Next Monday, February 22nd, the ingenious world of food P.R. has bestowed upon us a special winter respite, National Margarita Day, when we're encouraged to overindulge in summertime cocktails regardless of where the mercury falls. Here are a few potentially good deals and activities for the observant:
Tony Roma's, a steakhouse near the Barclays Center, is hooking it up big time for this most holy of holidays. The restaurant will be shaking up their Classic Romarita's for $2.22, meaning an unhealthy amount of Sauza and Cointreau can be consumed for under $10. If you're busy on the 22nd, the restaurant will still offer you a $4 version if you stop by anytime between now and the 21st.
UES Mexican spot Maya and Midtown sister restaurant Zengo are both offering $7 versions of their margaritas if you can score a seat at the bar and both are doing some super spicy versions to make it interesting. At Maya, you can try a version with Agavilles Blanco, habanero, blood orange and a chile pasilla rim ("Yucatan") and at Zengo there's the Watermelon Soju with Agavales Reposado, Korean soju, watermelon and serrano pepper.
(courtesy of Calexico)
At their four brick-and-mortar locations, the burrito experts at Calexico are celebrating a brand-new cocktail menu with a 2-for-1 offer on all of their newbies beginning on the 22nd and running through the 24th. The Tippling Brothers collaborations include a David Bowie-inspired margarita, Rebel Rebel, made with passionfruit, chipotles, and dark chocolate and The Roadrunner, a margarita with Fresno peppers and pineapple. All told, there are nine new offerings from the Meixcan chainlet and each runs about $10 - $12 normally, so they'll be between $5 and $6 for the holiday.
Pair virtue with vice at Dos Caminos, the Mexican chain branch of the BR Guest hospitality group. They're highlighting a Green Juice Margarita ($15), a new addition to their cocktail menu, made with traditional green juice components (kale, cucumber, apple, ginger, etc.) with tequila, mint, coconut liqueur and a chili-lime salt rim. This sounds like the margarita you'll need following a night drinking exclusively margaritas.
(courtesy Blockheads)
Blockheads knows that one margarita alone isn't enough to get one truly buzzed, so they're including their special Bulldog Margaritas in their celebration, selling the marg-and-beer combos for just $5 on Monday. There's a traditional with a float of Sauza, another with a float of Fireball and even some non-tequila options made with vodka, rum and sangria. Their classic margaritas will be running for $3 on Monday at all seven locations, with the special three buck deal lasting through March 10th (at least) at their newer East Village outpost.
During happy hour from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Japanese noodle spot KOA is offering half off their special margaritas, including a Green Tea Margarita made with green tea powder that should help fuel a night of tequila-drinking. That and their Agave Margarita with peach schnapps will be $6.50 during the special.
For further imbibing inspiration, check out our picks for the best margaritas in NYC plus some other equally-delicious frozen options.
