Chimayo Street Grill, South Lake Tahoe

Chimayo Street Grill takes Mexican and kicks it up a notch. They offer tacos and tortas. The result is baskets lined in red-and-white-checkered paper full of chicken adobo with a side of corn bread, burnt ends slathered in Alabama white barbecue sauce, and mahi-mahi tacos. Carne asada shares menu real estate with smokey pulled pork, and barbecue Frito pie seamlessly unites the restaurant's influences. For more adventurous diners, barbecue bone marrow tots elevate the comfort food to a down-home gourmet experience. Throughout all the varied delights, they use local ingredients whenever possible.