Pink Taco
Mexican restaurant · South Boston Waterfront ·
LA-style street tacos, margaritas, murals & neon signs
LA-style street tacos, margaritas, murals & neon signs
"I recommend trying Pink Taco’s OG Pink tacos—shredded chicken, jack cheese, pickled red onions, avocado, fried in a hot pink corn tortilla—which were singled out as a must-try among the taco festival vendors." - Alona Martinez
"An out-of-town chain on Congress Street criticized as soulless and symptomatic of license transfers away from beloved local places; its provocative, slang-derived name also provokes juvenile amusement among some patrons, highlighting how these chains can feel out of step with neighborhood character." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"Harry Morton founded the Pink Taco casual Mexican food chain, with locations in LA, Las Vegas, Boston, and Chicago. The chain became known for its parties and outlandish stunts, such as painting a live donkey pink for Cinco de Mayo." - Farley Elliott
"I learned that a crudely-named taco chain opened in the Fort Point section of the Seaport on Monday, October 7: the Las Vegas–founded, Los Angeles–headquartered Pink Taco is now open for brunch, lunch, dinner, and late-night service, with diners able to order from the full food menu on Monday while alcoholic beverage service began October 8. Conceived by Harry Morton (son of Hard Rock founder Pete Morton), the restaurant will serve tacos and other items such as queso dip, street corn, tostadas, and burritos. The Pink Taco name has been controversial—Morton says it references a menu item rather than the slang term for female genitalia—but the opening drew further criticism when the restaurant sent a merchandise truck labeled “Gypsy,” a word that critics point out is a racist slur for Romani women." - Terrence Doyle
"I noticed signage at the corner of Congress Street and Boston Wharf Road and the chain's website lists the address as 374 Congress St. (across from Row 34), where Pink Taco is described as “coming soon” with job listings and an estimated opening of “late November [2019].” The Vegas-founded, Los Angeles–headquartered taco chain (founded in 1999) already has locations in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Chicago and plans to open in Miami. The menu promises tacos, queso dip, street corn, tostadas, burritos and $18 margaritas, which suggests more of the same for the Seaport. The restaurant has also attracted controversy: in 2006 Scottsdale’s mayor Mary Manross and concerned citizens criticized the name as a derogatory term for female genitalia (one critic urged to “let what plays in Vegas stay in Vegas”); the chain says the name comes from an eponymous menu item topped with pink-hued habanero pickled onions, so both the restaurant and its signature dish share that contentious name." - Terrence Doyle
