With Cinco de Mayo on Monday, area Mexican restaurants have been gearing up for one of the busiest nights of the year.
Jose Merino, owner of the local food truck Tacos El Junior, said the day is much more than eating tacos and drinking margaritas — it celebrates Mexican history.
Commonly mistaken with Mexican Independence Day, which is observed in September, Cinco de Mayo actually commemorates Mexico’s win over the French in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862…