The Best Cinco de Mayo Specials and Celebrations in LA

Thanks to our collective unconscious Mexican story ( and the number of frat dudes at UCLA ) , Los Angeles go as hard for Cinco de Mayo as Boston does for St. Patrick ’s Day . And this year , this celebration of not - Mexican - independency fall on a Sunday – which mean the whole weekend is ripe for drunkenness / eating ceviche / celebrating in purity of the Mexican Army ’s 1862 triumph over France at the Battle Of Puebla during the Franco - Mexican War ( thanks , History Channel ! ) Here are our picks for the best food - and - beverage special pop off on in townspeople – and the good Cinco de Mayo issue in LA as well .

FOOD AND DRINK SPECIALS

The Morrison

Atwater VillageUnlike other barstaurants that keep Cinco with specials for one , two , or even three days , The Morrison ’s celebrating from RIGHT NOW WHENEVER YOU’RE recitation THIS until the end of the big solar day , with offering like the $ 12 Mi Chimichanga and $ 7 Tres Leches Cake and drinks like $ 5 Corona and Modelo .

Petty Cash x Sari Sari Store

DTLAMid - metropolis ’s Petty Cash Taqueria is pack over the counterpunch atSari Sari StoreinGrand Central Marketon Cinco right , serving up guac , chips , tacos , and flan at the normally Philippine pedestal .

Petty Cash

Mid - cityAs part of theLA Times Food Bowlseries of events , Petty Cash right ’s going to be drop a one - day - only brunch on May 5 , from 9 am to 3 pm . Said brunch will include mushroom sopes with jack high mallow , ignominious beans , avocado , and a fried egg , and steak and egg with poblano rice ; walk - ins are welcome , but you ’d believably do well toget yourself a reservation .

Las Brisas

Laguna BeachIf you ’re in the OC on Sunday , hit this ocean - view restaurant for brunch – they ’ll have a prepare - menu lobster for two with 2 - 2.5 Sudanese pound lobsters , rice and beans , tortilla , chips and guac , and a full margarita pitcher for $ 115 . Plus , there ’ll be bouncy mariachi euphony all day .

Te’Kila

Sherman OaksThe Valley ’s extremist - chance Mexican spot is gon na have an all - day glad minute on Sunday , with $ 6 shots of Patron Silver , margs for $ 6 , and bacon - enwrap street frump for $ 6 , among a ton of other specials .

Pikoh

Culver CityRicardo Zarate ’s new Peruvian - sports meeting - Angeleno eating place is go big for Cinco , and by that we mean they ’re serving a $ 28 monumental carafe of margarita that can serve up to six people . If you prefer your specials on a smaller scale , they ’re also doing the Peru - inspired Chica Morada Margarita ( with majestic clavus , apple , pineapple , lemon , tequila , and spiciness ) for only $ 7 .

The Pie Hole

Multiple locationsOK , they ’re not alcoholic , but bear with us : if you ’re anywhere near any of the eight locating of The Pie Hole , pick up one of their special - for - Cinco Strawberry Margarita pie holes , each of which is stuffed with strawberry meet , topped with red treble sec icing , a candy lime slice and salt flakes . You ’ll have plenty of opportunity for drink elsewhere .

The Independence

Santa MonicaCinco bulge on the 4th at this neighborhood bar , which is offering its specials both Saturday and Sunday , when you’re able to get Margs and Palomas for just $ 5 . They ’ve also get pedialyte - based mocktails , if you ’re come in breast feeding a hangover on Sunday .

PARTIES AND EVENTS

Cinco de Mayo at the Coliseum

Sunday , May 5Exposition ParkThe Coliseum ’s hosting a totally - free rager on Cinco proper – the festivities kick off at twelve noon , including live traditional music , a beer garden , food truck , and games with prizes . There ’ll even be a Piper nigrum - eating contest , in eccentric you ’re await for a non - hangover medical excuse to call out sick on Monday .

Taco Madness Live 2019

Saturday , May 4La Plaza De Cultural Y Artes ( Downtown)It ’s actually happening on cuatro de mayo , but this tortilla - wrap food for thought festival / taco - supremacy tourney is back for its 10th year . Celebrate the ten by junket on a full smorgasbord of tacos , include offering from the top four angle bracket option : Sonoratown , Bierriea Gonzalez , Tacos La Unica , and Macheen .

Cinco De Mayan at Lucha VaVoom

Friday , May 3 - Sunday , May 5The Mayan Theater ( Downtown)It ’s hard to picture Cinco de Mayo in LA without the absurdity of over - the - top wrestling - and - burlesque - show Lucha VaVoom , and thankfully you do n’t have to . Lucha ’s run its tenth one-year Cinco spectacular over three Day this year , which mean three day of chicken - cloaked midget wrestling – and that ’s not even the best stuff . In other words , buy tickets now .

Don Julio’s Cinco De Mayo Celebration

Saturday , May 4Rolling Greens ( Downtown)The tequila band ’s throwing its sombrero into the Cinco celebration with this RSVP - necessary rager , which actually happens on the 4th . Not only will there be spare booze , but you ’ll also get food from Tacos Delta and see a performance from an all - distaff mariachi band – just make certain to note that guests must be 21 + to attend .

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