GRAND HACIENDA – Restaurant

Mexican cooking at beach volume on Gulf Boulevard, where a fajita served in a hollowed pineapple — chorizo, shrimp, bacon, grilled onion — is the dish people photograph before they eat it. The rest of the menu runs tacos, enchiladas, chimichangas and hearty fajita platters, backed by a bar that takes its margaritas seriously. Happy hour lands on weekday afternoons; weekends bring bottomless mimosa brunch. What diners say most often is that the plates are enormous and the frozen margaritas are the real thing. Loud, cheerful, and built for a table of six.

Cuisine: Restaurant