Best Cinco de Mayo Bars in Fairfax: Yelp

FAIRFAX, VA — Friday will be the first "Cinco de Mayo" celebrated amid all this tough talk about a supposedly beautiful certain wall. Some might say the actual construction of such a border wall between the United States and Mexico is highly unlikely, but so, too, was Mexico's defeat of French forces at the Battle of Puebla in 1862 — on May 5. From that was born Cinco de Mayo.

And as the cultures of the U.S. and Mexico have become more and more intertwined over the years, both countries have come to celebrate the military milestone, with the U.S. taking a slightly more hedonistic approach to the holiday. All of which brings us to a question: Where are the best local bars or restaurants to celebrate Cinco de Mayo?

Well, the restaurant website yelp.com has some suggestions, primarily based on reader reviews about local establishments. There's quite the wide variety here. Did yelp.com overlook a popular place? Let us know in the message section below or on Facebook.

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This year the Mexican fiesta falls on a Friday, making it a great day to indulge in tacos, quesadillas or a Margarita. Here's yelp.com's list. Click on the establishment's name for details:

1. Prime Time Sports Bar & Grill

194 reviews
$$ Sports Bars, American (Traditional)

11250 James Swart Cir
Fairfax, VA 22030

Phone number (703) 352-0260

2. Coyote Grille

217 reviews
$$ Tex-Mex, Mexican

10266 Main St
Fairfax, VA 22030

Phone number (703) 591-0006

3. Guapo’s Restaurant

324 reviews
$$ Mexican

Fair Lakes 13050 Fairlakes Shopping Ctr
Fairfax, VA 22033

Phone number (703) 818-0022

4. Anita’s New Mexico Style Mexican Food, Inc

134 reviews
$ Mexican, Breakfast & Brunch, Tex-Mex

10880 Fairfax Blvd
Fairfax, VA 22030

Phone number (703) 385-2965

5. Uncle Julio’s Fairfax Corner

375 reviews
$$ Mexican, Tex-Mex

Fair Oaks 4251 Fairfax Corner Ave
Fairfax, VA 22037

Phone number (703) 266-7760

6. PJ Skidoos Restaurant

190 reviews
$$ Bars, American (Traditional), Venues & Event Spaces

9908 Fairfax Blvd
Fairfax, VA 22030

Phone number (703) 591-4515

7. El Tio Tex Mex Grill

265 reviews
$$ Tex-Mex, Bars, Mexican

7630 Lee Hwy
Falls Church, VA 22042

Phone number (571) 386-4686

8. Margaritas Latin Grill

129 reviews
$$ Latin American

9526 Burke Rd
Burke, VA 22015

Phone number (703) 865-4337

9. Anita’s New Mexico Style Mexican Food

201 reviews
$$ Mexican, Breakfast & Brunch

521 E Maple Ave
Vienna, VA 22180

Phone number (703) 255-1001

10. La Sandia

542 reviews
$$ Mexican

Tysons Corner 7852L Tysons Corner Center
McLean, VA 22102

Phone number (703) 893-2222

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