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Five Awesome Cinco de Mayo Celebrations Around Chicago

May 3, 2011 at 2:02 PM | by | Comments (0)

Okay, wow. It's May 3 already. Have you made your Cinco de Mayo plans yet? Thursday is going to be crazy, as in crazy fun and crazy tasty and crazy awesome, so long as you know where to go to properly celebrate. Obviously some of the US' big cities will have a range of public parties happening, so here's a few to consider if you're in or around...

Chicago

· Pilsen is the epicenter for Chicago's Mexican community and one of its best art districts, so you know that this lower West Side nabe will have the most hopping Cinco de Mayo shindig. Follow the crowds to the divey bars serving everything from margaritas to micheladas (beer cocktails with lime juice, salt, Worcestshire sauce, soy sauce, Tabasco, powdered chilies, tomato juice and ice), taquerias slinging real-deal Mexican food or just grab a bite at a tamale cart and watch the drunken revelers.

· If your holiday plans revolve around getting wasted, join the free—we repeat, free—Cinco de Mayo Trolley Pub Crawl. At Lottie's, you'll board a trolley stocked with free Dos Equis that will bring you to two other bars for $5 call tequilas, $2 chips and salsa, and $1 tacos.

· Foodies who want something beyond dollar tacos are luck to have Mexican cuisine master Rick Bayless in town. Head to his Frontera restaurant for upscale Mexican eats. Special for Cinco de Mayo, it will serve two types of enchiladas—a red chile with pork and a green chile with shrimp—and a margarita ice for dessert.

· Salud Tequila Lounge will throw its annual Cinco de Mayo Street Festival, an 11-hour bash. Get ready to move it at this hopping club—live mariachi, Latin soul and salsa music will get you out on the dance floor. The late-night dance party won't be complete without downing some of Salud's tequila-filled cocktails, like the strawberry margarita or a mojito.

· To keep the party going, head to Little Village for the three-day Cinco de Mayo Festival. From May 6 to 8, chow down on authentic eats and hear live bands at the family friendly fiesta.

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