Mencius Hunan Gourmet
Mencius Gourmet Hunan Restaurant is located in beautiful San Antonio, Texas. Distinguished among regional restaurants by journalists and select readers choice awards, we offer delicious chinese food in a great atmosphere at an affordable price. Located near South Texas Medical Center, we are just minutes from any part of town. Come in today and try one of our many tasty lunch or dinner entrees, all of which are MSG(Mono Sodium Glutemate) free. Interested in having a large dinner for your family or organization, contact us today for reservations and information.
Review from the San Antonio Current-Food & Drink Section
Rumored to be David Robinson's favorite restaurant, Mencius' Gourmet Hunan offers a delightful array of spicy dishes, including the traditional eggplant in garlic sauce, and a contemporary jalapeno chicken. The Hunan-style shrimp and scallops included sizable, fresh morsels prepared in a light peppercorn sauce. The menu offers several attractive options, including Hunan-style lobster or crispy whole fish, Peking duck, and mooshu wraps, but their choice specialty is the Mencius' Beef. It is touch fried with dried red chiles and orange rinds, then sauteed in a slightly sweet sauce. This is the authentic version of those sticky yellow "sweet & sour" sauces Americans are used to.
Mencius' features possibly the most charming staff we've ever encountered. The waiters were on top of everything, yet hardly noticeable. The attentive manager even brought over a pair of "Austinite" chopsticks - rigged with rubberbands and a napkin for easier handling - for a dining companion who was having trouble using hers. The ambience is not what you would expect from its location in a strip mall. Beautiful, framed paper cuts adorn the walls, depicting colorful scenes of festivals, fables, and traditions from the owners' hometown of Taipei, Taiwan. Opt for a quiet dinner and avoid the heavy lunch crowd from nearby USAA. - Xelena Gonzalez
