May 17, 2006

By the time I get to Arizona

Posted by pete at May 17, 2006 7:20 AM

Scottsdale, AZ has a new restaurant, with a deliciously "hilarious" name (via Seadogs and the AZ Tribune, though I can't find a direct link):

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's reputation, like that of most affluent suburban communities, suffers from its embrace of white-boy gangster wannabes and excessive materialism (c.f. the works of Jim Mahfood and the recently released R.V.). The New York Times described it as "The Beverly Hills of the Desert," which I guess was intended as a compliment.

If Houstonians have to put up with similarly droll names for bars and restaurants (the inimitable "Fumducks" and "Richard Head's" being the only ones I can recall right now) Scottsdale can survive The Pink Taco.

And "I Survived the Pink Taco" would make a great t-shirt.

What the F? Sexual innuendo is an God-given right in American business practice.

--Posted by denny on May 17, 2006 1:54 PM

And "I Survived the Pink Taco" would make a great t-shirt.

I'd buy one.

Always nice to see Chuck D. make a title appearance.

--Posted by Grotesqueticle on May 17, 2006 4:41 PM

"I Dine Daily at The Pink Taco"?

--Posted by banjo jones on May 17, 2006 7:38 PM

I just have to ask, any idea what the decor is like?

--Posted by basshole on May 17, 2006 9:04 PM

Well, basshole, as long as the drapes match.....

--Posted by Steve on May 17, 2006 9:19 PM

I didn't survive the pink taco

--Posted by flyno20 on May 17, 2006 11:59 PM

Scottsdale's reputation, like that of most affluent suburban communities, suffers from its embrace of white-boy gangster wannabes and excessive materialism...

Has everyone finally forgotten Bob Crane's murder, and all the salacious details around that?

I would definitely spring for the t-shirt, though....

--Posted by Len Cleavelin on May 18, 2006 6:42 AM



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