Pink Taco

r.i.p.

I can see where this place would be a turnoff to some people. It looks like breeding ground for Juicy-​clad, ugg-​wearing teenage girls with its trendy Mexican décor, but I actually like it. Our bill wasn’t too bad, $ 40 for 3 people, and the shrimp salad I had was DELICIOUS. There were some pears, avocado, glazed walnuts (I think), and BBQ coated shrimp among other ingredients. SO GOOD!
I went during the middle of a weekday, so it was pretty quiet there, but the waitress sat another noisy party directly next to us when the entire patio was open. That’s so unprofessional.
Overall I would come back to this place.

Wow… there are some seriously less than glowing reviews here.
I’ll go against the crowd on this one…
I thought the décor was incredible. This is coming from someone who has Mexican blood flowing through his veins and who knows Mexican culture, art, etc. The place is like a museum. Whoever designed this place should get mad, mad props. It’s beautiful. From the crosses, the paintings, Dia de los Muertos (Oaxacan art) stuff… go see for yourself.
We stopped for a quick bite here. We ordered the vegetarian salad (served in a tostada) and nachos (w/​o meat). I thought the salad was actually fairly tasty. It had a consortium of stuff (peppers, pinto beans, salad, etc)…I dunno, maybe I was really hungry.
The nachos – were not as good –but not all that bad…
The service was standard. I can see how some Unilocalers might construe it as horrible — those beautiful waitresses do look like they have a bit of a tude…
Anyways, go here for a drink to admire the décor. It’s awesome.

This place sucks. The food is mediocre and the service is awful.
I say spend a little more and go to the Roaring Fork!

Beautiful décor.
And thats it.
This place is absolutely worthless. I thought the food was horrible; their «renditions» on classics like the chile relleno just ended up as awkward sloppy looking things on my place that just flat out sucked. The waitress checked on us once maybe the whole night. But, when I do finally get her to ask for some sour crème for the last 3 now bites of my meal, I get this HUGE glob and unknowingly get charged 2 bucks for it!
For TWO PEOPLE — two entres, and two drinks nothing more — 80 BUCKS. RIDICULOUS!
Will never go there again, would not recommend anyone going there ever or again, way too cool for school.

I would give this place a half star but that is not an option!
The food sucked~the service sucked~the place just sucks…
I hate for this to be my first review but it was just that bad!!!

Pink Taco… the name itself has you asking questions, of is this a restaurant or a brothel of some sort, when you walk in and see the décor, of the Mexican low rider bicycle on the wall, and the crosses, you are still wondering if it is a restaurant or a brothel for a bit… and wondering what any of this has to do with pink tacos!!!
So moving on, we were greeted by a friendly girl named Sara who just also happened to be our server. She did a fairly good job considering she seemed to have limited amount of stuff to work with, and we were there during happy hour… it was dead!
I was impressed by there happy hour prices, until I experienced some of their happy hour specials first hand, my friend got the nacho’s, I personally could of made better nacho’s at home, I mean these things really looked like they cost less then 5 dollars, the chips here are so salty I would need a gallon of water to eat the whole dish, the salsa seemed fairly good and fresh, and the shrimp tacos I had were not bad even though I did expect some larger portions for 13 bucks!
The drinks, back to Sara, so I asked her what they had on draft and she rattled off about 5 beers, none of which were really that impressive to me, so when I pick one out she comes back a bit later and says they are out, so I reluctantly get a margarita what my two friends were drinking that did not look that impressive. I also asked for a water, which took Sara two more requests before she brought it.
I was right, they were not that strong and for 5 bucks I would expect a bigger glass, these things were weak, and for five bucks, I was like come on, I thought this place was a bit pricey my tab was like 25 bucks for two margaritas, and three tiny shrimp tacos, and some bad table chips… that I was assuming where free, but maybe not considering my tab.
In any event I was not impressed with the Pink Taco… I can also say that this location seemed a bit dirty, our menus look like they had been wiped down with a dirty rag. I mean I guess I couldn’t expect any better, I mean this place is better known for it’s nightlife on a Friday or Saturday then its food. I would suggest someplace else I was not satisfied with the food, this maybe a great meat market at night for pink tacos, but the food sucks!!!

