Metro Vancouver restaurants celebrate Cinco de Mayo with takeout and patio fare
Ceviche, tacos, and tequila cocktails are all on offer to mark a Mexican victory on May 5
El Santo has several Cinco de Mayo takeout kits on offer this year.
CINDO DE MAYO marks the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 during the Franco-Mexican War. Commonly mistaken for Mexican Independence Day, the date has evolved into a celebration of Mexican culture all across North America.
With food being a cornerstone of Mexican culture, it plays a central role in the commemoration of Cinco de Mayo. A few Metro Vancouver restaurants are putting their own stamp on the joyful occasion, even amid the pandemic, with dishes to-go or for a sun-splashed patio.
Ophelia has a takeout Tacos de Carnitas + Margarita Kit combo on offer, so you can toast Mexico at the beach, in your backyard, on your apartment deck, or at your kitchen table. The kit is $75 and serves four, complete with pork confit, cilantro, onion, chili de arbol salsa, and corn tortillas plus the makings for six margaritas.
Chancho Tortilleria’s Cinco de Mayo Backyard Kit is a complete meal for two. It comes with eight carnitas or veggie tacos, guacamole and chips, two pieces of carlota de limón (a Mexican icebox cake), and two bottles of Pacífico beer. (It’s $45.)
Over at the Keefer Yard, it’s a celebratory pop-up with Cuchillo. On the menu are guacamole y pico de gallo; Argentine prawn ceviche; cabez de puerco tacos (pork with serrano, honeydew salsa verde, white bean refrito, and chicharron); and BBQ salmon el pastor with charred pineapple salsa. (Dishes start at $12.) Bonus: Mark Woodyard will be playing live music all day.
El Santo is offering Cinco de Mayo packages to-go. Each taco kit includes ceviche with guacamole and house-made tortilla chips; options for the main event include wild boar carnitas or tinga de pollo tacos; another way to go is a burrito platter. (Kits start at $45, and there are DIY margarita and paloma kits, too.
At Parq Vancouver, Honey Salt will be serving up Cinco de Mayo dishes and drinks (including tequila cocktails and tequila flights) on its patio. Its version of elote, or corn on the cob, a popular street food in Mexico, comes with cojita cheese, tanjin-chili mayo, cilantro, and lime. There’s also Pacific white-shrimp ceviche, tacos (tequila-marinated chicken or rockfish with pickled red cabbage and pico de gallo). (Items start at $9.) Churros with bittersweet chocolate sauce and Casamigos Anejo Tequila ice cream are on the dessert menu.
¡Salud!
Honey Salt is serving tequila cocktails on May 5, Cinco de Mayo.
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