Where to find Cinco de Mayo specials & deals around the East Valley on May 5

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La Ristra New Mexican Kitchen: Free Cinco de Mayo T-shirt for first 500 customers; food specials & outdoor taco bar; kid-friendly water slide & face painting from noon-3 pm.; music by Poor Barbie, Aaron Lovelace & DJ V-Easy from noon-11 p.m; Corn Hole tourney at 4:30; jalapeno-eating contest at 6:30.

Pier 54: Bottomless mimosas and Bloody Marys until 2 p.m.; $2.50 smoked chicken, street pork or brisket tacos (pictured); $3 fish or shrimp tacos; green chile pork entree (price TBA); $3.75 Corona, Dos Equis & Modelo; $5 margaritas; live music by The Griffins from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Cuisine & Wine Bistro: $4 Dos Equis & Coronas in Gilbert; $10 French margaritas (Grand Marnier and French Cognac) in Chandler; bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin with creamy chipotle sauce, fried rice & French baguette for $21.

Baja Joe’s Mexican Cantina: TNT Choose 2 Special (tequila, Tecate, taco or tostada) for $5; $5 breakfast burrito with purchase of beer or cocktail from 9-11 a.m.; DJ on patio from 3-10 p.m.; live music inside by Pretty Cül at 9 p.m.

The Hungry Monk: $3 Mexican bottles; $5 margaritas, Patron Silver shots & Mexican Mules; $6.50 Monk margaritas; food specials include South of the Border pizza ($6), chile Colorado burro platter ($10), and pork belly tacos ($11).

Good Time Charli’s: $3 Mexican bottles; $4 Dos Equis pints & tequila shots; $5 3 Amigos margaritas; $7 Manzanita Mules; 6 street tacos (2 barbecoa, 2 smoked pork, 2 green chile pork) for $10.

The Brass Tap Gilbert: $2 tacos; $3 chips & salsa; $5 margaritas & tequila shots; live music starts at 8 p.m.

The Brass Tap Mesa: $2 tacos; $4 Jose Cuervo & $7 Patron Reposado shots; $5 house margaritas & $8 mango margaritas.

Serranos Mexican Food Restaurants: $5 margaritas.

Also in East Valley

Dos Gringos: Taco & drink specials; games; music from DJ Tranzl8r, DJ C-LOS & DJ Rokkwilder from 2 p.m.-2 a.m. in Chandler; music from DJ Johnny Vela, Black Bottom Lighters, The Wednesday Machine & DJ Diverse from 2 p.m.-2 a.m. in Mesa; music from DJ Eddie Lynn with DJ Eddie Lynn in Tempe.

Espo’s: Food & drink specials; entertainment by Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli (noon-1 p.m.), performance artist Serene Isabello (1-3 p.m.), Mariachi Rodriguez (3-6 p.m.), New Destiny (5:30-7:30 p.m.), Rhythm Edition (7:30-11:30 p.m.) & comedian Keith Ellis (5:30-midnight).

Boca Taqueria: $1.50 bean & cheese burritos; $2 Corona bottles; $3 draft beers & margaritas; $3 rolled chicken tacos; $5 chicken flying saucers; face painting from noon-2 p.m. in Gilbert & 5-7 p.m. in Mesa.

Guedo’s Taco Shop: $2 Jalisco Estrella bottles; $3 margaritas; $4 orders of mini chimis;, $10 buckets of domestic cans.

Los Dos Molinos Mesa: 5 tacos (machaca, chicken, shredded beef, ground beef or adovada) for $5; $5 22-ounce drafts.

B2 Burgers & Brew: $2 margaritas, $3 Coronas, Dos Equis & Modelos; $5.99 quesadilla burger.

Hangar 9: $2 steak street tacos; $3 margaritas & Fireball shots; $4 Dos XX Lager, Ambar & Bohemia pints; $4.50 Pacifico pints; $5.99 Taco Mac N Cheese; $6.79 Mexican corn dip; car show from 10 a.m.-1 p.m; Corn Hole tourney at 1; live music from Gigi and The Glow at 7.

Juan Jaime’s Tacos & Tequila: $3 beers; $4 margaritas; $5 select tequila shots.

Joyride Taco House: $2 tacos; $5 Mexican beer pitchers, wines by the glass, spiked aguas frescas & margaritas from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Barrio Queen: $12 OG Margaritas & $20 buckets of Dos Equis or Corona bottles.

The Reef: $1 tacos; $1 off Mexican drafts; music from DJ Pest at 9 p.m.

Sir Veza’s Taco Garage: $2.50 tacos; $2.50 beers; $2.50 margaritas; mechanical bull-riding contest.

Monastery Mesa: $3 Pacifico, Dos Equis & Modelo pints; $4 Cuervo shots, Tequila Sunrises & frozen margaritas; salsa contest starts at 2 p.m.

Abuelo’s: $5 Mexican drafts; $6.95 flag margaritas.

Jake’s Unlimited: Taco bar & Mexican dishes including grilled corn & and menudo in all-you-can-eat buffet; $3 Dos Equis pints, Corona bottles & frozen margaritas.

Sandbar Chandler: Food & drink specials; music by The Hourglass Cats, The Black Moods & DJ Jeff Metcalf.

Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill: $2 beef or chicken tacos at special taco bar; $1 off Dos Equis drafts & Corona bottles; $5 Chambord margaritas.

Someburros: Free churro with a combo or specialty purchase.

Hot N Juicy Crawfish: $5 margaritas.

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