The War on Mexican...

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...food establishments?

Pink Taco Restaurant Name Causes Stir



SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- 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.

 

[4U2Play]

The Pink Taco rocks.

It's about time we had restaurants named after body parts

 

[carrieluvv]

pink taco is a damn good name!

better than axe wound...or beef curtains!

or for those who like to wear pants that are 2 sizes too small: badly packed kielbasa

 

[nbcrusader]

What's the fuss? Just because something plays in Vegas doesn't mean that other communities should not have the opportunity to object.