Restaurants and chains offer Cinco de Mayo food deals nationwide

18 articles · Updated · Deseret News · May 5

With Cinco de Mayo falling on Taco Tuesday in 2026, chains including Chipotle, Taco Bell, Grubhub, 7-Eleven and El Pollo Loco are running one-day or multi-day promotions.
Offers include free chips at Chipotle with code CINCO26, Taco Bell nuggets for $1 for the first 30,000 rewards members, and discounted tacos, burritos, pizza and queso elsewhere.
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