Cheers! It's Cinco de Mayo!
Restaurants and bars around the Valley are offering food and drink specials for the holiday, as well as special events and fun for the family.
- Urban Margarita is offering $2 street tacos (choice of chicken, carnitas, and steak) and $5 house margaritas. The deals are good all day long on Thursday, May 5.
- Z’Tejas Southwest Grill: Get $5 house margaritas all day, frozen or on the rocks, plus prize-filled pinatas and live music.
- Diego Pops: Enjoy happy hour specials from 3-6 p.m. where you can sip on Diego Margaritas for $6 and enjoy 1/2 off appetizers!
- Bar Louie: Enjoy a Cinco Rita for just $5 all day. Participating locations are also offering dine-in guests $4 Pacifico and a $3 Sidecar of Sauza Tequila. Hungry? Get $3 off the Tostada Burger, which is available for a limited time only. The burger is “made to order with Louie’s custom blend burger patty and served on a toasted brioche bun. Packed with flavor, the house-seasoned burger is stacked with mashed black beans, grilled jalapeños, Tillamook™ white cheddar, crispy tostada, guacamole, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, and Hotter Than Hellion crema.”
- Los Sombreros: A taco bar and DJ are making Cinco de Mayo a party at Los Sombreros! You can also enjoy taco bar specials, $5 margaritas or Mexican beer, and get two tacos (Al Pastor, Ribeye, Carnitas, or Chicken) for $5. No reservation is required, according to their website.
- Serrano’s: Get $5 House Margaritas, $4 22-ounce draft beers, and $3 bottled or 16-ounce draft beers.
- SugarJam The Southern Kitchen: Get $5 Margaritas from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Fat Tuesday Tempe: All-day specials include 3 tacos for $9, $5 Dos XX, Corona, Modela and Mangocart (plus $25 buckets of said beers), $6 Micheladas, $7 medium frozen margs or on the rocks and $10 shots of Don Julio.
- 414 Pub Pizza & Karaoke: Get $4 Dos XX drafts, $3 Corona Bottles, and $5 Rocks Margaritas.
- Abuelo’s: Enjoy all-day drink specials including $5 Grande Mexican draft beer and $8.95 Flag Margaritas. You can also buy an El Jefe Margarita — and keep the shaker!
- Casino Arizona: The Cinco de Mayo Celebration is from May 5-7 with $5 Dos Equis, Margaritas and Pina Coladas. There will also be chances to win, performances and tasty dining specials.
- Heritage at Sportsman's Park: From 5-9 p.m., enjoy $2 tacos and $3 margaritas while enjoying live music at the new venue on the Great Lawn at State Farm Stadium in Glendale.
- Salt and Lime Modern Mexican Grill: From April 28 leading up to Cinco de Mayo, there will be a different daily special including promotions on tequila, daily happy hour and half off bottles of wine. On May 5, the fiesta expands with indoor and outdoor fun, live music, food and drink specials, and even a "Selena" appearance.
- Fuzzy's Taco Shop: Get 16 oz. Dos XX Lager & Amber for $3.00 (plus Thursdays are already Nacho Ordinary Thursday with special pricing for nachos.
- Luckys Indoor Outdoor: The bar will be serving up $8 specialty margaritas, $6 house margaritas, and $6 Modelo from 4 to 7 p.m. while party-goers nosh on pollo, pork, veggie, and specialty birria arepas from MozzArepasin the food trailer. The festivities will be in full effect at 6 p.m. with live music on the patio. This event is free to attend and is 21+.
- Kähvi Coffee + Cafe: Buy one Tulum Rush or Marrita cocktail and get the other for a penny between 3 and 6 p.m. For coffee enthusiasts, they will be serving up a Dirty Horchata Latte topped with cinnamon as the specialty drink for the month.
- Illegal Pete's on Mill: Enjoy all-day Happy Hour featuring $1 house and coin-style margaritas, all draft beers, large chips & queso or guac PLUS free chips & salsa if you’re drinking at the bar!
- Skysill Rooftop Lounge: From 3-8 p.m., experience a specialty food and drink menu, live music and a pinata giveaway (must be present to win). Try a Oaxacan Old Fashioned for $14, a Desert Pear Margarita or Pomegranate Paloma for $12, 3 for $12 street tacos and more.
- Pedal Haus Brewery: $7 Haus Margarita & Marg Garten (80% Haus Maragarita, 20% Sour Gaarten, 100% delicious), $5 Mexican Ambers and $5 Micheladas made with Day Drinker Lager.
- Tocaya Modern Mexican: Order Tocaya's Taco Bar (serves 4) - for only $55 (to-go & delivery only). Dine-in drink specials are Casasamigos Blanco Margarita for $7, a Margarita for $5, or $3 bottled beers.
- Macayo’s: You can celebrate Cinco de Mayo all week long at Macayo’s locations! From Sunday, May 1, through Thursday, May 5, take advantage of deals like $3 Dos XX, $4 Fireball Shots, $6 Beer and a Shot — Dos XX and a shot of Fireball or Corazon Blanco, $8 Cinco Margarita with Corazon Blanco, $12 Chimi de Macayo (regularly priced at $14.99 with a choice of shredded beef or shredded chicken). They’re also hosting a five-day fiesta they’re calling “Cinco de Macayo” with raffles, giveaways, a piñata smash for kids, live mariachi bands on Sunday, and a live DJ from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Cinco de Mayo.
Here's the live mariachi schedule for each location on Sunday, May 1:- Ahwatukee — 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- ASU Tempe — 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Glendale — 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Goodyear — 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Mesa, Dobson Road — 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Scottsdale — 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Surprise — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Superstition Springs — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Topo Chico Hard Seltzer is offering a rebate for free drinks in exchange for a photo of your cliche Cinco de Mayo gear. The “Cinco de Drinko” swap is happening in person in New York City, but you can participate from the desert. From April 27 to May 8, text a photo of your cliche Cinco de Mayo gear with the keyword “CINCO” to 73255. In exchange, you’ll get a rebate for Topo Chico Margarita Hard Seltzer. The officer is valid only on one 12-pack of Topo Chico Margarita/max $20 rebate per household. More info here.
- Jose Cuervo is hosting a giveaway to help you “Tip It Forward.” You can visit the website from April 28-May 5 to enter your name and contact information for a chance to win $10 via Venmo. The idea is to give you an extra chunk of cash to tip your bartenders.
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