Margarita Nights

La Familia keeps things honest during the early evening wind-down. Two-for-one margaritas and five-pound bottled beers pull Thursday to Saturday, 5 to 9, that window when work becomes weekend. Both deals hold all evening, so you can show up whenever you decide you're done and actually get what they're advertising.

The margaritas move fast enough that timing matters. Five-pound beers stay available the whole run. What makes it work is that neither drink feels like loss-leader nonsense. It's the kind of place you head to when you want something that doesn't need justifying to yourself.