Ehh. Gross.
Seriously, when a MEXICAN (if I dare call it that) place can’t make a good taco or quesadilla why would you go back. It’s a shame too because their happy hour last until 8pm… but now you know why… the food is horriable.

Yeah — cool name but the place sucks. The people that work there are … I won’t even comment. The place is just not good.
The food is NOT good, and they have non existent options for vegetarians. They are overpriced. The location is good, being that it is at the Scottsdale Waterfront, but they are located on Camelback Road and its hard to find parking. Once you do, you have to walk a ways to get to Pink Taco.
The only good thing about this place is they have outdoor seating. The downside to that is you have to look at and hear the Camelback Road traffic.
Go somewhere else if you want my opinion.

Pink Taco is just mediocre. Plain and simple. I was at the one in Vegas first and it was a pretty good time and the food was acceptable. Contrary to what everyone else is saying I thought the service was fine.
Don’t waste your time at Pink Taco.

I personally will never eat there again.
The chips are actually amazing though, I would eat those a lot if it didnt require me stpping foot in the ultimate bro/​slut restaurant.
The food is gross, the tortillas are ok, I like the décor actually, but the employees are slutty (and by slutty I saw skirts soo short if they picked something off the floor you for sure would see vagina)
Apparently the uniform is jean skirts and heels.
This is the male glittery shirt wearing capitol of Scottsdale. The food sucks, dont eat here!

I think this is where the ASU sorority b! tches go for employment when Christie’s Cabaret isn’t hiring.
The service isn’t the worst I’ve had, but they aren’t over-​the-​top friendly either. The décor and atmosphere is very cool and I loved the vibe but the food tastes like taco bell. Actually make that Filiberto’s (Filisquirtos) because Taco Bell tastes pretty damn good after too many drinks.
I liked the house margarita a lot and a friend talked me into a watermelon margarita which was pretty good too but it wasn’t blended too well (we were a group of 14 on a saturday so maybe they got busy and couldn’t blend the margaritas… I don’t know).
I’d go back for the house margaritas and an appetizer (chips and guacamole) but I don’t think I’ll eat dinner here again.
Try Barrio Café… that place freaking ROCKS!

Great place for inbred morons to apply for a management job. Since that’s what they seem to staff.
Went there once. Bottom 5 all-​time for service. Anywhere. In the world. 100% mediocre food. 100% inbred manager.
There are better places to shop for meat, better places to eat Mexican and better places to hang with friends.
Don’t say i didn’t warn you.

This place is a freakin’ joke from the beginning. Let me preface this review by saying we had a group of 5, and 4 of us had 2 drinks before our 5^th got her mojito. It seemed as if the bartenders were capable of doing a beer or margarita, but nothing even remotely complex (not that mojitos are really complex.) The food was absurd, and a joke to call it «mexican.» I was sick all night, as were two of the girls in the group, and one guy. The service in the restaurant portion was the exact opposite of the bar, and was very precise, even though they were bringing out sizzling hot plates of death.
It’s a fun place to go and have a drink before or after your dinner which hopefully is taking place elsewhere in Old Town. It’s also a fun atmosphere on Tuesday nights, when you see all walks of life. I think if they changed the name to crappy taco, so as to lower my expectations, I might like the restaurant quite a bit.

I love the chicken enchiladas verde
LOVE
I thought I’d hate this place. I wanted to hate this place. But I’ve only ever ordered this dish, and i LOVE this dish.
I wish I lived closer to it actually.
I love it that much.
So if you love shredded chicken enchiladas swimming in tomatillo/​sour cream/​queso fresco, try this place!

PINK TACO is amazingly, stupendously, brilliantly… AVERAGE!
Nothing remarkable about this place except the name. Average food, average service, average crowd.
I wonder if their marketing department ever expected that they could over-​hype something so much that it would just let people down.
I am yawning as I am writing this.

GET IT?!? IT’S A EUPHEMISM!!! *PINK*. TACO. teeeheeeee BRILLIANT!
As subtle as a fart in a rose garden, there lies Pink Taco on Camelback in Scottsdale, the epitome of style (errr… can you call it «style»?) over substance.
The food here is certainly nothing to write home about. It’s all pretty generic, middle-​of-​the road mass produced tasting Americanized Mexican food with overpriced theme-​y drinks. Oh, and guess what? It’s not cheap. You’re paying for the ambiance (which does include attractive waitresses… hello, if you’re reading this).
All in all, save your cash or go to Los Sombreros. No hotties in tank tops, but much better food, unless you like overpriced mehworthy vaginal-​themed AmeriMex.

