Monday, February 22, 2010

Bone Garden Cantina celebrates Flag Day, February 27th

Say olé to Flag Day at The Bone Garden Cantina on Saturday, February 27, during a day-long celebration featuring fun music and decorations plus food and drink specials inspired by the colors of the Mexican Flag (like red, green and white jello shots!).  Flag Day marks Mexico’s independence from Spain.
 WHO              The Bone Garden Cantina serves fresh-from-scratch, authentic Mexican cuisine including soft corn tacos, quesadillas, burritos, tamales, tortas, enchiladas, sopes, empanadas, sides, salads and salsas.  There are over 40 tequilas, a comprehensive list of cocktails including dozens of specialty margaritas, Mexican beers and more.
WHAT             Flag Day commemorates the birth of the Mexican flag in 1821, marking their independence from Spain.  The green in the flag represents hope and victory, the white represents purity of ideals, and the red represents the blood shed by national heroes. 
WHERE         Lumber Yard at 1425 Ellsworth Industrial Blvd NW, 404.418.9072

The Bone Garden Cantina is owned by the husband-and-wife team of Kristen and Michael Benoit.  Michael is the co-owner of The Vortex, which he owns with his brother and sister.  Michael and Kristen both grew up in Southern California and brought their taste for simple, authentic Mexican cuisine to Bone Garden Cantina, which Kristen operates.  Located in the Lumber Yard at 1425 Ellsworth Industrial Blvd NW, Bone Garden Cantina is open Monday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch only, Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 11 p.m.