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Cinco de Mayo Fast Food Deals You’ll Want to Grab This 2025

Andrea Hawkins 8 min read
Cinco de Mayo Fast Food Deals You’ll Want to Grab This 2025
Cinco de Mayo Fast Food Deals You’ll Want to Grab This 2025

Grab your appetite and your party hat because Cinco de Mayo 2025 is coming up. Happening on May 5, the celebration brings mouthwatering fast food deals that you wouldn’t want to miss. Whether you’re celebrating solo or feeding a crowd, these Cinco de Mayo 2025 fast food deals are all delicious steals!

Top Fast Food Deals for Cinco de Mayo 2025

Bubbakoo’s Burritos

Bubbakoo’s Burritos, known for unique menu items like Chiwawa and hibachi steak and shrimp, is bringing in the festive vibe for Cinco de Mayo. The chain announced on its Instagram account that it will be offering a buy one entrée and get one for later deal. Specifically, when you buy any entrée on May 5, you can claim your free entrée between May 6 to 11. This promo is valid for digital orders only, and the free entrée will be loaded as a reward in Bubbakoo’s Burritos’ app.

California Tortilla

California Tortilla offers Cinco de Mayo deals from May 1 to May 5, 2025
California Tortilla offers Cinco de Mayo deals from May 1 to May 5, 2025 (Source: California Tortilla)

California Tortilla is turning Cinco de Mayo into a five-day celebration with a new deal every day from May 1 to May 5 at all locations. You can score everything from a $5 discount to free chips & queso. There’s also a free taco bounce-back coupon on the day of Cinco de Mayo. Additionally, every visit tied to a Burrito Elito account automatically enters guests to win Free Burritos for a Year or signed Ravens gear.

Here’s the complete lineup of daily deals running from May 1 to May 5:

  • May 1 – Free Chips & Queso when you make a purchase.
  • May 2 – Free Fresh Deal when you purchase any Burrito or Bowl.
  • May 3 – Enjoy $5 off orders of $20.
  • May 4 – Free Taquitos when you purchase any entrée.
  • May 5 – Free Taco bounce-back coupon with purchase.

Chipotle

Chipotle's New Roblox Experience for Cinco de Mayo
Chipotle’s New Roblox Experience for Cinco de Mayo (Source: Cinco de Mayo)

Chipotle is known for coming up with innovative ways to celebrate food holidays, including Cinco de Mayo. This time around, the chain will launch a new gaming experience called “Ingredient Quest.” If you’re a Roblox fan, you can play this game beginning Monday, May 5, at 3 p.m. PT, in Burrito Builder experience on Roblox. This new gaming experience will task you to find and collect virtual cards featuring Chipotle’s 53 real ingredients. Once you do, you’ll be rewarded with a FREE burrito! Take note, though, that only the first 50,000 players to collect all 53 unique ingredient cards will receive a free entrée offer.

Additionally, Chipotle has other real food offers for Cinco de Mayo, making it a five-day celebration. These offers are available exclusively via Chipotle’s mobile app and website:

  • May 1 to May 5 – Enjoy $0 delivery fee when you use the promo code: DELIVER.
  • May 3 to May 5 – Get free chips and Queso Blanco with the promo code: CINCO25.

Chronic Tacos

Chronic Tacos also announced a special promotion in the spirit of Cinco de Mayo. For one day only, on May 5, 2025, Chronic Tacos is offering a deal via the Chronic Tacos app: $5 off for a purchase worth $20 or more. This special deal is exclusive to Loyalty members, valid at all participating Chronic Tacos locations.

El Pollo Loco

Meanwhile, El Pollo Loco wants to get you fired up during Cinco de Mayo 2025. This year, the brand will be offering any two Chicken Tacos for FREE with a purchase worth $15 or more. This fast food deal is available online and via El Pollo Loco’s mobile app. Whether you’re celebrating with loved ones or keeping it lowkey, you can’t go wrong with the chain’s flame-grilled flavor!

Moe’s Southwest Grill

Moe's Southwest Grill offers a FREE side of queso on Cinco de Mayo 2025
Moe’s Southwest Grill offers a FREE side of queso on Cinco de Mayo 2025 (Source: Moe’s Southwest Grill)

Moe’s Southwest Grill is also joining in on the fun by giving away a FREE side of queso when you purchase any entrée (excluding Kids Meals and Meal Kits) on May 5, 2025. With Cinco de Mayo falling on Monday, there’s another good news for Moe Rewards members: you can stack the free queso offer with the Moe Monday offer! Just take note that the price for a burrito or bowl may vary by market. Additionally, Moe’s will be giving away a free Moe’s T-Shirt to the first 20 guests who will visit participating Moe’s locations.

