Come for the pork tamales, potent margaritas, and no-nonsense approach to service. Stay for the signature cheese dip with tomatoes and jalapeños, which will make you want to lick the bowl. For carnivores, the dip also comes with the option of chorizo.

Cheese dip is even better with beer. Try Wrecking Bar's kale ale fondue, made with aged gouda & sharp cheddar and served with a Bernhard’s Bavarian pretzel and a side of local, seasonal vegetables.

Those lines that snake around the patio aren't just for the popular margaritas. This spicy white dip is so good, you won't mind scarfing it down in five minutes before you're shooed out the door.

Across the Street's roasted poblano and corn queso includes tons of Mexican goodness, including fire roasted poblanos, green chiles, corn with jalapeños, queso blanco, AND American cheese.

If you like your cheese dip with some heat, look no further than El Taco's queso royale, with chorizo, peppers, AND onions.

You can find another beer/cheese dip combo at this Midtown hangout. The H&F Bread pretzel comes with IPA cheese fondue and spicy mustard.

There's a reason this place has been an Atlanta staple for more than thirty years. The cheese dip is so good it will make you forget you can't get a margarita to wash it down. [Photo]

Why choose between chopped jalapeños, chorizo, or shiitake mushrooms when you can get all three at Red Pepper Taqueria.

In addition to a prime people-watching patio perfect for the warmer months, Zocalo offers a heaping bowl of queso fundido made with Mexican cheeses and the option of chorizo or mushrooms.

What goes best with three kinds of cheese dip (blancho, fundido, and black bean queso)? A pitcher of margaritas and a view of Oakland Cemetery.