When you sit outside at El Pueblito Place, you’ll start believing you’re on vacation in a foreign land — especially after a couple of margaritas. Palm trees with Christmas lights, tiki torches and candles give the expansive patio a romantic feel, and there’s always live music, usually Latin. If you’re with your harem, you can sit in one of the raised platforms draped with white cloth and made cozy with couches and pillows. It’s a nice respite when it seems that the whole world is flocking to El Pueblito’s patio. Even on stiflingly hot nights, the place is packed.
This article appears in Sep 25 – Oct 1, 2003.