Schilo's Delicatessen
(210) 223-6692
424 E Commerce St
San Antonio,
TX
78205
29.4238
-98.4886
Neighborhood: Downtown
What People Are Saying About Schilo's Delicatessen
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The Scene
The huge main dining room, filled with aging beer signs and various Deutsche flags, does a consistently brisk business with its huge sandwiches, trademark split-pea soup and miscellaneous sausage and kraut plates. If you're lucky, you can jockey for one of the coathook-studded booths that line the west wall.
The Food
Schilo's also happens to be an old-school take-out deli. Choose from one of their favorite sandwiches (Reubens, subs, bagels and lox or the always-popular Polish Neighbor), or go a bit more traditional with single meat selections. Top it all off with ever-full plates of rye bread and sweet butter (the German version of chips and salsa) and a frosty mug of their homemade root beer, or try one of the German and local beers on tap. As you try to leave, Schilo's waitresses--most in their early 60's, wearing poofy peasant blouses--will tempt you with dessert offerings: They serve sublime fruit strudels and hunks of rich cheesecake.
User Reviews
sscholz
June 06, 2009
Found this place on town pass during basic training in 1972. Have been going there whenever I was in SA ever since. That includes when I was stationed in Omaha and hauling a cheesecake back in a cooler. I aimed hundreds of people their way when I was a recruiter in IL.
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Anonymous
November 14, 2008
The hotel I stayed at suggested this 'local secret' for breakfast. Boy, was I pleased! Both meals were huge, and the biscuits were wonderful and huge themselves! The biscuits are freshly baked and brought to you straight from the oven. They were so good, we almost put a couple in our pockets for later! Only downfall for the place, it was busy on a Saturday morning, and the service was slow. The food was still worth it though. Prices were inexpensive as well.
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July 26, 2008
This is a secret to locals in SA! Get the root beer and try their german treats! We've tried everything from the schnitzel, split pea soup to the lox bagel. The menu has something for everyone from bkfst, light bites, lunch, specials and dinner. A great food find! The deli has been the same since 1917 and looks like an old soda shop (not the 50's soda shop type). They have great beer on tap (german, local and my fav. stella!). Oh and of all things...IT'S SO REASONABLE!
read full reviewThe Details on Schilo's Delicatessen
Weekend Treat:
Friday and Saturday nights feature live German music.
History:
Schilo's sits mere paces from the Riverwalk and has been dishing to a mixed crowd of locals and travelers since 1917.
Famous For:
Ham-heavy split-pea soup.
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Discover, Visa, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Family-Friendly Dining, Breakfast, Outdoor Dining, Lunch Spot, Group Dining, Live Music
Cuisine:
Recommended Dish:
Split-pea soup
