Blanco Cocina + Cantina has $6 tacos on its happy hour menu.
Blanco Cocina + Cantina
2905 E. Skyline Drive, blancococinacantina.com, 520-232-1007
Who can refuse a $6 taco from Blanco Cocina + Cantina at La Encantada. The happy hour menu, served from 3-6 p.m. weekdays, features five varieties of tacos, including ground beef in a crispy shell, pastor, barbecue pork and grilled avocado. There's also a quartet of appetizers, including a roasted poblano and tomato crisp and the house favorite nachos con queso blanco. Wine is $7, specialty cocktails are $8, and beer is $5.
Dante's Fire
2526 E. Grant, dantesfireaz.com, 520-382-9255
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Grilled Jalapeño Poppers, sriracha cream, Asiago foam, candied bacon and red peppers is one of the plates available during happy hour at Dante’s Fire, 2526 E. Grant Road.
Tucson Iron Chef Ken Foy gets all fancy on his happy hour menu, with escargot and Thai curry shrimp among the seven items for $7 served from 4-6 p.m. daily and all day Sundays at Dante's Fire. There's also grilled jalapeño poppers, buffalo chicken strips and Southwest deviled eggs. The happy hour menu is an intro to the chef-driven, scratch kitchen that features inventive fare like deconstructed beef Wellington and mussels Newburg alongside hand-cut pappardelle pasta bathed in a vodka Cajun cream sauce topped with lump crab and chorizo. Happy hour includes $1 off craft cocktails and bottled beer, $2 off wine and $1.50 off draft beer.
The official start of summer is June 21st…but now that school is out in many states and memorial day has passed, let’s face it – we’re all in a summer mindset already. So here are a few cocktail ideas to get you in a mood as bright as the days ahead.

