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Old 05-16-2006   #1 (permalink)
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Eat at the Pink Taco?

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Pink Taco Restaurant Name Causes Stir

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - The name of a new restaurant in Scottsdale is stirring up some trouble. The Las Vegas-based Pink Taco Mexican Restaurant is scheduled to open its second location in downtown Scottsdale in June.
Nearly half a dozen people in the upscale city recently expressed their objection to the name, claiming it's a derogatory slang term for a portion of the female anatomy.
In late April, the city received four e-mails, three of which bore no names, objecting to the restaurant's name.
One of those e-mails stated: "The City of Scottsdale has a very fine reputation around the world. Let's keep the standards high. Let's let what plays in Vegas stay in Vegas."
Scottsdale Mayor Mary Manross has said she is offended by the name and went so far as to ask the owner to change it, although he refused.
Restaurant spokeswoman Lisa Perez said the company's name comes from one of its menu items.
Perez said the company has not received any complaints or objections about its name.
The original Pink Taco is inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
The Scottsdale City Council is scheduled to decide Monday whether to recommend the restaurant get a liquor license. If granted, the restaurant's application would then be sent to the state liquor board for review.
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i can think of worse names.....
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Jay Leno would have a ball with this!
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Jay Leno would have a ball with this!
Is the Scottsdale location near the junction? Eat out often?
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I, personally would never want to eat there. And I can't see my bf wanting to eat there more than once or twice a year.
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I, personally would never want to eat there. And I can't see my bf wanting to eat there more than once or twice a year.



that's a shame, heather..... i guess.....
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Waiter can I send this back? There a hair in my taco!
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Let me rephrase my post...........





BTW Heather - that was funny!
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heehee...you said 'ball':p

All I can say is any man who doesn't frequent the Pink Taco won't be getting any dessert from me.
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BTW...I've never heard...that called a pink taco...lots of other names, but not that, now if you'll excuse me I am going to go pet my....kitty
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There is currently a Pink Taco at the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas - complete with web cam. Link: http://www.hardrockhotel.com/peep_pinktacocam.php
The HR pool cam is also very cool...
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There is currently a Pink Taco at the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas - complete with web cam. Link: http://www.hardrockhotel.com/peep_pinktacocam.php
The HR pool cam is also very cool...
Webcam at the Pink Taco...ROFLMAO I'm sorry, that just sounds wrong!
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