"From the outside, it looks like the kind of unassuming watering hole you'd find in many places along the U.S.-Mexico border. But a few steps inside the Kentucky Club reveal an iconic bar that's served drinks to generations of visitors and is (maybe) the source of what's become the margarita. The club, located in the heart of this busy industrial city."
"The club, located in the heart of this busy industrial city, is like other landmarks in Mexican border cities that have claimed culinary firsts, like Cesar's in Tijuana, where, in the 1920s, Cesar Cardini surprised patrons with a savory salad that started with a lowly pile of lettuce. In Matamoros, across from Brownsville, it's the Drive Inn known for its surf and turf, the surf represented by giant bacon-wrapped and cheese-stuffed Gulf shrimp."
"In Nuevo Laredo, the famous Cadillac Bar was renowned for its Ramos Gin Fizz. And on the other side of the river from Del Rio in Ciudad Acuna: the dive-ish Mrs. Crosby's or Ma Crosby's had a loyal following and was featured in George Strait's song Blame it on Mexico. There's always been debate over some of the firsts and world famous. But that did not keep throngs of patrons from filling so many wood and Nagahide booths and barstools."
The Kentucky Club is an iconic, unassuming bar on the U.S.-Mexico border that has served drinks to generations and may be the birthplace of the margarita. The club sits in the heart of a busy industrial city and joins a roster of once-famous border establishments known for culinary firsts, such as Cesar's in Tijuana and the Drive Inn in Matamoros. Many border bars and restaurants have closed over time, victims of changing tastes and circumstances. The Kentucky Club remains the sole legendary bar still standing along the border, offering a setting where tensions can be eased over a margarita, notably during Mexico's holiday season beginning in September.
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