FACT: Menudo on a Sunday morning, hungover or not, is the best way to wrap up the weekend and for me, it brings back childhood memories.

My mom and dad would always stop by their favorite Mexican restaurant with their big empty pot ready to get filled with delicious menudo! They would head to my grandma’s house and the whole family would enjoy some delicious menudo together!

Well, imagine being able to enjoy Menudo all year long and FOR FREE!! Mind blown, I know!! Well, Jalisco Cafe is going to make that a reality for a few lucky El Pasoans.

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Jalisco Cafe Is Hooking Up 5 People With Menudo All 2026

For more than 70 years, this iconic El Paso spot has been serving up authentic Mexican food, and yes, their world-famous menudo has achieved legendary status.

As if we didn’t need more reason to love Jalisco, the cafe is kicking off 2026 in the most El Paso way possible: by celebrating World Menudo Day with a giveaway that has locals setting alarms and clearing calendars.

In a post shared on their Facebook page, Cafe owners wrote:

The Jalisco Cafe has designated News Year’s Day as World Menudo Day! Join the Jalisco Cafe on January 1st, 2026, as we celebrate with plenty of hot steaming menudo!

This New Year’s Day, the cafe is blessing five very lucky El Pasoans with a one-year gift certificate for menudo for two. That’s right! 52 weekends of menudo in 2026. Fifty. Two. Weekends.

How To Register For a Chance At Winning Free Menudo

Since Thanksgiving, the community has been signing up for a chance to win, proving once again that menudo is not just food here, it’s a lifestyle. 

The lucky winners will be announced on January 1, 2026, when Jalisco Cafe opens bright and early at 6 a.m. The official drawing will take place at 1 p.m., so whether you’re recovering from New Year’s Eve or just showing up for the vibes, there’s a reason to be there.

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