To those who aren’t members yet of Moe Rewards, signing up is very easy to do! Just download the chain’s app and create an account to enjoy the free queso offer and the Moe Monday offer.

Mountain Mike’s

Want to spice up your Cinco de Mayo celebration? Turn to Mountain Mike’s and their new, limited-time Pizza de Mayo menu! Available starting May 1 through June 30, this festive lineup features the all new Fiesta Taco Pizza and the decadent Chocolate Mini Churrs, along with the returning Jalapeño Not-Knots. This May, experience a fiesta of savory, spicy, and sweet flavors at Mountain Mike’s!

QDOBA

For this year’s Cinco de Mayo, QDOBA is focusing on promoting its Catering specials, making it easy to throw your own fiesta. The crowd-pleasing Hot Bar and Taco Kits are perfect for group celebrations, featuring flame-grilled chicken and toppings like handcrafted guac. For team lunch or office fiesta, the Hot Bar is an excellent option, allowing you to choose your favorite proteins, beans, rice, and add-ons.

Surcheros

Surcheros rewards members with  5x points on all purchases on Cinco de Mayo 2025
Surcheros rewards members with 5x points on all purchases on Cinco de Mayo 2025 (Source: Surcheros)

Surcheros, on the other hand, is rewarding fans with 5x points on all purchases made during Cinco de Mayo. This offer is available to all Rewards members, valid in-store, online, or through catering. This deal is perfect for feeding a crowd or earning major points while enjoying bold flavors. Not a member yet? It’s free and easy to join via the app or surcheros.com.

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On the Border

On the Border, a Tex-Mex restaurant in Eastvale, CA, also thinks that Cinco de Mayo deserves five days of celebration, and so they’re doing exactly that. The restaurant is turning it into a 5-day celebration, offering deals you wouldn’t want to miss. These include $5 Signature Queso each day, from May 1 through May 5. On the Border will also be offering discounts for its premium drinks.

Chevys Fresh Mex

Chevys Fresh Mex offers Cinco de Mayo deals from May 3 to 5, 2025
Chevys Fresh Mex offers Cinco de Mayo deals from May 3 to 5, 2025 (Source: Chevys Fresh Mex)

Known for its “Fresh Mex” style of cooking , Chevy’s Fresh Mex will be celebrating Cinco de Mayo all weekend long, from May 3 to May 5. Here’s what you can look forward to when you drop by this restaurant:

  • Tres de Mayo (May 3) – Enjoy All Day Happy Hour with deals starting at $4.
  • Quatro de Mayo (May 4) – It’s time for Mariachi All-You-Can-Eat Sunday Brunch! You can also enjoy All Day Happy Hour with deals starting at $4.
  • Cinco de Mayo (May 5) – Again, you can join in on the action during All Day Happy Hour and enjoy live music, $2 tacos, merch giveaway, and more!

Guzman y Gomez

Guzman y Gomez, an Illinois-based restaurant, is celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a special offer you don’t want to miss! On Monday, May 5, and for one day only, all GYG restaurants will be offering $5 Bowls, Burritos, Breakfast Burritos, and Cali Burritos.

May 5 is going to be a huge day for GYG as they will start the celebration with $5 Breakfast Burritos, Breakfast Bowls, and Big Breakfast Burritos. Then from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., they will sell $5 Burritos, Bowls, and Cali Burritos.

To maximize the celebration on May 5th, consider visiting other chains that are likely to offer discounts or freebies to honor the vibrant event. Based on past Cinco de Mayo deals, chains like California Pizza Kitchen and Jack in the Box may have something lined up for us. Of course, let’s not forget about the big names like Taco Bell and Chipotle. Stay tuned or bookmark this page for new updates leading up to Cinco de Mayo.

Dillas Quesadillas

Dillas Quesadillas is also offering party-worthy deals: $5 regular Primo quesadillas and $5 freshly squeezed limeade jugs! Both deals are available all day on May 5, making it easier and tastier than ever to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Guests can enjoy signature flavors from the brand, including the Lone Star, Gordo, or Founder, each one featuring high-quality ingredients. The house-made limeade, on the other hand, offers a refreshing way to sip into Spring! Both Cinco de Mayo deals aim to help you enjoy bold and fresh flavors without breaking the bank.

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From The Club

Cinco de Mayo is always a perfect time to indulge in good food and drinks; just look at all these fast food and restaurant deals! As the holiday approaches, we can only expect more delicious offers that will make the event both memorable and affordable. For a full-blown fiesta, it’s an excellent idea to drop by restaurants offering deals for five days (May 1 to 5)!

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