Arriba Mexican Grill
Free giveaways by the liquor girls! (Corona, Sauza, Bud, etc.) Live entertainment. No Cover.
Arriba Mexican Grill

Aunt Chilada’s Squaw Peak Cinco De Mayo
The Chris Parker Project and Zimis will be performing and the Peak Radio will be doing a live remote from 3-7. $10 entrance fee and free giveaways.
Aunt Chilada’s

Calico Jack’s
Live Music 12:30pm – 1am. Contests including the Biggest Burrito Eating Contest, Shake it Like Shakira, and the Hot Tamale Eating Contest. Special appearance by the 3 “Little” Amigos.
Calico Jack’s

Dos Gringos
All Dos Gringos locations will have Cinco De Mayo celebrations with drink and food specials and live entertainment. Dos Gringos South Tempe will feature Carvin Jones, Grain of Truth, Money Shot, DJ Shock, a mechanical bull and a dunk tank. Cover charge.
Dos Gringos.

Macayo’s
Macayo’s will feature food and drink specials including $2 Coors lights and $5 margaritas.

Macayo’s Mexican Grill

Salty Senorita
Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers at the Old Town Scottsdale location and live music at the Mesa and Peoria locations.
Salty Senorita.

Tonight Cameron Selogie, owner of Ill Vinaio in Mesa will start serving lion burgers. This stunt, in honor of the World Cup on South Africa, has generated an enormous amount of attention from bothsocial media and traditional media.

For those curious, here’s where the lion meat came from.

America’s Taco Shop
2041 N. Seventh St
Phoenix, AZ 85073
(602) 682-5627‎

Phx411.com writer Amie Tatalovich and I stopped into America’s Taco Shop for dinner/happy hour on Friday.

We arrived at the lull between the lunch crowd and dinner and were greeted by owner Terry Bortin who proceeded to introduce us to the history of America’s Taco Shop which is very much intertwined with his own history. Listening to Terry it’s clear there’s something present in every dish they serve – America.

America Corrales, Terry’s wife, was born in Culican, the capitol of Sinaloa in northwest Mexico and home to some of Mexico’s largest agricultural operations. America learned to cook from her mother, spending much of her childhood helping prepare meals for her five siblings. Terry, who has 17 years experience in the restaurant industry, met America in 1999. 8 years later, and on their wedding anniversary, they opened America’s Taco Shop in a historic house on 7th Street and Monte Vista in central Phoenix.

Instead of creating a large menu, Terry and America decided to concentrate on just a few dishes and make them better than anyone else in the city. And if you’re using Yelp.com as a guide, it appears they’ve accomplished that goal with their carne asada.

We started by tasting their homemade margaritas. We tried both the Tamarindo, made with fresh tamarind and the Jamaica. I would recommend the Tamarindo over the Jamaica but both were good.
Tamarinda margarita:

Next we tried the Vampiro, which is similar to a tostada. The Vampiro is served with carne asada covered with monterrey jack cheese, guacamole, caramelized onions, and lettuce.

Vampiro:

Terry then served the carne asada burrito and it’s definitely their signature dish. The carne asada was lean, tasty, and served with caramelized onion, guacamole, and a great pico de gallo.

Carne Asada Burrito: