Award Winning Cuisine & Margaritas
1995 People’s Choice Margarita, Margarita Pour Off
1996 Small Business Award, San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
1996 Top Recipe Award, San Antonio Express-News
1997 Top Recipe Award, San Antonio Express-News
1997 Best Overall Food, Taste of New Orleans
1997 Best Downtown Restaurant, San Antonio Current
1998 Best Overall Food, Taste of New Orleans
2000 Best Presentation, Blue Star Arts & Eats
2000 40 Under 40 Rising Stars, San Antonio Business Journal
2000 San Antonio’s A&E 100, Arts & Entertainment San Antonio
2002 Best Margarita - Judges & People’s Choice, Margarita Pour Off
2002 Latina Women in Action, La Prensa Bilingual Newspaper
2003 Best Margarita Judges & People’s Choice, Margarita Pour Off
2003 Entrepreneurial Spirit Award for Innovation, NAWBO
2004 Best Dessert Critics Choice Express-News, Pastel Tres Leches
2005 Best Pastel Tres Leches, Conexiòn
2006 Best Margarita, AOL Cityguide
2006 WOAI Blue Plate Award, Perfect Score San Antonio Health Department
2006 Avocados from Mexico Nationwide Recipe Contest, “Fiesta Recipe”
3rd Prize featuring “The Avocado Margarita” listed in “Food & Arts” magazine.
2006 Best Pastel Tres Leches, Conexiòn
2007 Best Caldo de Pollo, Express News
2007 Best Enchiladas Verdes, Express News
2008 Top 10 Recipe for 2007, Express News, Breakfast Relleno
2009 Best Rivertini - The Cucumber Martini (River North expansion)
2009 Best Margarita - Judges Choice - 99.5 KISS Margarita Pour Off
2009 Lo Bello de San Antonio Women’s Club Spirit Award
2010 Best Rivertini - Rivertini Azteca (San Antonio River Foundation)
2010 Latina Magazine - Entrepreneur of the Year (San Antonio, Texas)
2010 Best Margarita - People’s Choice Margarita - Margarita Pour Off
2010 New York Times 36 hours in San Antonio
2011 1st Runner Up - Margarita Pour Off
Zagat rated restaurant 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
2016 BEST MARGARITA - San Antonio Express News
2022 BEST COCKTAIL - Texas Restaurant Association, Lone Star Bash. Gilley’s, Dallas Texas
2023 RESTAURANTEUR OF THE YEAR - Texas Restaurant Association State Level
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Aldaco’s In The News
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