El Coyote Bar & Grill, Durham

El Coyote Bar & Grill's chefs prepare authentic Mexican dishes, such as marinated cutlets, hearty breakfasts, and tacos de tinga, called "excellent" by CarpeDurham.com. Inside the restaurant, sunny yellow walls, old photos, a saltwater fish tank, and a stuffed coyote frame diners as they sample one of 22 varieties of cocktails. Toasty tortillas and piquant sauces garnish meals and destroy all-white tuxedoes, while occasional roving bands of mariachi musicians regale guests with song.