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The Monica Celebrates its 2-Year Anniversary With $2 Discounts

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The Monica Celebrates its 2-Year Anniversary With $2 Discounts

Mar 4, 20241 min read

With its open kitchen format, beautiful dining room, and spacious patio,Ā The MonicaĀ has become quite the downtown destination over the past two years.

With that being said, The Monica is throwing a four-day celebration for its second anniversary. From Monday, March 4 – Thursday, March 7 the restaurant is offering $2 discounts at 40 E. Congress St.

Want $2 off mimosas? You got it! Pair it up with $2 off draft beers if you’re in party mode. Also, they’re taking $2 off any of their pizzas as well as $2 off select sweets on the menu.

The Monica’s History

Located in theĀ HexagonĀ building in downtown Tucson, The Monica honors its namesakeĀ Monica Flin, the founder of Tucson’s iconicĀ El Charro Cafe. Daily dishes at The Monica include a collection of family and mixed cultural recipes like food ā€œTiaā€ Monica would have made for her friends and family.

They have full-service bars are available both inside and on the patio. A variety of local ingredients such as nopales, mesquite flour, and local Barrio Grains are infused in recipes such as their hand-stretched pizzas and freshly baked pastries.

The Monica is part of the Si Charro! family of restaurants is located at 40 E. Congress St. For more information, visitĀ themonicatucson.comĀ and followĀ The Monica on Instagram.

Article written by:

Matt Sterner

Matt Sterner

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At a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.

He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing ā€œfluffierā€ content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.

If you’re in the mood for strange stories, head over to his pride and joy, wonkytimes.com. And in case you’re curious — yes, after all of this time, he still manages to roll a killer burrito.

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