El Charro Café Offers Five Days of $5 Flavors
El Charro Café brings back its “Sí Summer” specials with five days of $5 food and drink offers, Sunday through Thursday. Running now through July 31, guests can enjoy a variety of house favorites for just $5 each.
Choose from mini chimichangas, tamales, or El Charro beef tacos. Cool off with sangrias, house wines, or margaritas. For dessert, grab a slice of tres leches cake or Mexican mousse. New this year, El Charro adds $5 Corona Sunbrew and non-alcoholic Corona to the lineup.
These specials are not available through third-party apps, airport locations, or with catering.
For more information, visit elcharrocafe.com.
The Monica Expands Summer Deals with More $5 Bites
Downtown’s The Monica launches its summer menu with a mix of weekday $5 combos and family-friendly pricing. Specials run Monday through Friday from June 2 through August 1.
Start the day with a $5 coffee and croissant combo. For lunch and dinner, enjoy $5 Roma pizza slices, house soups, and salads. Children under 10 can eat for $5 all summer long. Options include chicken tenders, burgers, pancakes, and more.
Evenings bring Monica Summer Nights from 5 p.m. to close. Sip on $5 sangrias, Modelo drafts, spritzes, house wines, and Corona Sun Bru. New this year, The Monica debuts Friday Fish ‘n Frites and BBQ Saturdays.
For more information, visit themonicatucson.com.
Charro Steak & Del Rey Heats Up Weeknights
Charro Steak & Del Rey joins the summer celebration with its own version of “Sí Summer” specials. From Sunday through Thursday, diners can choose from a curated menu of $5 items through July 31.
Enjoy $5 oysters, house margaritas, sangrias, wines, esquites, and the new Corona Sun Bru. The restaurant also offers $5 off pollo asado and a $5 tamale topper add-on for steaks. Finish with the Mexican mousse dessert for just $5.
Located near downtown Tucson, Charro Steak remains a staple for upscale Sonoran cuisine with heritage roots.
For more information, visit charrosteak.com.
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Jackie Tran
More about JackieJackie Tran is a Tucson-based food writer, photographer, culinary educator, and owner-chef of the now-closed food truck Tran’s Fats. Although he is best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie, his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon Appétit, National Geographic, and the New York Times.
An adventurous foodie, he enjoys culinary experiences ranging from seasonal omakase to sloppily devouring green chili patty melts in his car afterhours. His favorite foods include aguachile, garlic noodles, and leftover fried chicken illuminated by the fridge light. His favorite drinks include morning micheladas, fireside imperial stouts, candle-lit negroni, and grassy mezcales.
Outside of food, he also loves playing musical instruments, karaoke, Tetris, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and petting Addie’s dog Spaghetti.
If you’d like to stalk him, visit his Instagram @jackie_tran_ or jackietran.com.















