CitySurfing Orlando’s Picks for Celebrating National Margarita Day

- Michelle Snow

February 22 is National Margarita Day

Not that you need a reason to enjoy a margarita, but tomorrow, February 22, is recognized as National Margarita Day. In celebration, I’ve put together this list of places to enjoy the holiday.

According to legend, a socialite named Margarita Sames created the first margarita in 1948 at her hacienda in Acapulco, Mexico. She mixed together tequila, Cointreau and fresh lime juice, which today remains the basic recipe for a margarita.

Over 70 years later, the margarita is one of the top 3 cocktails in the U.S., and, according to the Food Network, on average, over 185,000 margaritas are consumed every hour in this country.

The only thing you need to decide is salt or sugar rim…

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Agave Azul (Orlando and Winter Park)
– $6 House Margaritas & $4 House Tequila Shooters all day

Chuy’s (All Central Florida Locations) 
– Enjoy $1 off Top-Shelf Skinny Ritas all day
– Top off your favorite Rita with $1 Floaters all day
– Festivities also include Happy Hour from 4-7 p.m. with drink specials and a FREE fully-loaded Nacho Car, filled with salsa, queso, ground sirloin and more
– Post a photo on National Margarita Day with #ChuysRitaDay, and you could win FREE Tex-Mex for two!

Cocina 214 (Winter Park and Daytona Beach) 
– $5 214 Rocks and 214 Frozen Margaritas

Don Julio Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar (Orlando and Lake Mary) 
– $5 Margaritas all day

Duffy’s Sports Grill (All Central Florida Locations) 
– $2 Classic and $6 Patron Margaritas all day

El Patron, Lake Buena Vista 
– From 3pm to 6pm get $4 House Margaritas

Frontera Cocina, Disney Springs 
– $5 Frontera Margaritas all day

LandShark Bar & Grill, Daytona Beach 
– From 4-6pm enjoy $3.99 House Margaritas and $1 Floaters.
– Margaritaville University is at 4pm, with the grand toast at 5pm

Margaritaville Restaurant, Universal Orlando CityWalk 
– From 4-6pm enjoy $3.99 traditional margaritas, $2.00 float Gran Gala and $5.99 fried pickles. – – – Also, don’t miss the 4pm class on how to make the perfect margarita and the 5 o’clock somewhere Great Margarita Toast.

On the Border (All Central Florida Locations) 
– $4 1800 Gran ‘Ritas and 99 cent Meltdown Floaters all day
– Pair it with $8.99 Endless Tacos

Pepe’s Cantina Church Street, Orlando 
– $2.99 House Margaritas all day

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Do you have any favorite places in Central Florida to enjoy a margarita? Let us know in the comments.

However – and wherever – you celebrate National Margarita Day, please do so responsibly and never drink and drive.


About Michelle Snow

Michelle is the owner and editor of CitySurfing Orlando. She also owns Zengrrl.com, is a freelance writer specializing in travel and entertainment, and has authored/co-authored four guidebooks on Orlando and Florida. She lives in Orlando near Disney, and hears Magic Kingdom fireworks every night.
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