Comments on: Pink Taco: Brought to You by Ron Jeremy and Slash http://www.carolineoncrack.com/2007/06/30/eating-at-pink-taco-tastes-like-carne-asada/ For Your Fix on L.A. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:53:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: James W. Sperman http://www.carolineoncrack.com/2007/06/30/eating-at-pink-taco-tastes-like-carne-asada/comment-page-1/#comment-85552 James W. Sperman Thu, 01 May 2008 15:31:54 +0000 http://www.carolineoncrack.com/2007/06/30/eating-at-pink-taco-tastes-like-carne-asada/#comment-85552 FYI -- I just moved the story of the original Pink Taco to my blog at http://jameswsperman.blogspot.com/2008/04/pink-taco-part-1-amazing-true-story-of.html FYI — I just moved the story of the original Pink Taco to my blog at
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]]> By: James W. Sperman http://www.carolineoncrack.com/2007/06/30/eating-at-pink-taco-tastes-like-carne-asada/comment-page-1/#comment-81883 James W. Sperman Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:53:35 +0000 http://www.carolineoncrack.com/2007/06/30/eating-at-pink-taco-tastes-like-carne-asada/#comment-81883 Hi there, I created the Pink Taco restaurant & bar concept and opened the original in May 1998 -- a year before the Mortons opened theirs. The controversy and community response to their version is tame compared to what I faced in ultra-conservative Manhattan, Kansas. We had aggressive picketers, petitioners, hate letters, anonymous threats, an onslaught of negative letters-to-the-editor, and police discrimination. There were many stories in the local papers. The ABC affiliate out of Topeka came to Manhattan and did an on-site story that ran state-wide on the evening news, and the CBS affiliate invited us to join them in-studio for their half-hour morning show (which we declined since things were spiraling out of control). I would do Internet searches at the time that would call up page after page of hits about me and my store. My Pink Taco dominated the regional news and spread nationwide through online postings and reprinted stories in towns across the country. Anyway, I have written an article recounting the history of the original Pink Taco and the intense controversy it caused (complete with pictures and links to about a dozen of the news stories). You can read it on my blog if you're interested: http://helpmestartauniversity.com/2008/04/17/the-amazing-true-story-of-the-original-pink-taco-restaurant-bar/ James W. Sperman Hi there,

I created the Pink Taco restaurant & bar concept and opened the original in May 1998 — a year before the Mortons opened theirs.

The controversy and community response to their version is tame compared to what I faced in ultra-conservative Manhattan, Kansas. We had aggressive picketers, petitioners, hate letters, anonymous threats, an onslaught of negative letters-to-the-editor, and police discrimination.

There were many stories in the local papers. The ABC affiliate out of Topeka came to Manhattan and did an on-site story that ran state-wide on the evening news, and the CBS affiliate invited us to join them in-studio for their half-hour morning show (which we declined since things were spiraling out of control).

I would do Internet searches at the time that would call up page after page of hits about me and my store. My Pink Taco dominated the regional news and spread nationwide through online postings and reprinted stories in towns across the country.

Anyway, I have written an article recounting the history of the original Pink Taco and the intense controversy it caused (complete with pictures and links to about a dozen of the news stories). You can read it on my blog if you’re interested: http://helpmestartauniversity.com/2008/04/17/the-amazing-true-story-of-the-original-pink-taco-restaurant-bar/

James W. Sperman

]]> By: Caroline on Crack » Today’s Stream of Consciousness http://www.carolineoncrack.com/2007/06/30/eating-at-pink-taco-tastes-like-carne-asada/comment-page-1/#comment-55474 Caroline on Crack » Today’s Stream of Consciousness Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:56:29 +0000 http://www.carolineoncrack.com/2007/06/30/eating-at-pink-taco-tastes-like-carne-asada/#comment-55474 [...] I wanna see No Country for Old Men tonight at Century City but can’t find anywhere to eat that’s nearby besides Pink Taco. I’m sick of Pink Taco. Maybe the thought of a margarita after work will motivate. But seriously. Where to eat? And I didn’t know that Aphrodisiac closed. I wonder if it was because of its stupid name. [...] [...] I wanna see No Country for Old Men tonight at Century City but can’t find anywhere to eat that’s nearby besides Pink Taco. I’m sick of Pink Taco. Maybe the thought of a margarita after work will motivate. But seriously. Where to eat? And I didn’t know that Aphrodisiac closed. I wonder if it was because of its stupid name. [...]

]]> By: Caroline on Crack » Dear Caroline on Crack: 1st Date Restaurant? http://www.carolineoncrack.com/2007/06/30/eating-at-pink-taco-tastes-like-carne-asada/comment-page-1/#comment-50213 Caroline on Crack » Dear Caroline on Crack: 1st Date Restaurant? Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:00:30 +0000 http://www.carolineoncrack.com/2007/06/30/eating-at-pink-taco-tastes-like-carne-asada/#comment-50213 [...] How about Pink Taco in the Century City Mall? They have a great bar area, nice dining area and that outdoor patio. It’s hip and a great place to take a date, especially if you plan to see a movie after. It’s cheaper than $25-$30 an entree though. [...] [...] How about Pink Taco in the Century City Mall? They have a great bar area, nice dining area and that outdoor patio. It’s hip and a great place to take a date, especially if you plan to see a movie after. It’s cheaper than $25-$30 an entree though. [...]

]]> By: Caroline on Crack » X Bar Is a Hit and a Miss http://www.carolineoncrack.com/2007/06/30/eating-at-pink-taco-tastes-like-carne-asada/comment-page-1/#comment-47576 Caroline on Crack » X Bar Is a Hit and a Miss Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:25:14 +0000 http://www.carolineoncrack.com/2007/06/30/eating-at-pink-taco-tastes-like-carne-asada/#comment-47576 [...] So would I come back here again to explore and try out the rest of the cocktail menu? Meh. Actually, I guess if I really wanna go barhopping, like say before a movie at the AMC, I could hit up the X Bar and then mosey over to Pink Taco for margaritas after, maybe even sip a caipirinha on Ummba Grill’s outdoor patio in front of the movie theater. And then watching a flick among the mall rats won’t seem so bad. [...] [...] So would I come back here again to explore and try out the rest of the cocktail menu? Meh. Actually, I guess if I really wanna go barhopping, like say before a movie at the AMC, I could hit up the X Bar and then mosey over to Pink Taco for margaritas after, maybe even sip a caipirinha on Ummba Grill’s outdoor patio in front of the movie theater. And then watching a flick among the mall rats won’t seem so bad. [...]

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