Various prices, 311 N. Court Ave., 622-1922, elcharrocafe.com
El Charro is thick with atmosphere. It has margaritas in most every flavor. Its salsa is hot and good. But those are not the reasons we go there: It’s the carne seca, whether in a salad, stuffed in a burrito, or filling up a chimichanga, that draws us to the downtown restaurant (there are plenty of branches now, but the original is a favorite.) The carne seca — strips of beef steak sun-dried, shredded and then reconstituted with chilies, tomatoes and onions — bursts with flavors that meld together in perfect harmony.
