Best Cinco de Mayo Bars in Fredericksburg: Yelp

FREDERICKSBURG, 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. Pueblo’s Tex Mex Grill

109 reviews
$$ Tex-Mex, Mexican

1320 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Fredericksburg, VA 22401

(540) 373-2688

2. Pancho Villa Mexican Restaurant

67 reviews
$$ Bars, Mexican

2931 Plank Rd
Fredericksburg, VA 22401

(540) 548-4550

3. Pancho Villa Mexican Restaurant

47 reviews
$$ Mexican, Sports Bars

10500 Spotsylvania Ave
Fredericksburg, VA 22408

(540) 710-9999

4. El Charro

54 reviews
$$ Mexican, Desserts, Seafood

4611 Southpoint Pkwy
Fredericksburg, VA 22407

(540) 710-9390

5. El Gran Charro

143 reviews
$$ Mexican

2834 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Stafford, VA 22554

(540) 720-7770

6. Poco Loco Mexican Restaurant

149 reviews
$$ Mexican

5414 Mudd Tavern Rd
Thornburg, VA 22580

(540) 582-5084

7. Pancho Villa Mexican Restaurant

57 reviews
$$ Mexican

356 Garrisonville Rd
Stafford, VA 22554

(540) 658-9278

8. Pancho Villa Mexican Restaurant

122 reviews
$$ Mexican

155 Garrisonville Rd
Stafford, VA 22554

(540) 658-0895

9. El Paso Mexican Grill

134 reviews
$$ Mexican

16918 Dumfries Rd
Dumfries, VA 22025

(571) 285-1330

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