Thursday, September 25, 2025

Thursday Sips & Nibbles

I'm back again with a new edition of Sips & Nibbles, my regular column where I highlight some interesting, upcoming food and drink events. I hope everyone dines out safely, tips well and are nice to their servers.
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1) This October, Margaritas Mexican Restaurant is celebrating the tantalizing taco throughout the Northeast. Dubbed “TacOctoberfest,” the monthlong celebration of the fan-favorite Mexican dish will manifest in three forms for the hungry and determined.

National Taco Day – October 7: From 3-5pm, Margaritas will be dishing out free tacos to its “Circle of Friends” reward members. Upon simply showing your “Rewards” screen on the app, take your pick of a free taco – ground beef, chicken, or carnitas – in a hard or soft corn shell, or flour tortilla. Not a “Circle of Friends” member? Signing up takes just a couple minutes by visiting margs.com/rewards but you can also fulfill your taco dreams on the cheap with Margaritas’ “Taco Tuesday” special where all tacos are just $4 all day.
*Free taco reward valid for dine-in only with the purchase of any other food or beverage.

Taco Gigante Challenges – October 1-31: Think you have what it takes to conquer Margaritas’ towering tacos? Channel your inner Joey Chestnut and get ready to dig in because the Taco Gigante Challenge returns and a newcomer enters the gauntlet: the Flaming Gigante Challenge. For the traditional challenge, the strong-willed (and stomached) will be presented with a two-pound taco stuffed with four different meats, cheese, salsa fresca, refritos, lettuce and rice topped with queso, tomatillo and picante sauces. 

Its devilish twin, the Flaming Gigante, is a super-spicy version of the original doused in Fuego sauce and topped with fresh jalapeños and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos®. To the victors go the spoils: a free taco weekly for a year. (Bonus: If you complete the Flaming challenge, you’ll also take home a keepsake t-shirt memorializing the conquest.) 

For those not looking for full “Gigante” glory, the two-pound taco specials will be available to share amongst your taco team. Taco Gigantes are available for $15 each for a limited time. Contest winners’ free weekly taco is redeemable from December 1, 2025-November 30, 2026. Flaming Hot Gigante t-shirts available while supplies last.

Taco & Cerveza Pairing – October 1-31: Keeping it frothy for Octoberfest, Margaritas will feature a taco-cerveza special all month. Pair a Sam Adams Octoberfest with a birria taco plate – three slow-cooked beef birria and cheese tacos with consommé and grilled pineapple, topped with chopped onions and cilantro – and watch the worlds of beer and birria come together in perfect harmony. $19.99 per order.

Available at Margaritas Mexican Restaurant locations in CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ and PA.

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