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Invite yourself to a sultry south-of-the-border rendezvous at a hotel made out of Chihuahua cheese. For $15, today's Groupon gets you $30 worth of Mexican grub and guzzle at Carlos 'N Charlie's, a laid-back eatery with a spring-break ambience.
Start with a cup of tortilla soup ($4.99), a spicy base loaded with chipotle chicken chunks and vegetables and topped with Monterey jack cheese, fresh corn pico de gallo, and tortilla strips. Move on to fish tacos ($10.59), two soft tacos stuffed with blackened fish, tomatoes, slaw, and special sauce, or try the chicken enchiladas ($9.99). Fun, frothy drinks such as the blue baboon ($10.75 hurricane, $16.75 half yard) or potent potions including la paloma ($7.95) pair well with the punchy plates.
Bordering Lake Travis, Carlos 'N Charlie's boasts a boat dock, expansive sunset views, live music on most nights, and live photographs of musical instruments on the other nights. This Groupon is perfect for those seeking sunset views, animal trainers looking for parrot-friendly restaurants, or people wanting to recreate that sophomoric week in Cancun.
Reviews
The reviews are mixed for this casual restaurant and bar on the dock, but Google Mappers gives Carlos 'N Charlie’s three stars, and it won a Best of Citysearch Top Five for its bartenders in 2006:
- Great drinks, great service, hot chicks, what else could you ask for? – marinexyz, Citysearch
- Enjoyed the food, party atmosphere & the band!...Lots of fun people (all ages) were there. Service was good, nice waitress, & friendly staff. – LA Lady, Citysearch
Groupon Says
Charlie, the Untrained Eagle in a Tuxedo
Carlos 'N Charlie was also the name of a once-popular vaudeville act notable for its signature gimmick: they were the only two-person comedy act in which one of the people, Charlie, was an untrained giant eagle in a tuxedo. Here's some of their best material:
Carlos: Say, Charlie, I thought you promised your wife you'd be home for dinner tonight?
Charlie: Squawk! (Flies into audience and eats a toupee off a man's head)
Carlos: You invested in a steel mill?! Why, whatever for?
Charlie: Ba-caw! Ba-caw! (Flies straight up and roosts in the theater's lighting system for three years)
Carlos: Charlie, give me one good reason why I shouldn't replace you with a real person or a trained eagle?
Charlie: (Flies down Carlos' throat)
Carlos: (Speaking with an unearthly half-shriek) Persons of Earth, hear me. The alliance between your people and mine has shattered. Soon, you shall be our puppets. (Carlos explodes)
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