More than 50 restaurants partner for inaugural San Antonio Food Bank’s Restaurant Weeks

SAN ANTONIO – For the first time, more than 50 local restaurants are coming together for the San Antonio Food Bank’s (SABF) Restaurant Weeks.

From June 7-21, each participating eatery will be offering new menu items made with produce from the food bank, all while supporting the Summer Meals for Kids program.

“There’s about 200,000 kids that normally receive free and reduced meals in San Antonio schools," said SABF Philanthropy Manager Nikki Whitehead. “Each year, as kids are born and families grow, that number is going to increase. But when school is out, those children don’t have access to that breakfast and lunch they need.”

The new initiative aims to empower local restaurants to connect with their communities while providing healthy, accessible, and affordable food options.

Tyler and Stephannie Beyers are the chefs and owners behind Eat Chingon, a North Side Mexican restaurant that uses recipes from Mexico City.

The couple said they are proud partners of the new model and believe it is a great way to reach out to the neighborhood.

“It’s also a good way to get closer to the community,” Stephannie Beyers said. “We’ve been trying to do different things for the community, and this is a great opportunity to (work) with the food bank.”

The restaurant is also recognized as a gold member of ¡Por Vida!, an initiative from Metro Health and the City of San Antonio that recognizes restaurants offering healthy and accessible menu options.

“What we want is to bring cultures together and let people know that nutrition looks different for everyone,” ¡Por Vida! Health Program Specialist Johnathon Espinoza said. “The way we do that is we run a nutritional analysis on their menu items, but not only that, but we also recognize them for implementing sustainable practices."

“In my opinion, it’d be smarter and more efficient for every restaurant to follow these kinds of practices,” said Tyler Beyers.

Here’s a look at some of the restaurants that are participating:

1. Barbaro
2. Biga on the Banks
3. Bilia Eatery
4. Bistr09
5. Boombox Pizza Bar
6. Botanero Lounge
7. Brasserie Mon Chou Chou
8. Carriqui
9. Casa Hernán Cantina
10. Catalyst Catering
11. Chicago Hot Dogs
12. Clementine
13. Cuarto de Kilo
14. Cuishe Cocina Mexicana
15. Cured
16. Dashi Chinese Kitchen + Bar
17. Double Standard
18. Dough Pizzeria
19. Eat Chingon
20. Embers Wood Fired Kitchen & Tap – Loop 1604
21. Embers Wood Fired Kitchen & Tap – Interstate 10
22. Extra Fine
23. Fiume Pizzeria & Wine Bar
24. Freight Fried Chicken
25. Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken
26. Hot Joy
27. La Cantina by Cuishe
28. La Gloria – Brooks
29. La Gloria – Pearl
30. Las Perlitas Latin Cuisine & Bodega
31. Leo’s Hideout
32. Lick Honest Ice Creams
33. Lion and Rose Pub
34. Longhorn Steakhouse
35. Momma Luvs Soul & Caribbean Food
36. Naco Mexican
37. Paloma Blanca Mexican Cuisine
38. Pharm Table
39. Poblanos Mexican Restaurant
40. Pollo Pepe
41. Sari Sari Filipino Restaurant and Market
42. Shotgun House Roasters
43. Southerleigh Fine Food and Brewery
44. Southerleigh Haute South
45. Supper at Hotel Emma
46. Sweetfire Kitchen
47. The Jerk Shack
48. The Newstand
49. Toro Kitchen + Bar
50. True Flavors Culinary