Driving up to Pappasito's Cantina at 10409 I-10 West in Houston TX just 30 minutes before closing I didn't know what to expect. Armed with 2 true H-Town gal pals ( Heyyy Carlissa and Donna ) all we wanted was Frozen Maragaritas. Walking up to the bar I noticed both bartenders had the same name " MATT " !! Both ready to make us smile.

All girls ordered the same thing... F-R-O-Z-E-N    M-A-R-G-A-R-I-T-A-S with no SALT. I hadn't had a drink in 9 days so it was time for me to " SWALLOW THIS "!!!!! Matt had our " Margz " in no time. Its a crisp taste and the frozen aspect doesn't overpower the lime undertone.  Before we took a slow sip we toast to good friendship and what a toast it was. I SPILLED ABOUT 3 TEASPOONS OF MY MARG doing the toast heard around the world !! lol... If only we knew this drink came a long way to reach our glass - Swallow this...

You'd think Mexico would be the first place to revolutionize this drink concept but it was a thristy young Texas boy. Invented on May 11, 1971 by Dallas restaurateur Mariano Martinez. More than 30 years ago, Martinez modified a soft-serve ice cream machine into the first frozen margarita machine, which created a mass-produced and consistent beverage.

Prompted by increased customer demand, the young restaurant owner was inspired by a frozen drink machine he saw at a local convenience store. Frozen margaritas have been around since the invention of the blender in the 1930s but bartenders were often overwhelmed when demand was high, and the blenders produced margaritas of varying quality and consistency.

The first Margarita machine invented May 11,1971

“Improved consistency, overall better product and ease of use due to the frozen margarita machine, made the drink so popular that it brought bars in Tex-Mex restaurants front and center,” said Martinez. “

People came to Mariano’s for that frozen margarita out of the machine.

Martinez incidentally developed his machine at the forefront of the Tex-Mex food movement. Tex-Mex is now an American favorite and margaritas are a standard together with salsa and tortilla chips. Martinez continued serving his famous margaritas for the next 34 years, eventually retiring the original machine in favor of the new mass-produced machines.

Back to the bar .... The remaining 28 minutes before LAST CALL was spent talking new and old drink ideas with both MATTS ( one looks like Steve-O from Jackass )... Carlissa was so nice to get me out the house so thanks MAMA !!!!!!  It was a good night and all because we SWALLOWED THIS awesome drink and learned a bit too !!! Long live Frozen Margaritas at Pappasito's Cantina thanks to BOTH MATTS !!!!

Stop in some time and ask Matt for a drink more popular than you think !!!

- must be 21 or I'll call your parents myself  -

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