Best Cinco de Mayo Bars in Manassas: Yelp

MANASSAS, 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. Don Lencho

107 reviews
$$ Mexican

9116 Mathis Ave
Manassas, VA 20110

Phone number (703) 361-8409

2. California Tortilla

91 reviews
$ Mexican, Tex-Mex

11694 Sudley Manor Dr
Manassas, VA 20109

Phone number (703) 369-1460

3. Prime Time Sports Bar & Grill

194 reviews
$$ Sports Bars, American (Traditional)

11250 James Swart Cir
Fairfax, VA 22030

Phone number (703) 352-0260

4. Whitlow’s On Wilson

681 reviews
$$ Bars, American (Traditional)

Clarendon2854 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201

Phone number (703) 276-9693

5. Guapo’s Restaurant

324 reviews
$$ Mexican

Fair Lakes13050 Fairlakes Shopping Ctr
Fairfax, VA 22033

Phone number (703) 818-0022

6. Coyote Grille

217 reviews
$$ Tex-Mex, Mexican

10266 Main St
Fairfax, VA 22030

Phone number (703) 591-0006

7. Don Tito

415 reviews
$$ Mexican, Bars

Clarendon 3165 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201

Phone number (571) 356-9240

8. El Paso Mexican Restaurant

421 reviews
$$ Mexican

6804 Commerce St
Springfield, VA 22150

Phone number (703) 912-6166

9. Chuy’s

181 reviews
$$ Tex-Mex, Mexican

21365 Epicerie Plz
Sterling, VA 20164

Phone number (571) 313-1912

10. Guajillo Mexican Cusine

438 reviews
$$ Mexican

Rosslyn

Located in Colonial Village Shopping Center
Phone number (703) 807-0840

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