I have avoided this place up until now because everyone I knew who had been said it was terrible. I was somewhat amused by the name of the place, but I’m a believer in word of mouth — and the WOM of this place was dismal.
Tonight my dining companion and I were headed to Sauce and decided to try Pink Taco on a whim. The place wasn’t very packed — there were plenty of tables available at 7pm on a Friday, so we were seated right away.
The way the place is set up, we were seated right near the bar and our table was bar height. This meant that we had to endure assholes squeezing past to go to the shitter and people leaving their drinks on our table or leaning on it. It was pretty awful. I understand they have a popular bar, but this is a restaurant too. It would be a really easy fix to solve this problem.
On to the food… it was shit. The dishes are somewhat inspired by mexican cuisine, but they are rather bland and kinda gross. The burrito I had was horrible — dog food. It smelled rank and I couldn’t finish it. The salad wasn’t bad, but it was boring. My girl got shrimp tacos and ended up feeling ill later in the night. She wasn’t at all impressed.
Drinks — I had a house margarita on rocks with salt. It was pretty tasty, but lacked a fair amount of alcohol… plus, it has given me a headache — I’m blaming cheap tequilla. My girl had a signature margarita — I tasted it and it was decent, but a little too sweet. They had a ‘wine tasting’ of their own label wine as well. They had a chardonnay and a pinot noir/​chardonnay mix… we had a taste of the latter and it literally tasted like a mimosa made with rancid orange juice that was sopped up with a dirty dishrag and squeezed into the glass.
Everyone in the joint was either an old ugly dude or a high-​school girl wearing big sister’s clothes or gay couples. This place is a joke. I wouldn’t come for the food, nor the atmosphere, nor the drinks. I’m never going back.
On the upside, dinner was under 100 bucks and the hostess was cute. Apart from that, this place needs to be stayed away from.

Mark this. Unilocal saves you time, money and time. I said time twice cuz it saves you a lot of time…
Pink Taco is like this review (and reviewer): Bi-​Polar. Its both 4 stars and 1star.
Before venturing over to the congestion of Scottsdale and Camelback, I got on the Unilocal machine and read the reviews.
** Unilocal knowledge summed up: **
1) don’t go unless its 10pm on an effen Tues,
2) don’t eat and
3) expect tourists
Goodness! It was spot on!
** Other things
is adding: **
a-​) secret parking is down below
b-​) location has horrible feng shui (feng shui is translated to mean wind water and it has to do with furniture orientation)
c-​) the term berger-​douche is high-​larry-​ass
d-​) there are a dozen things going on that gives it a TGIF feel mixed in with a little hooters waitress action.
e-​) I love how the mayor of Scottsdale is ok with PT. Just don’t let it integrate into a Paradise Valley resort unless it is buried behind a curtain like burger joint
f-​) Businesses that are confusing tend to go under. Then Pink Taco peeps would get pink slips :-I
g-​) Its right next to a borders books so study breaks at PinkTaco!
h-​) It needs a g-​spot where drinks are FREE if you sit there
i-​) It needs a place for all the tourists to take photos in a cut-​out PinkTaco
ohhh!: I have your new slogan: «Pink Taco-​Eating out has never been so hit or miss»
Unilocalers nice job analyzing PT a half a dozen ways!
p. s. If you wanna secret parking spot, park under the 7150 Bldng across the street
p. p. s. @James S: So, is that something that youre proud of or embarassed for… It’s not like you invented «Waffle-​House-​of-​Pancake-​F-​Changs»

Interior is something to behold, but it’s not impressive enough to keep one coming back. So, what about the drinks? Sangria is okay; margaritas aren’t anything to write home about.
So, what does this place offer? It’s certainly not the grub. The salsa tastes like burnt rubber. The namesake dish (pink taco) is a mess on a plate. If you want to go to say you went — to say you had the pink taco — then go, but don’t say I didn’t warn ya.
This place epitomizes all that’s wrong in the world, or atleast what’s defunct about Scottsdale. Flashy baubles, boobie bouncin’ women, marked up mediocrity and the air of popularity that’s so desired, service and quality are jeopardized.
Uhm, no thanks.