Mayahuel - 304 E. 6th St. at 2nd Ave.

You can't be one of those people who remembers their first experience with the porcelain god everytime you take a whiff of tequila and expect to get a drink at Mayahuel. Nothin' but tequila on this menu, but tequila used in some of the most creative and innovative ways: tea infused tequila; watermelon juice, tequila and cayenne pepper; tequila with mole-flavored bitters and, thankfully, plain 'ol sipping tequila. Mayahuel is worth a try just for the sheer entertainment of the drink menu, but it's table service only, so probably not good for groups bigger than 4. And, while I liked the cozy, dark wood and spanish-tiled downstairs, I'm not sure what type of interior decorating explosion occurred upstairs. Be prepared for red stained-glass windows, chandeliers, button-cushioned booths, foil-speckled walls and my grandmother' dresser against the main wall. I suppose after three of their cocktails you'd never notice the difference, and maybe that's the point! Try it for the tequila.