Step inside Bud Jones Restaurant and you’ll think you’ve stumbled into a time portal powered entirely by hushpuppies and coleslaw.
There’s no pretense, no garnish frippery, just heaping plates and a roomful of regulars who’ve been loyal since bell-bottoms were in style the first time. The fried fish here isn’t trendy. It’s iconic. Golden, crackling, deeply Texas.
Locals swear by it, out-of-towners are puzzled until their first bite, and the whole place hums with the unspoken rule: don’t you dare leave hungry. Here’s why this place has a grip on San Antonio’s seafood soul.
All-You-Can-Eat Fish Platter
The server sets down the first plate like it’s merely the beginning, which, gloriously, it is…