Van's — Restaurant in San Antonio

Our waitress was slow and seemed like she really didn't want to be there. We were the only patrons in the place, so the slow service was something of a mystery. The food (when we finally got it) was not bad, but nothing special. I had the pad-thai, and asked for extra lime, which they apparently didnt have, so lemon was substituted. At these prices, you'd think they could afford lime! It really changed the flavor of the pad-thai, so it was disappointing. My friend had the sweet and sour chicken, which was served with the sauce on the side. He said it was soggy, tough, and undercooked. I then made the ultimate mistake and asked for a pot of hot water, a teacup and a spoon-basically everything needed for tea, except for the teabag (I have my own). I don't do this to get out of paying for hot tea, I simply have my own preference. I tip very well, keeping that in mind. She brought the metal pot to me full of jasmine tea, which I didn't want. She swore there was no tea in the pot, until I showed her the yellowish water. She took the pot and disappeared for so long I almost left. She came back with a tall glass of hot water. I told her that I couldn't drink tea like that, said "nevermind" and she then came back with a smaller, clean pot of hot water that was perfect saying she was gone for so long because she couldn't get the other pot cleaned out enough, no matter how many times she cleaned it. Apparently the teapots never get cleaned??!! I'd hope the health inspectors would look at things like this!! How hard is it to clean a metal pot?

We sat in the front room, and not the main restaurant, which I can only hope is better maintained. There were cases of wine all over the room, an empty wine dispenser thing and an empty some other type of equipment, so we felt like we were sitting in a half-finished room that was a catch-all for unused equipment and storage room for cases of wine. Apparently, this restaurant sells more wine than food, because that looked to be the main focus, at least in the room I was in. Strangely, though, the racks behind the counter were only partially full of dusty bottles, so I can only conclude they are stocking up the wine cases for the zombie apocolypse (or to give little critters a place to sleep). I was not in the least bit favorably impressed, and I certainly will...

First place, everyday hours are 11:00am to 9:00pm. That was asked of me by the staff. Okay now for the review. Just amazing. My dad and I were just wondering around the area and happened to find this place because it was still open. We approached the counter and asked a waiter to be seated, and he said that we could sit anywhere, which is actually a luxury for me since I've never been to a restaurant that has given us a choice. Next, he gave us our menus, and after we asked about the dinner option, he showed us that he was very knowledgeable about it. He offered suggestions based on our preferences that we could not be happier with. Oh, also, a side note: some of their foods have not been selling so well, so they were removed from the menu, though they have yet to update it. Just so everyone knows. And by the way, my waiter's name is Tommy. He is very patient, calm, and displayed a very professional attitude toward us. If you happen to have him serve you during your visit there, then everything will go smoothly from the moment you greet him to the moment...

The first time we went they ran out of rice (??!!!?) And my orange chicken was hard as a rock, very obviously something that had been cooked long before and reheated throughout the day. Last night my partner wanted curry and we were in the area so we decided to give it another try. WORST, pricey decision ever. His curry was dry, ridiculously spicy, and had nearly no flavor. My small bok choy had a mound of minced garlic on the top that permeated the veggies, it was overpowering and unpleasant. We also ordered beef with shitake mushrooms. The mushrooms were hit and miss, well done and then very gross and dirty tasting, almost as if they weren't washed. The kicker was the meat. It was DISGUSTING, it tasked rotten and old. I nearly vomited tasting it. If we didn't live so far I would have gone back and forced them to eat it to tell me it wasn't rotten. I am so disgusted with the food from this place and to add salt to the wound it's ridiculously overpriced for the crap you get. Save yourself the time and money, this...