Luke Restaurant Review
Embassy Suites San Antonio Riverwalk Downtown
125 E. Houston St. (Soledad St.) 
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San Antonio, TX 78205
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Open
Lunch & Dinner dailyFeatures
- View
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Outdoor dining
- Parking garage
- Casual
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 Lüke is New Orleans chef John Besh’s first foray outside of Louisiana, and San Antonio appreciates the distinction---especially since the brasserie theme attempts to conjure a little Hill Country culture. But so far, the theme seems to reside in names such as jaegerschnitzel. Part of the problem is the dining space inside a cookie-cutter hotel; it takes precious little advantage of its prime River Walk setting. But there are issues with the kitchen as well, as complex dishes don’t deliver on all counts. The roux-based Louisiana crab bisque tastes of crab, but also of flour and crab boil. Tuesday’s roast suckling pig starts out boldly---and then gets almost too aggressive. Shrimp with andouille and grits passes muster. But we would have appreciated more house-made sauerkraut in a choucroute garni to bolster the exceptional, house-made bratwurst. Nevertheless, happy hour’s meat pies and inexpensive oysters redeem much. Slurp them down with a Sazerac or a beer from the notable list.
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