★★★ (3 Stars)

Schilo’s Revisted

I’m going to have to knock this deli off my 4 star list!

The last three times I’ve been there, I’ve had really bad service.  The first time, the lady charged me for each item individually instead of charging for the dinner, which would have been less expensive.  Unfortunately, I didn’t realize it until I left.

Then, I went with a few friends at lunch-time and this waitress seemed to forget about us.  When I flagged her down for some sauce she ended up forgetting to bring the sauce.  She also forgot a side item I had ordered but had no trouble putting it on the bill.  I caught it this time and had her remove it.

Last night, I went in to place an order to go and on the menu they have something called Vienna Paprika Chicken.  It says it comes with noodles and above that it says it says it comes with two sides and a soup or salad.  The person taking my order told me the noodles count as a side and I could only have one additional side with the order.  I’ve ordered it before and it came with two sides and noodles that time.

I don’t know what the deal is with this place, but the waitresses constantly seem confused about the menu if you’re not ordering off the lunch-time section.  They should seriously get their service act together because if it weren’t for the food, I would not go back.

05/29/2008
★★★★ (4 Stars)

Schilo’s is great.  I’m going to make this one of my regular lunch spots.  The only downside to this place is finding and waiting for a place to sit down at.

The food is well priced and they have a good variety of things to eat like Reuben sandwiches, among other sandwiches; Wienerschnitzel; and other German favorites like Jaeger Schnitzel.

I think I paid about 10 dollars for a Reuben sandwich, German potato salad and a soda.  Not bad for the food and for being in the heart of downtown, tourist area San Antonio.

At first I was a little disheartened seeing my sandwich on the plate.  It looked skimpy compared to Reuben sandwiches at the likes of Jerry’s Deli in Los Angeles or Carnegie Deli at the Mirage in Vegas.  But, as soon as I took a bite, I noticed the premium quality of the pastrami, sauerkraut, and rye bread it sat on.  The pastrami was very lean and cut nice and thick.  Everything blended very well and didn’t have more of one ingredient than the other.  Schilo’s knows what it takes to make a perfect Reuben sandwich.