Fodor's Expert Review My Brother's Place

Tostadas compuestos (a concoction of red or green chile, meat, pinto beans, and cheese in a crispy tortilla cup) and other Southwestern dishes are served with flair at this Mexican restaurant–cum–billiard parlor, where you can shoot some pool before or after dining. The upstairs lounge is a pleasant watering hole decorated with brightly colored chairs and piñatas. Margaritas and Mexican beer-by-the-bottle—say, Negra Modelo or Tecate—are the drinks of choice.