Here's a win-win. Take everything you love about Silverlake's Malo, then transport it downtown next to our favorite whiskey bar and you get Mas Malo.

Make it roomier and ritzier, with art-deco ornate vaulted ceilings, scenic murals, and a mezzanine from which you can survey the scenester-packed dining room below.

Keep the majority of the Mexi-centric menu intact, including the famous Coke-and-O.J.-marinated carnitas (best when ordered “crispy”).

And take your pick of top shelf tequilas, or cocktails that have undergone the mixologist treatment: spicy cucumber margarita for you, a Kahlua-and-horchata concoction or floral hibiscus margarita for her.

Is that something you'd be interested in? Warning: all this comes at a price, you'll pay extra for everything (even chips and salsa). Live it up, you're downtown.

Plus, there's a secret in the back. Pass through the unmarked door by the waiters’ station to the Brazilian-themed speakeasy in the basement for a late-night round.