Try our favorite margaritas on Cinco de Mayo

With Cinco de Mayo approaching, here are some recommendations for tasty margaritas.

🍐 For unique, fruity flavors: Condado's sweet, pink prickly pear is hard to beat, but the white peach, blackberry and the strawberry-banana blend are all delicious.

• Multiple locations

🔥 To spice things up: Nada's chile-mango has that perfect sweet heat.

• Arena District

🤑 The best bang for your buck: El Vaquero's jumbo, flavored margaritas are just $9.69 during a lengthy 4-8pm daily happy hour.

• Multiple locations

🌮 A classic complement: Los Guachos is known for authentic tacos al pastor, but wash them down with a classic margarita at the Sawmill Road location, which boasts a full bar. $9.99 on Cinco de Mayo.

• Dublin

What we're watching: Keep an eye on social media for specials. Here are a few.

• Cazuelas, North Campus: $18.99 house margarita pitchers, $5 tequila shots
• Fronteras, East Side: half-priced appetizers, $6.50 margaritas
• Lincoln Social, Short North: $4 tacos a la carte, $8 margaritas
• Tacos Rudos, Italian Village, inside Budd Dairy Food Hall: buy one, get one free tacos al pastor

Your margarita recommendations

"Chili Verde on Sawmill Road. Best margaritas in town, combined with best southwestern food. No question. They also have a Polaris location." — Tony V.

"Mi Tradicion (Dublin, Gahanna) has 'fish bowl' sized margaritas that are to die for!" — Mark M.