If you’re looking for a reason to get out on May 5th and don’t want to fight a generic margarita crowd, Vaqueros Texas Bar-B-Q in Allen is running $5 specials all day and actually has the food to back it up.
The deal is simple: $5 margaritas, $5 tacos, $5 palomas, and $5 beers from open to close on Monday, May 5th. The beer selection includes Victoria, Modelo, El Chingón, and house picks. Not a limited window, not just during happy hour — all day long at their Watters Creek location.
The taco lineup is where it gets interesting. These aren’t afterthought tacos. Vaqueros made Texas Monthly’s 50 Best Tacos in Texas list, and for Cinco de Mayo they’re spotlighting three: BBQ birria, smoked suadero, and carnitas. The birria is quesabirria-style with smoked brisket, jack cheese, onions, and cilantro — served with consomé for dipping. The suadero is smoked brisket finished in its own juices, seared and piled onto corn tortillas. The carnitas are smoked pork with pickled onions, salsa, and lime.
The place has real credibility. It landed on the New York Times’ list of the 20 best Texas barbecue restaurants and earned a 2024 James Beard semifinalist nod for Best Chef – Texas. The meat spends 14 hours in the pit, and the Tex-Mex angle isn’t a gimmick — it’s the whole point of what they do.
Vaqueros is part of the M Crowd Restaurant Group, which also runs Mi Cocina. They’re at 965 Garden Park Dr. in Allen, inside Watters Creek. Hours on Monday will be their regular 11am–8pm Sunday–Thursday window.
For the full Cinco de Mayo details, head to vaquerostxbbq.com.
