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Join us on October 19-20, 2013, for the 4th Annual Arizona Taco Festival! This two-day contest is not for the faint-of-taco - Teams will battle for $10,000 CASH MONEY and serve over 100,000 tacos to you for $2 each! Surf around this website for event details. Below are top results from the 2012 showdown.

DAY ONE
People’s Choice: The Mission

Overall
GRAND CHAMPION: Milagro Grill
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION: La Hacienda
El Palacio Cantina
Cottonwood “Taco Pirates”
El Santo
Cien Agaves
Crudo

Chicken Taco
Milagro Grill
Cien Agaves
Dos Gringos
Rubio’s
Tonto Bar & Grill

Pork Taco
Milagro Grill
La Hacienda
El Palacio
Crudo
Tonto Bar & Grill

Beef Taco
El Palacio
Wildhorse Grille
Milagro Grill
La Hacienda
Distrito

Seafood Taco
Cottonwood “Taco Pirates”
La Hacienda
Sportsman’s Wine Bar
J-Licious
El Santo

Salsa
El Palacio Cantina
Macayo’s
Camelback Inn

Guacamole
El Palacio
Cottonwood “Taco Pirates”
Sandbar

Anything Goes
El Palacio
Milagro Grill
Rubio’s

Best Booth
Sandbar
J-Licious

DAY TWO
People’s Choice: Distrito

Overall
GRAND CHAMPION: Milagro Grill
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION: El Palacio Cantina
Macayo’s
Distrito
Four Seasons
El Hefe
Cottonwood “Taco Pirates”

Chicken Taco
Macayo’s
Distrito
El Palacio Cantina
Milagro
Four Seasons

Pork Taco
Distrito
Milagro Grill
Macayo’s
El Hefe
El Palacio

Beef Taco
Milagro Grill
El Palacio Grill
Macayo’s
Distrito
Four Seasons

Seafood Taco
Four Seasons
J-Licious
Milagro
Cottonwood “Taco Pirates”
El Palacio Cantina

Salsa
Macayo’s
El Palacio Cantina
El Hefe

Guacamole
Crudo
Macayo’s
Cottonwood “Taco Pirates”

Anything Goes
El Palacio
Four Seasons
Cottonwood “Taco Pirates”

Best Booth
Tonto Bar & Grill
J-Licious

Don Julio Margarita Challenge Winner:
Micah Olson, Bar Crudo

Don Julio Luxury Drop Contest Winner:
Renae Tsukamoto, competing for Sandbar