¡Hola, Highlandtown!  A new bar crosses borders.  As its name
suggests, Carlos O'Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill (3508 Eastern
Avenue, 410-675-1485) is a mixture of random—but
amusing—elements. There's the 1970's-era décor—lots of exposed
wood and light fixtures that would have fit in well in the Brady
Bunch's rec room—and the Latin-American pop tunes playing on the
sound system. There is the Mexican and Salvadoran fare (the
pupusas are great) sharing menu space with standard American
items like steak and wings. You can order either Budweiser or
Dos Equis on draught (though, sadly, the liquor license doesn't
extend to margaritas as of yet). Sports dominate the upstairs
bar's televisions, while the downstairs ones may be tuned to a
Spanish-language channel. Thursdays are set aside for karaoke,
except for when a traveling salsa band is in town. The result is
a place that can accommodate just about anyone. On one night, we
saw old-school Highlandtowners hunkered over the bar, watching
the basketball game; artsy t