep from 4am-9am, finishing our bed frame before lunch. Because that's where IKEA gets you. Cheap furniture, yes. But you have to put it all together.IKEA, 1 Ikea Way, Round Rock, 888-888-4532, www.ikea.com
Beyond the massive amounts of work put into getting the furniture together, Alicia also did a Chevron (zigzag for men reading this) print and re-painted our dresser. Yep guys, I married Wonder Woman. So based on all this, I think I earned a reprieve on being ridiculously late on this most recent post. More to come tomorrow as we find another amazing breakfast joint to hit up, followed by what I exect will be an equally as great dinner! Stay classy, y'all!
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