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MoQuila Mexican Restaurant & Tequila Bar's 3rd Annual Cinco de Mayo Block Party with live entertainment, special dinner menu, drink specials, Mariachi's and giveaways. General admission is free with limited reservations available in the main dining room. Please call 561-394-9990 to reserve your table. At MoQuila Restaurant, 99 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. Visit http://www.moquila.com for more information.

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MoQuila Celebrates Cinco de Mayo With
Weekend Extravaganza
Third-Annual Block Party Set For Friday, May 2

MoQuila Mexican Restaurant & Tequila Bar is going to turn the streets of east Boca Raton into a huge fiesta, as it celebrates Cinco de Mayo all weekend long with festivities beginning Thursday, May 1.
Partygoers will be treated to Free General Admission to enjoy live music, Mariachi's, delicious food from Chef Max Espinosa, unique margaritas and tequilas and:

Live Entertainment all weekend
Live Mariachi's and reggae beats
Top DJs spinning dance music
Special Dinner Menu in the main dining room
Tequila girls serving up a selection of MoQuila's over 250 fine tequilas
Authentic Mexican cocktail tastings

Festivities kick off on May 1 with a Suitcase Party beginning at 4 PM. A fantastic raffle will take place at 9:30 PM. Guests can pre-purchase $5 tickets now for a chance to win an exclusive trip to Mexico, gift baskets and more. The grand block party is Friday, May 2 beginning at 4 PM and the events will continue through Monday, May 5.
"Last year we had more than 2,000 people at our block party," says Erika Wong, of MoQuila Restaurant. "This year, we're looking to have the region's largest celebration lasting five days to celebrate Cinco de Mayo."
Cinco de Mayo ("The Fifth of May" in Spanish <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language>) is a national holiday in Mexico <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico> which is also widely celebrated in the United States <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States>. It commemorates the victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Zaragoza> over the French <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France> occupational forces in the Battle of Puebla <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Puebla> on May 5 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_5>, 1862 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1862>.
MoQuila breaks the standard thinking about Mexican food and is defined by fresh ingredients, meticulously created dishes, homemade tortillas, tamales, mole and salsas, sublime marinades, fresh guacamole mashed tableside, exceptional flavors and 250 distinctive tequilas.
MoQuila's culinary vision is a result of Chef Max Espinosa's hard work and dedication to authentic Mexican cuisine using the finest and freshest ingredients with cooking techniques including slow roasting, marinating and sautéing.
For more information about the Cinco de Mayo event, to purchase raffle tickets or to reserve your table in the main dining room, please call 561-394-9990.

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Editors Note: Additional details and weekend schedule on attached flyer
Britt Monroe
Tilson Communications
1001 Yamato Road
Suite 400
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: 561-998-1995
Fax: 561-998-