If you like Thai and seafood, you have got to check out Noy's Bistro in Universal City. This restaurant and wine bar has been serving the community for years—and with rave reviews!

Your standard appetizer fare tops the menu, so make sure to put your order of rolls and dumplings in right away. For your main dish, consider Thai curry or stir fry. A number of meat and rice options are available, too, as well as some delicious noodle-based dishes, like the traditional pad Thai. Adventurous sorts will love the seafood specials they have available, like the crispy basil duck and sushi. (Note that sushi isn't served on Mondays or Tuesdays.)

The outside might not look like much, but the interior of Noy's Bistro is fresh and modern. The dining area is softly lit with an abundance of tables and comfortable dark wooden chairs.

Noy's Bistro
976 Coronado Blvd
Universal City, TX 78148
(210) 637-5100
www.noysbistro.com

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Every spring there’s an abundance of fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables that make their way into your local grocery store. It’s tempting to fill your cart with tasty produce, but these things go bad so quickly that it helps to have a plan in mind when you shop. Here are two online guides to spring produce.

Food and Wine
This beautifully curated guide offers creative recipes that all use spring produce. It’s organized by type of fruits and vegetables, with recipe sections for things like asparagus, spinach, mangoes, and pineapple. Each recipe also uses simple, step-by-step instructions and high quality images that help you to visualize each dish. If you want to prepare elegant, healthy meals with seasonal ingredients, Food and Wine is a great resource.

The Food Network
The Food Network is an authority on all-things cooking, and their Spring Produce Guide is one of the most helpful out there. It utilizes photos, videos, and text recipes to deliver everyday recipes that use spring produce, and many of them come straight from your favorite Food Network hosts. There are also tips and tricks for things like choosing the best fruits and vegetables, washing and preparing them for cooking, and cooking with fresh herbs straight from the garden.

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Get outdoors and enjoy Universal City at its municipal park. The City Municipal Park is open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. and is pet friendly, making it a great place to get out and walk with man's best friend or solo on the half-mile walking and jogging path. Groups will love the park too. Get some friends together for a pick-up softball or baseball game on one of the three lighted fields in the back. Pack a picnic and enjoy it in the shade of the Universal City Pavilion where you can also play a game of basketball, rain or shine.

If football or volleyball are your sports, there are full-sized areas for those as well, making the city park a great spot for a weekend match. Disc golf is available as well as two playgrounds for the kiddos.

What are you waiting for? Universal City maintains a wonderful outdoor area for everyone enjoy.

Universal City Municipal Park
305 North Boulevard
Universal City, TX 78148
(210) 658-5364
www.universalcitytexas.com

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