Fiesta Finder: Cinco de Mayo Specials Around Macomb

If you can't make it to south of the border this Saturday, Mexican restaurants around Macomb are planning food and drink specials to spice up Cinco de Mayo celebrations.

• Open 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m., will extend closing hour
• Specials on sangria, margaritas
• Live entertainment, 4-8:30 p.m.
• See the regular menu

, off Hall Road, in the Mall at Partridge Creek

• Open 11 a.m.-2 a.m.
• Happy hour, 3-6 p.m.
• Mariachi band during the day
• See the regular menu and specials

Juan Miguel's, off Hall Road, east of Heydenreich

• Open noon-midnight
• Food and drink specials
• Tent party
• Live entertainment, DJ Godfather, DJ Maz, DJ Chrome, John Larson and David Shabo

Abuelo's, off Schoenherr, just west of Lakeside Mall

• Open 11 a.m.-10 p.m., will extend closing hour
• Drink specials Friday and Saturday
• Tent party Saturday, noon-close, with drink and food specials
• Live music outside, 7 p.m.
• See the regular menu

Mexican Village, on Van Dyke Ave, north of 21 Mile Road

• Open 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
• Drink and dinner specials
• See the regular menu

Don Pablos, on Hall Road, east of Schoenherr

• Open 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
• Buckets of beer
• See the regular menu

Cinco a la carte

If you're not planning to stick around for the mariachi band, these cantinas offer quick bites to satisfy your Cinco de Mayo cravings.

• , 18325 Hall Road, Macomb
• Chipotle Mexican Grill, 13975 Lakeside Circle, Sterling Heights

So what exactly are we celebrating?

Cinco de Mayo—or the fifth of May—commemorates the Mexican army's 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867), according History.com.

While not a major holiday in Mexico, Cinco de Mayo has become a day on which Americans of Latin American descent celebrate their cultural heritage, much like those of Irish descent do on St. Patrick's Day.