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9 Cinco de Mayo Deals at Fast-Food and Chain Restaurants Nationwide

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Cinco de Mayo falls on a taco Tuesday this year, in case you needed any more excuse to celebrate Mexican culture with tacos. Though it’s only a loosely observed holiday in Mexico that commemorates an 1862 military victory over France, lots of Americans — and American restaurant chains — go all out. Here are the best Cinco de Mayo deals you can grab at fast-food and chain restaurants across the U.S. this year, from burritos to margaritas. 

Moe’s Southwest Grill: Free Queso

Lafayette, US - December 27, 2016: Moe's Southwest Grill Fast Casual Restaurant
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If you’re hoping for a free Cinco de Mayo burrito from Moe’s, you’re out of luck. What they are giving away, though, is queso. Buy any entree on May 5 and get a free side of queso when you order online, in the app, or in store.

Chipotle: Free Chips and Guac or Queso

Chipotle bowl
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Chipotle’s Cinco de Mayo deal is mercifully less complicated than usual this year. You can get a free side of chips and either guacamole or queso when you purchase an entree. Just use code CINCO26 at checkout when you order online to get it.

TGI Fridays: $5 Margarita

Front exterior of a TGI Friday's restaurant in Bloomington, Minnesota with garden surrounding on a bright sunny day in summer
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Cinco de Mayo lasts the full month of May at TGI Fridays, where you can get $5 classic margaritas. On May 5, you can also get free chips and salsa if you sign up for the chain’s rewards program.

California Tortilla: 5 Days of Deals

A person wearing gloves prepares a burrito, adding ingredients like rice, shredded meat, and peppers from a selection of metal containers at a food counter.
California Tortilla

California Tortilla is having five days of deals and giveaways to celebrate this year.

  • Friday, May 1: Free chips and queso with purchase 
  • Saturday, May 2: Free Fresh Deal with burrito or bowl purchase 
  • Sunday, May 3: $5 off $20 purchase 
  • Monday, May 4: Free cookie with entrée purchase 
  • Tuesday, May 5: Free taco coupon for your next order with purchase 

Chuy’s: $5 Queso Bowls

Chuy’s Burrito
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You can get $5 queso bowls at Chuy’s on May 4 and 5 this year. That includes loaded queso options like Compuesto and Boom-Boom Pow with beans and all kinds of toppings. There’s also $6 regular or $9 grande House ‘Ritas, $1 off Mexican beers, and free delivery from May 1-3 with code CINCODELIVERY at checkout.

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Baja Fresh: $5.50 Off $20

Baja Fresh Wahoo fish tacos
Baja Fresh

Burrito chain Baja Fresh is keeping things simple for Cinco de Mayo. You can get $5.50 off any $20 purchase you make May 1-5. You have to order online and use code CINCO when you checkout to get the discount.

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop: $2.50 Tacos

A brick restaurant with signs reading "Fuzzy's Tacos & Margs." A banner on the window says "Coming Soon." There is a covered outdoor seating area, some greenery, and a red car parked in front. The sky is cloudy.
Fuzzy’s Taco Shop

Fuzzy’s has a deal on tacos and margaritas for Cinco de Mayo. On May 5, select tacos will be $2.50 all day long, and half-yard margaritas will be $10. And as a bonus, members of the chain’s rewards program can get free chips and salsa on May 6 with any $5 purchase.

Chronic Tacos: $1 Off All Tacos

Chronic Tacos Burrito
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Chronic Tacos is celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a Taco Tuesday special. Rewards members will get $1 off all tacos all day long on May 5, both in-store and online.

Tijuana Flats: $5 Menu

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Tijuana Flats is celebrating Cinco de Mayo with five days of $5 deals. From May 1-5, all of these deals are $5 for dine in, takeout, and delivery.

  • Two street tacos and chips
  • One taco and chips
  • Minijuana burrito
  • Chips and queso
  • Two beers

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