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Avenida Introduces Taco Tuesday

The local Latin-American Restaurant will be running a special on tacos starting this Tuesday.

The following is a press release.

Starting Tuesday, April 9 and just in time for warm weather, Mt. Airy’s Avenida has added Taco Tuesday, featuring three tacos and three sides for just $20 per person, plus tax and gratuity.  Refreshing margaritas, $5 each, will be served in six fresh fruit flavors including mango, passion fruit, prickly pear, watermelon, peach and blood orange.  T

aco Tuesdays at Avenida are sure to become the neighborhood’s most affordable and fun meal.

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“Taco Tuesdays are a tradition for one simple reason -- they’re a fun excuse to get a group together and eat some delicious, affordable Latin American food,” says Guatemala-born Chef-owner, Edgar Alvarez, who grew up eating churrasco and other grilled meats on tortillas and is now bringing that tradition to Avenida, which he opened with wife Kim Alvarez in 2009.  “This meal is a treat for everyone who wants to enjoy an inexpensive night out – especially with a fresh fruit margarita thrown into the mix!”

Taco Tuesday includes a choice of any three tacos such as pan-seared pentado (Brazilian Tigerfish) with shredded fried tortillas, iceberg lettuce and romesco sauce; grilled lamb sausage with pico de gallo; black bean and soy chorizo with escabeche; and pollo a la parrilla, grilled chicken with creamy roasted pepper-garlic sauce and cilantro leaves.  Guests’ choice of three sides will include baked black beans with cloves and bacon lardons; trio frito, yukon gold, sweet potato and yucca fries; creamy cabbage and watercress with dulce de leche chipotle vinaigrette; and fried zucchini “noodles” with jalapeños, onions and tomatillo sauce.  

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The new Taco Tuesday menu is available both in Avenida’s charming main dining room and their adjacent outdoor dining area, a 30-seat flagstone patio that has the laid-back, festive feel of a cantina tucked into a hidden garden.  The patio will be open, weather permitting, throughout the spring, summer and fall. 

In his glowing review of Avenida, The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Craig LaBan had high praise for his “two lovely meals” at “vibrant” Avenida complimenting Chef Alvarez for his “straightforward, modern dishes built on good ingredients with a pleasant Latin flair.”  Philadelphia Weekly wrote that the restaurant “radiates charm and warmth,” calling it “instantly likeable” and noting the Alvarezes’ “deftness” with grilled dishes.  Philadelphia magazine calls Avenida “modern” and “friendly,” and awarded it “Best Kids Menu” in their 2010 “Best of Philly” issue, while Citypaper gushed over the Alvarezs’ “uncommon focus and finesse,” adding that “this is the kind of cooking that merits going out for.”

Avenida is open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. and Sunday from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m.; lunch is served Tuesday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m., and brunch is served every Sunday from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.  For more information, or to make a reservation, please call (267) 385-6857, visit www.avenidarestaurant.com, follow Avenida on Twitter (@avenida7402) and like Avenida on Facebook.


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