Mi Mexico Restaurant

Just off Zarzamora St on San Antonio's south side, Mi Mexico Restaurant Jalisco Style # 2 has built a loyal following one steaming bowl of caldo de res at a time. The dining room — recently updated with a hand-painted mural of the Jalisco countryside — is bigger and brighter than the modest storefront suggests, but the food is still what keeps customers coming back: slow-simmered broths, hand-pressed corn tortillas, and fajitas sizzling straight off the grill.

Regulars rave about the caldo de res, loaded with tender beef and vegetables in a rich, deeply seasoned broth, and the fluffy Mexican rice that ends up dumped straight into the soup. The kitchen also turns out a full lineup of parrilladas and seafood — camarones a la diabla, caldo 7 mares, and a loaded molcajete among them — alongside carnitas tacos and a breakfast menu that regularly surprises first-timers who stop in for pancakes, eggs, and bacon.

Service is quick and friendly, portions are generous, and weekend mornings sometimes come with a live band. Whether it's a lunch-rush plate of fajitas or a lazy breakfast before church, Mi Mexico #2 delivers the kind of home-cooked flavor that keeps this corner of San Antonio talking.