I do not know why, but I really like Jim's (but do not order any steak dishes...they should have been marinated at least a year before preparing and serving.) They have the best pancakes I have ever had...better than IHOP, better than Perkins, better than mine. Jim's is an old-fashion diner type atmosphere where you can relax, have a good conversation with the person across from you, and enjoy very good food (in most cases)and with excellent service and very good prices.

I have been to chinese buffets all over the USA, Canada, and Europe. This one is not only the best in San Antonio, it is THE BEST! ...period!!! My Sam's has the best selection, the best VARIETY of selections, the best QUALITY selection, and the best TASTE selection of any Chinese buffet I have ever visited. You could eat there every day in a week and not have the same thing or the same taste of food twice. It would take too long even to describe what my favorites are at My Sam's...so just go and revel...and the price is only one dollar more than the mediocre stuff you get elsewhere. RECOMMENDED! RECOMMENDED! RECOMMENDED!

Having come from an area with excellent (inexpensive and expensive) Italian restaurants back East, Zio's instutional food is no more than mediocre, ... if that! Walmart's Sam's Choice's and Stouffer's frozen Italian entrees are better; and Prego's off-the-shelf sauce is far superior. Perhaps they should add a little apple sauce and parmesan to their sauce...the secret to good Italian sauce. In San Antonio, I have not yet found an Italian restaurant that is excellent in all areas of dining; and Zio's excells in none of those areas. Place it at the bottom of your list for good Italian food. Unfortunately, most San Antonians do not know the difference. However, the service is good, and the food response is good. Also, the restaurant is extremely noisy due to no sound-proofing materials. I suspect all so-called "family restaurants" are like that.

For the money, Outback cannot be beat in San Antonio for a good USDA choice piece of meat, well prepared, at a reasonable price. Their "Bloom'n Onion" is superb, and their steamed vegtables are unsurpassed. The chicken dishes are unique and very tasty. The service is par excellence. However, there are no reservations; and the noise level in the restaurant can be irritating for anyone wanting to converse.

German Food???? The only thing German was the menu descriptions, not the food...and it was way over-priced for what you got. The only reason I gave it a one star was because the atmosphere is quite rustic and quite nice....otherwise a zero. This is a restaurant where you are better off bringing your own food.

China Harbor is just another of the hundreds of Chinese buffets dotting the barren landscape of San Antonio. It is a fair buffet in both selection and quality...nothing whatsoever to write home about. There are many other superb Chinese buffets in San Antonio that out-class this one, and at the same price. It is unfortunate that many in the secluded society of San Antonio do not know what quality really is.

This is one of the best-kept secrets in Las Vegas. If you want excellent service, excellent real Chinese food, pleasant quiet atmosphere to sip wine and converse with your date, and prices that you might be embarassed to to pay for what you get, you've got to go to this place. I am from New York, and Hong Kong rivals anything we've got back there at one half the price. Their food out-classes just about everything you've got out here that one misrepresents as Chinese food. They serve a combination soup that is a meal for two that knocks the socks off anything I've ever had anywhere...even at 5 star Chinese restaurants. Their mongolian beef is lushous and spiced any way you want it. Their almond chicken is absolutely the best....just about everything is outstanding. Oh, yes, the egg rolls and spring rolls are superb. Be prepared to take half your meal home. (Why not 5 stars...That's reserved for the Queeen's Grill on the QE-2 or the Rainbow Room in NYC...you know...black tie and $125 an entree.)

Sandwiches are very good with lots of meat on various kinds of rye; but as Kassie B says above, their potato knishes leave a lot to be desired. If you yearn for a good hot corned beef on rye Kosher style, they've got a good one; but Samuels or the Carnigie is better.
However, if you compare them to the other so-called delli attrocities in Las Vegas, they are very, very good.