Fodor's Expert Review Apartaco

Venezuelan comfort foods draw crowds to this bar-restaurant with cheery waitstaff and a soundtrack of Latin jazz. Start with a variety platter of appetizers including tequeños (gooey cheese sticks), cachapas (cheese-stuffed corn cakes), and tostones (green plantain fritters); then dive into a caveman-worthy portion of pabellón criollo (spiced shredded beef, black beans, and rice), the house specialty.