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“home of the world's first frozen margarita”
What do you get when you mix one part feisty entrepreneur, one part thirsty Tex-Mex lovers and a secret family recipe? Answer: THE WORLD'S FIRST FROZEN MARGARITA MACHINE. It was 1971, and Mariano Martinez had just opened his first restaurant. It was an instant sensation – unfortunately! “We couldn’t make our margaritas fast enough,” remembers Mariano, “And our bartenders? They were just trying to keep those blenders going and the customers from doing the same!” After many sleepless nights, Mariano stopped for coffee in his neighborhood 7-11. As he watched a Slurpee machine go round and round, his own wheels started turning. An old soft-serve ice cream machine, his father’s secret recipe and a whole lot of tinkering (and taste-testing!) later, the first Frozen Margarita Machine was born in Dallas, Texas.
We only came in for a margarita with a friend in from out of town who is a margarita junkie. I had recently seen that this place is supposedly the birthplace of the frozen margarita. (haha... Read more
....... READ THIS REVIEW ......... GO-GO-GO!!!!! This is the place that INVENTED the margarita machine and the first frozen margarita!!! The food is true Tex-Mex at its best. I arrived at 6:30pm... Read more
I was visiting a friend in Dallas and decided to try some Tex-Mex cuisine while I was out there. I would say the food pricing is on the higher side ($20-30 per entree), but the serving sizes were... Read more
Mariano's Hacienda Ranch
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- Sun, Thu: 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
- Tue, Wed: 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Fri, Sat: 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
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