Margaritas, Mexican cuisine and revelry: Here are some options for Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Connecticut. All events are on May 5 unless otherwise noted.
Coyote Blue, 1960 Saybrook Road, Middletown, features drink specials including pomegranate and Cinco Blue margaritas and Modelo Especial on tap, along with special appetizers (asparagus and shrimp quesadilla, chili and bacon crisp, roasted poblanos and Cubanelles) and dinner items (asparagus enchiladas, chicken Coyote quesadilla with rice and beans, and Southwestern salad with salmon). On May 5, Coyote Blue opens at 5 p.m. for drinks and chips in the bar, and 5:30 p.m. for dinner. 860-345-2403, coyoteblue.com.
TD Homer’s, 461 Queen St., Southington, offers a special Cinco menu with guacamole, tacos, taquitos, Baja burrito and a banana chimichanga for dessert. Drink specials include assorted margaritas and sangrias. 860-329-0387, tdhomers.com.
Angelico’s Lake House, 81 N. Main St., East Hampton, hosts a Cinco celebration in its Tiki Hut with live music, specials on beer and tequila and food specials like a black bean quesadilla, burrito platters, carne asada, nachos and fajitas. Guests can reserve advance space on the restaurant’s Tiki Taxi” a free pickup and drop off service. 860-267-1276, angelicoslakehouse.com.
Mohegan Sun’s restaurants offer various Cinco specials, including happy hour food and drink specials from 3 to 6 p.m. at Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville ($3 select drafts, $4 Barefoot wine, $5 margaritas and $10 chicken quesadillas.) A Blue Point beer dinner at Geno’s Pub at 7 p.m., featuring Mexican-inspired cuisine and beer pairings, is $50 per person. SolToro Tequila Grill features specials from May 2 to 6, and its Cinco celebration on the 5th includes $5 margaritas, $5 Mexican beers and a menu of $5 food favorites. mohegansun.com.
Besito, 46 S. Main St., West Hartford, will kick things off with complimentary Patron tastings from noon to 4 p.m., followed by a night of festive specials and giveaways. Dinner specials include queso fundido with Maine lobster ($14) and pan-roasted halibut filet with grilled queso asado, avocado and salsa verde ($30.) 860-223-2500, besitomexican.com.
Cure, 55 Mill St., Unionville, offers all-day food specials, including tacos with smoked chicken, fried cod or andouille sausage; nachos and churros. Themed drinks include $3 Tecate and Corona bottles, sangria, micheladas, a blood orange margarita and other specialty tequila and mezcal cocktails. 860-321-7821, curerestaurantct.com.
Barracuda Bistro & Bar, 1180 Chapel St., New Haven, offers food and drink specials on May 5, including $3 Coronas and tequila shots, $5 margaritas and $8 Don Julio beer-ritas. Food items include tacos, quesadillas and fresh guacamole with plantain chips. 203-691-5696, barracudanewhaven.com.
Margaritas, 350 Roberts St., East Hartford, marks the holiday with pre-Cinco events, including a $9.99 all-you-can-eat taco promotion May 3. The restaurant’s official Cinco celebration on May 5 features an all-day party, followed by a Cinco Recovery party on May 6. 860-289-7212, margs.com/event/cinco-de-mayo.
Bodega Taco Bar hosts parties at its two restaurants, with Patron tequila specials, chef’s pig roast, live music and a pop-up beer garden in Darien and a Bodega food truck pop-up, margarita bar, Patron tequila specials and strolling guitar music in Fairfield. bodegatacobar.com.
Yarde Tavern, 1658 King St., Enfield, serves a special Cinco menu through May 15, with Mexican spring rolls, arepas, fish tacos, a fajita salad, chicken burrito and carnitas flatbread. 860-254-5778, yardetavern.com.
Trumbull Kitchen, 150 Trumbull St., Hartford, hosts a Patron tequila dinner May 5 at 6 p.m. Five courses are paired with Patron cocktails and samplings, including tequila chipotle cured salmon gravlax, Arctic char escabeche, carne asada with pasilla chili sauce and Marcona almond cake. Cost is $65, plus tax and gratuity. 860-493-7412, trumbullkitchen.com.
Wood-n-Tap offers $3 margaritas all day on Cinco De Mayo and a special Cinco menu at all locations through May 15, with items like chicken tortilla soup, carnitas empanadas, guacamole, chicken torta, tacos al carbon and churros for dessert. woodntap.com.
