Originally Posted by TWA884

With or without a connecting flight, unless originating at an airport with a pre-clearance facility, all arriving international passengers must go through immigration and customs and exit the Federal Inspection Services facility to the non-secure public area of the terminal. To the best of my recollection, there is no place to stop, linger and wait in the sterile area between the jet bridge and the exit from the customs hall.

There is a restaurant, Cantina Laredo, on the arrivals level near the exit from the FIS facility.