I'm into keeping things simple and yes there is a show for that on Food Network.  

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Started the day craving DIM SUM but Golden Wok had a line around the block due to Mother's Day.  How we ended up in Southtown I'll never figure out but so glad we stopped here at this mom and pop restaurant. I could find a website.  Mr. Tim's is on South Presa. 

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As S was already bored with my TOUR DE BROADWAY project, we ventured off Broadway onto North Flores and found MK DAVIS (sorry, no website).  We both thought this was a Soul Food place for some reason.  We were both wrong.

Tucked away in an unassuming part of downtown at 1302 N Flores St,  looking more like a bar than a restaurant, we were unprepared when we entered the joint.  For one thing there was a line and it didn’t look that busy from the outside.  It didn’t take long to be seated and we soon discovered this place was no Soul Food restaurant.

Dark and crowded and completely packed,  the décor right out of a 1970s rec-room, it was obvious this place was not your typical San Antonio tourist trap.  This place was full of locals and they were all having a good time.

Asked the waitress what most people order and she suggested the Chicken Fried Steak.  The Chicken Fried Steak it was then.  I also ordered a schooner of beer.  48 oz of cold, draft beer and I was good to go.

The CFS was big and tender.  The gravy had a real good, homemade flavor.  The CFS was served with fries and a salad that were instantly forgotten.  And really?  The French  Dressing was pink?

@RayDog59 recommended the Sea Food Combo thru Twitter.  Maybe I’ll try that next time I find myself in that part of the city.

3.4 Stars out of 5

PS:  The prices were very reasonable.  This meal for two was less expensive than most breakfast meals for two.

PPS:  Definitely for the locals.  Leave your tourist family on the riverwalk.

PPPS:  There were three separate parking lots.  This place must get super packed.

Thanks to the pricey prices @ Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, we ended up at this favorite tonight for a far better meal I am sure.

Pineapple Upside-down Cake was a bit on the dry side.

Waitress was slow and old as usual but heck when you've been working there for 50 years, you'd be slow and old too.

4.2 Stars out of 5

PS:  Have always giggled that the bathrooms are on the outside in this restaurant. 

Sometimes you just need some comfort food.  Sometimes you just need the TIP TOP CAFE on Fred Road. Even when the line to get in is local favorite is out the door and down the street---you wait for the good home-cooking inside.

Of course we always start with the onion rings.  Tonight was no different.  Always fresh and always way good.

Obligatory Chicken Fried Steak:  gravy on bottom and big enough to fill up your plate.  Big enough to fill your belly.  Tasty enough to make a difference. Always.