When you’ve grown up in Texas, experiencing Cinco de Mayo in the Seattle is, how shall I say, anti-climactic.
It’s hard enough to find a tongue-numbing hot sauce, let alone a respectable margarita in the Pacific Northwest. Some hard-core types may shudder, but I even miss those swirl frozen margs, especially the swirl sangria margaritas.
Sure, you can pay top dollar here and give your bartender explicit instruction for that perfect margarita. But nothing is better than just saying “One margarita, please” and having a sturdy glass of icy, smooth deliciousness arrive to both cool and warm you simultaneously.
For most folks here, Cinco de Mayo is the 5th of May. Period. If you’re lucky, it may also include a $2 beer for a one hour period while you watch some sporting event on a large screen.
In Texas, Cinco de Mayo is practically a week long (hell, I’ll say it, a month long!) celebration, beginning with “warm-up activities” the weekend ahead and culminating in parades, street parties, and craziness to the Tequilath degree. Just go to Austin in early May and you’ll feel the ground vibrate from shot glasses slamming down all over town.
Cinco de Mayo is promptly followed by the hangovers of Seis y Siete de Mayo.
Which you are definitely recovered from and have forgotten the pain of in plenty of time for the next Cinco de Mayo.
Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone!!
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I’m planning on working tonight because I freakin’ rock that hard
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ooeeeee! yeah, i had some tacos but that was the extent of my craziness this year… borrrrrring!
I must confess I was one of those that pretty much missed out on the fact it was a day different from any other. And I get off the train in the heart of the Mission District. My loss. Margaritas are my favorite.
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Nothing like longing.
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Your beverage photo is making me THIRSTY. And isn’t it so hard to find a margarita worthy of the name here in Seattle? The best one I’ve had around town can be found at Crow. If they still have that tall bald headed bartender.
Ooh, I’m envious of you having experience such an awesome Cinco de Mayo in Texas – having grown up in Virginia I’ve never really had that experience.