In The Midnight Hour: Pinalito City
For years, Clinton Restaurant—on the corner of Houston and Clinton Streets—was a favorite for cheap Latin food on the pierced lip of the Lower East Side. And despite a name change last February to "Pinalito City," the core of the restaurant remains the same, even if prices have not. Pinalito specializes in Cuban and Puerto Rican cuisine, though there is a menu of Mexican and Tex-Mex fare with chimichangas, fajitas, chalupas, and the like. It's tasty enough, but the South American foods are where they excel. More
