This Upper West Side Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurant serves high quality food in abundant quantity, and the low prices help make Gabriela's a family favorite. This is a festive and casual place, with colored paper streaming from the ceiling and a cordial wait staff. There are burritos and tacos, as well as excellent rotisserie chicken, tamales, and of course margaritas. Other location: 311 Amsterdam at 75th Street (+1 212 875 8532).
• Hours: 11:30a-11p M-Th, 11:30a-midnight F-Sa, 11:30a-10p Su