Inside: Tip Top Food and Spirits

The booze

Tequila Carla
$4.50

Tip Top isn’t known for specialty drinks, but when I asked if they had any recommendations, the answer came back, “I don’t mix drinks well, but one time I screwed up a tequila sunrise and was told it was good.” So, I figured, why not. The screw-up ended up being adding Sprite to the mixture of tequila, sweet and sour and orange juice, instead of grenadine. The result: yummy. The tang of the orange juice and sweet and sour were cut down by the Sprite. The whole thing ended with a taste of tequila just strong enough to know you got your money's worth. Overall, it was a flavorful concoction that could be a hit even in the swankiest of Mexican cantinas.