On the Menu: Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with special menus at bars, food trucks

Carol Kugler, The Herald-Times
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The line was long on June 14, 2021, as people waited for cicada food items, drinks and more outside the Sinkhole Craft Beer Bar in Bloomington during Cicada Mania. The Sinkhole will be partnering with All Creatures Yum once again, this time for Sinkhole De Mayo.
The line was long on June 14, 2021, as people waited for cicada food items, drinks and more outside the Sinkhole Craft Beer Bar in Bloomington during Cicada Mania. The Sinkhole will be partnering with All Creatures Yum once again, this time for Sinkhole De Mayo.

The Sinkhole Craft Beer Bar will be celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a special celebration — Sinkhole de Mayo, at 313 E. Winslow Road. Music by Matixando will be 6-9 p.m.

Food will be provided by All Creatures Yum PopUp Bloomington from 4 to 8 p.m. Three types of tacos will be served: sweet potato with almond salsa, Cotija cheese, fried corn and green onion; carnitas with slow roasted pork, queso fresco, chicharron and ancho chili salsa; and grilled octopus with octopus marinated in chilies, habanero and pineapple Chimole, topped with purple cabbage and cilantro. Dessert includes ice cream provided by Chocolate Moose served with Mexican chocolate sauce. All ages are welcome; there is no admission charge.

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La Poblano Taco Truck will have a special Cinco de Mayo burrito on May 5 while they are at the TIS bookstore parking lot at 1302 E. Third St. For more or hours, call 812-360-9091.

Pili's Party Taco will have a Cinco De Mayo celebration that will serve as Pili's fifth anniversary as well. The block party will have food, live music and eating contests — of tacos, burritos and Jello. The festivities begin at 3 p.m. at The Mill, 642 N. Madison St. Anyone interested in the eating contests needs to register in advance: https://linktr.ee/pilisparty.

Cardinal Spirits adds new canned cocktail

Cardinal Spirits has released another canned cocktail, Florita Tequila Soda, that is now available in Big Red Liquor stores and a variety of Indiana retailers this week and next.

The newest canned cocktail is not available at Cardinal Spirits' distillery because state law doesn't allow distilleries to sell products they have not produced on site. Tequila must be produced in specific regions of Mexico.

Florita Tequila Soda is the newest canned cocktail offered by Cardinal Spirits.
Florita Tequila Soda is the newest canned cocktail offered by Cardinal Spirits.

Canned cocktails are some of the more popular spirits produced and sold by Cardinal Spirits. Florita Tequila Soda is the second canned cocktail Cardinal Spirits has introduced this year. The first was Double Vodka Soda, which is available at the distillery as well as retailers in Indiana and 10 other states and Washington, D.C. The Double Vodka Soda is also available as part of a 8-pack variety pack that includes Cardinal Spirit's Bramble Mule and Maui Mule canned cocktails.

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Cardinal Spirits plans to release two more canned cocktails, according to Erica Sagon, director of communications. One will be bourbon-based; the other rye-based. Cardinal Spirits is at 922 S. Morton St.

Crawfest at Bedford restaurant

The Court Room Sports Bar and Grill will host its Fourth Annual Crawfest beginning at 5 p.m. May 13 through 10:30 p.m. May 14. The crawfish boil will include crawfish, potatoes and corn on the cob and a pulled pork plate. Other food and a beer garden will be available. County musician Clayton Anderson will perform along with local bands Denson Avenue and Dames Rocket.

Tickets are on sale online at www.eventbrite.com/e/crawfest-2022-tickets-317190604637 and cost $15-$60. More information is available online at https://courtroomsportsgrill.com/crawfest-22 or by calling 812-200-1111.

Contact Carol Kugler at ckugler@heraldt.com, 812-331-4359 or @ckugler on Twitter.

This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: Cinco de Mayo 2022: Sinkhole Craft Beer Bar, Bloomington food trucks