Pens down and bottoms up

After finals are over, students and staff will appreciate a good Happy Hour. Two Foghorn staffers took on the “difficult” task of finding two options for your next Happy Hour. Celebrate the end of finals and the beginning of summer! Sarah Fecht sfecht@foghornnews.com Needing to de-stress from approaching finals is a common feeling college students are experiencing right now. For those 21 and over, happy hours provide an oasis of distracted bliss. Discounted drinks and appetizers can be enjoyed with friends and help one to stall for a few more hours on that paper that’s due in the morning. I…

Hot and fresh tacos served up in South Texas

There are many taco places in Corpus Christi, we recently decided to find out what separates the best from the rest. Breakfast tacos were the particular point of emphasis for this article and we found several places of interest. GABRIEL MYERS I went to Taqueria Alteno, better known as “that blue Mexican restaurant across the street from East Campus,” for what my friends and I like to call Taco Tuesday after class. It was about 12:30 p.m. Feb. 9 when I got there, so it was right in the middle of the lunch rush. I went there to try their…

Quarter-Pounder Showdown

Google Hamburgers have every food group, but every place has their own distinct flavor. The Foghorn editorial staff decided that no expedition is too grand, and found four local burger establishments to see if they met the expectations for the best burgers in Corpus Christi.   Samantha Douty sdouty@foghornnews.com Samantha Douty/Foghorn The cheddar bacon cheeseburger topped with avocado came with an order of french fries and as many vegetables as desired. I decided to try Wallbangers in search of the best burger in town This search hit home for me because my family and I have been on the lookout…

‘Tis the season to lift a cup of cheer

Cayce Berryman & Samantha Douty While Corpus Christi experiences the series of cold fronts known as winter, jackets move closer to the front of the closet and Starbucks-goers change their preference to a hot drink instead of a chilled coffee or Frappuccino. Like most people, I have my own preferences, and I look forward to them when the cold air rolls through South Texas. Cayce Berryman/Foghorn The Coffee Waves “Hug in a Mug” and the Star- bucks Caramel Brûlée are among the favorites of the holiday drinks. CAYCE BERRYMAN Coffee Waves “Hug in a Mug” Ididn’thaveaHugina Mug until recently, but I’m…

La Palmera food court serves affordable meals

Samantha Douty & Cayce Berryman sdouty@foghornnews.com cberryman@foghornnews.com Photos by Cayce Berryman/Foghorn Stir Fry 88 is located at La Palmera mall’s food court in between Thai Kitchen and Chik-Fil-A. It serves Oriental food for an affordable price. SAMANTHA DOUTY Nothing works up an appetite — or leaves you feeling broke — like a long day of shopping at the mall. So when we found ourselves at La Palmera on a slow Monday afternoon, drawn to the food court by smell alone, we couldn’t resist. And because it’s inexpensive, we knew it would be a perfect fit for Economic Crunch. With vast…