Here are some of San Antonio's top spots for tasting Tex-Mex specialties. Pico is the youngest sibling of a trio of Mexican restaurants owned by the Cortez family in and around Market Square, the historical nexus of Mexican culture in San Antonio. But Pico is the pick over Mi Tierra and La Margarita precisely because it' s still a local, family place. Parilladas, or charcoal grilled meats, are another Pico possibility, with the cabrito, or young goat, being particularly true to the restaurant's philosophical roots in northern Mexico. A margarita would not be remiss at this point.
All pretense is abandoned with sizzling platters of tripitas asadas.
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