Tacos and Tequila Cantina, Matthews

A chef slices the pineapple straight down the middle—stalk and all—and scoops out some of its sticky-sweet insides, leaving a hollow oval bowl. Then he fills it with a jumble of seafood—shrimp, scallops—scattered with chunks of the pineapple's innards. The extravagant seafood dish, known as the piña cantamar, is just one of many Mexican seafood specialties at Tacos & Tequila Cantina Grill. In addition to the piña cantamar, the menu includes south-of-the-border versions of red snapper, and crab legs. And for more traditional tastes, the restaurant also offers fajitas, tacos, and burritos—but any dishes goes well with one of its top-shelf tequilas, which can be served in a margarita.