Rim your glass with sea salt by first wetting the rim with lime. Add ice to your shaker, then pour in all of the ingredients and give it a good shake. And if those don’t quench your thirst, they have over 100 kinds tequilas and mezcals to choose from.įor other great places to celebrate, check out our list of best margarita bars. Ingredients: 1 1/2 ounces tequila silver. Settle in on the heated outdoor patio with a pitcher of swirl.Ĭelebrity chef Todd English’s Mexican restaurant is serving $6 margaritas all day. This bustling Adams Morgan spot mixes classic or frozen margs, which are half-price during an extended happy hour from 3 to 11 pm.
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The classic El Centro margarita goes for $5 (it’s normally $9) from 5 pm to close.ġ724 Connecticut Ave., NW 1301 U St., NWīoth the Dupont and U Street branches of this Tex-Mex spot host a happy hour from 3 to 7 pm, where house margs are $6 by the glass, $17 for a half pitcher, and $28 for the full pitcher. Try a specialty margarita with infused tequila flavors like strawberry-basil or grilled pineapple at El Centro D.F.’s Georgetown and 14th Street locations. They’re also debuting a spicy orange marg for $6 in honor of the holiday.ġ819 14th St., NW 1218 Wisconsin Ave., NW If you’re not into spice, try their caipirinha, Brazil’s national cocktail, that falls between a mojito and a margarita.Įvery Monday is Margarita Monday at Tico DC, which serves all of their draft cocktails-the hibiscus margarita, pisco sour, and rosé sangria-in $30 pitchers. If you’re in the mood for something extra-fruity, head to Penn Quarter for a speciality mango marg ($11.50) made with tequila, mango liqueur, and mango puree.Ĭhef Victor Albisu ’s Latin steakhouse mixes a special $11 margarita, which gets its spicy kick from rocoto chile peppers. Flavors change seasonally, but lookout for the chef’s favorite: a mezcal-spiked watermelon margarita. Quincy Street)ĭrink $7 margs all day at Mike Isabella’s Ballston cantina. Since it’s also unseasonably warm outside, take your marg up to the rooftop deck and pretend it’s summer.Ĥ000 Wilson Blvd., Arlington (enter on N. Specials include $4.50 margaritas on tap, and $5.50 lime, strawberry-habanero, and frozen swirl margaritas.
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Since Wednesday, February 24 is National Tortilla Chip Day, the first 100 guests of the day get free chips and queso.Įl Chucho’s $4,000 lime juicer will be working extra hard for the margarita holiday, commemorated by an all-day happy hour. Frozen lime, strawberry, or swirl “Texas-sized” margaritas are $12 on-the-rocks drinks are $15. It’s National Margarita Week at both Tortilla Coast locations, which pour 32-ounce specials until February 28. Pad the stomach with snacks like tequila-marinated shrimp cocktail. Spoiler: It involves a 1940’s Dallas socialite named Margarita Sames.īloomingdale’s Cal-Mex eatery offers an array of special $8 margaritas, including blueberry, pear, and the “Cadillac” margarita with tequila, Grand Marnier, lime juice, and orange bitters.
While you sip happy hour specials, take a moment to learn about the drink’s mysterious history.
It’s time celebrate another made-up food holiday: National Margarita Day (not that we’re complaining about drink discounts).