• May 11, 2012 - 2:05 PM

It's a setup for failure: Drop in on Brasa, pick up a bevy of slow-roasted pork, beef or chicken and a flurry of side dishes (do not miss the roasted yams with andouille sausage, the collard greens with smoked chicken or the cabbage-apple coleslaw), and try not to snack on the drive home. A recipe for failure, indeed, but an excellent plan for lunch or dinner. (Next time, for safekeeping's sake, store it in the trunk.)

• 600 E. Hennepin Av., Mpls., 612-379-3030,
• 777 Grand Av., St. Paul, 651-224-1302
• brasa.us

Runner-up: Yum! Kitchen and Bakery