Non-Traditional Cinco De Mayo Celebrations In The CSRA

Cinco De Mayo is this weekend! It's a yearly celebration that is held on May 5. For many, it's the perfect excuse to drink margaritas and eat tacos! One of the most obvious places to celebrate this holiday is at a Mexican restaurant. You get the food, the drinks, and a good time! With the popularity of the holiday, it's best to get to your spot early!

But Mexican restaurants aren't the only place celebrating Cinco De Mayo. Here are 4 places in the CSRA where you can celebrate Cinco De Mayo in a Non-Traditional way!

Sun, 11 AM – 9 PM

Augusta, 2821 Washington Road

They will be serving Sunday Brunch from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm and $8 Grapefruit Palomas and $8 Tropical Painkillers available all day!

Sun, 12 pm - 3 pm

Augusta Animal Services

At this event, the CSRA will have the opportunity to adopt a pet. There will be plenty of cats and dogs to choose from. They will also be offering free microchips and nail trims for pets.

While the animals are the star of the fiesta, there will also be food trucks and vendors in attendance.

Sun, 3 pm to midnight

At Vances Bakery Bar they will have Margarita Cupcakes. The Margarita cupcake is a vanilla cupcake flavored with lime, Tequila, and Grand Mariner.

They will also be serving a Margarita Flight. The flight will include four unique margaritas using four types of Tequila and Mezcal. The Flavors are Smokey Blueberry, Lavender, Prickly Pear, and Pineapple Jalapeno.

Sun, 11 am

Sunday brunch with a mix of Cinco De Mayo

The brunch specials will include Birria Tacos, Churro Waffles, and drink specials! The drink specials are $5 margaritas, $3 Coronas, and $3 Terremana.

While you're here - who even has the best tacos in the CSRA? Click here to let us know.

Food... It can bring us together in a time of need.  And it can create family memories around a table.  It can do so many things.  But there's one food we can all agree on at any given time.  Mexican food.  So, where is the best Mexican food in Augusta and Aiken?  That's the question we are about to attack and hit head-on!

Of all the restaurants we have in our area, we probably have more Mexican restaurants than any other type of food.  That then opens the door as to who is the best.  The fun part about having so many, you can try them all till you find the one you like

Now you may choose different meats, chicken, or cheese for these items, but these are the most ordered items in Mexican restaurants:

Where is my go-to favorite Mexican Restaurant?  Well, it is in Warrenton. El Maguey Mexican Bar and Grill.  It's located at 725 Main Street in Warrenton.  For me, living in Aiken County, it is a road trip and worth every second of the drive.  They are family-owned and operated, and the food is on point.  I've never left there without a to-go box.  The portions are super big and super delicious.  My go-to there is the Burrito Cancun.  A large tortilla with steak, chicken, shrimp, rice, and beans then topped with cheese dip and red burrito sauce.

I promise you, there will be leftovers for later in the day or for lunch tomorrow.  They also have a new location in Wrens too.  Now I can't drive to Warrenton every time I want a great Mexican meal, chips, and cheese dip, but there are so many great locations to pick from.

And now, as voted by you, there are the top 6 best Mexican restaurants in the Augusta and Aiken area!

This is one of the newer places in Columbia County to enjoy great Mexican Food. Let's not forget the margaritas!

After a move just down the road on Richland Avenue in Aiken, Tequila's Mexican Restaurant Grill & Bar is ready.

While Mi Rancho has many locations across Aiken and Augusta, we counted them as 1.  The Texas rice at Mi Rancho is the best in town.

Now another kind of new Mexican restaurant in North Augusta and you guys voted it one of the top picks.  If you've been, you know why!

Now I've tried all of the ones on this list, but the Vera Cruz on Peach Orchard hits the spot like no other.

There were so many votes for  the one in Evans, the one in North Augusta, the one in Martinez... So we just made Monterrey the over all number 1 Mexican restaurant in Augusta and Aiken.