Can you guys believe that Brett has not blogged for 4 entries now? Pretty crazy if you ask me. I am lucky enough though that the past two weeks I have been joined by guest bloggers. This week I went out with my dear friends Adam, Trevor and Chelsie. Everytime we get together it is always a great time, so I knew this would not be any different, but more about that in my review.
Remember, you can alwayas find our blog in the LV Informer under the local interest section, http://lasvegas.informermg.com/category/lv-local-interest/blog-connection/. We are also on Facebook and thanks to everyone who liked our page this week. Brett and I update the page frequently and we love to hear from you, http://www.facebook.com/thenewlywedsguidetovegasrestaurants
What Teray Says...
So as I mentioned above I went out to eat for my weekly dinner with Adam, Trevor, and Chelsie this week. Chelsie suggested Pink Taco and I was thrilled because I love to mix it up once in awhile and do a typical Vegas night. By typical Vegas night I mean hitting up a casino or somewhere on the strip. I, like most locals I know hit up these types of places when we have friends in town. Our crowd is more local places types. :)
It took me the longest time to find a parking space so I was the last to arrive. At the table there already were chips and different salsas, all which were fantastic I might add. I love chips at a restaurant but I hate them at the same time. I love them because of the taste and hate them for how much I eat.
We started off by picking an appetizer that the four of us could share. We went with appetizer platter which consisted of sweet corn tamales, cheese quesadillas, chicken and carne asada skewers, taquitos and guacamole. I ate one of the quesadillas and one of the tamales, both which were excellent. Everything else looked delicious, but I wanted to leave room for my dinner.
Oh how could I forget?! For a drink I ordered a margarita and was so pumped that they could make it a skinny marg. It was definitely worth the 2 dollars more for piece of mind of drinking less calories. After I finished the marg I switched to a Bud Light.
There were so many great things on the menu to choose from but I decided to order the carnitas which are pork tacos. I got three tacos and rice and beans. I probably should have done what I normally do eat half and bring half home, but it was just so delicious that I ate it all in one sitting.
I honestly cannot tell you what everyone else ordered because I was concentrating so much on my food. Everything looked really good though.
For dessert we ordered churros. It came with two so we just eat ate half of one. They were the perfect way to end the meal.
Our service was pretty good and the wait was not long at all. I could tell he was really busy though. The atmosphere was fun and I felt myself dancing to the music that they were playing. Overall, I rate Pink Taco a 4.5 out of 5 for sure!
What the Guest Blogger Says (Written by Chelise Blaxton)
This week, while Brett is still deployed, Teray asked
Trevor, Adam, and I to be guest bloggers. I was so excited to help out! We
decided to go to Pink Taco, in the Hard Rock Casino. I absolutely love Mexican
food, so I couldn’t wait to try it out.
Since we went on a Saturday, we decided to make a
reservation, which ended up being a good idea because it was packed! The decor
is a mix between “modern Mexican cantina” and “old school Mexican cantina”. I
don’t know how they were able to pull it off, but it really works. I loved the
atmosphere in the restaurant; perfect Saturday-night-with-friends kind of
place!
Because we had a reservation, we were seated right away and
brought some chips and salsa. Then we waited. I’m not sure if it was because
they were busy, but we didn’t see our server for at least 10 minutes. So, I
asked for our server to come over to the table. I am usually am patient and
will wait, but I’m not sure our server even knew that we were part of his
section because he walked passed our table at least 4 times before coming over.
Anyway, we ordered drinks and an appetizer sampler, to share.
My margarita was delicious! YUM, I’m always in the mood for
a margarita! The appetizer was good, but nothing too special. The one thing
that stood out was the tamales; the tamales were cooked perfectly.
For my main dish, I ordered shrimp tacos. They came with
beans and rice. The shrimp was cooked just right and overall my meal was really
excellent. My fiancé, Trevor, ordered Sabana De Pollo with Chimichurri. His
meal blew me away! It was thin sliced seasoned chicken with cheese, onions,
beans, pico de gallo, and chilies. It was amazing! When we come back I will for
sure order what he had!
Then for desert we had churros with ice cream. Again, delish!
And it was just the right portion for 4 people to share.
Overall, I loved Pink Taco: the atmosphere and food were
incredible! My only critique was that the service was a bit sub-par for the strip.
Our server was pretty absent most of the night. He was there just long enough
to take our order and check on us once for drink refills. I would have like to
see the service match the rest of the restaurant.
I would give Pink Taco, 4.5 out of 5. I would have given a
full 5 had our server put more effort into the service. But, I loved the food,
the atmosphere and especially the company I was with (Brett, we all wished you
were there with us)!!
Patty's Closet Outfit of the Week
Thank you to Patty and Juan of Patty's Closet for providing me with my outfit of the week this week and to Jose for chatting with me the whole time I was there. I love going to Patty's it is always such a wonderful time. I feel like I am always shopping and hanging out with my friends!
Check out my outfit of the week provided by Patty's Closet Fashion Boutique. This has to be by far one of my favorite looks to date. As I was walking through the Hard Rock people were stopping me to compliment my outfit. This sweater is more
like a poncho because you don't put your arms through sleeves. Something funny about this is Patty named it a Fab-cho. How amazing is that?! LOL. The openings at the shoulders make it very flattering. My leggings are black with gold mustaches. You can find these pieces at the Rainbow location. My booties are from Heart&Sole by PC and I am obsessed with the patent leather, suede and gold combo.
If you aren't lucky enough to have a Patty's Closet near you, you can shop at the online store at shop.ilovepattys.closet . The Facebook pages for Patty's and Heart and Sole are linked above and they update with new items many times a week, so be sure to check them!!
Until next time, cheers to longer nights. xo
Guest bloggers, what a great idea. AND How wonderful that Brett is helping out with the East Coast. From what we have all seen on television, they sure need it! So, the restaurant seems to have been a winner in terms of delicious food and a definite return place to go. Will have to check it out. Your outfit of the week, shoes and all is totally cute! Each look is different and unique, never do you have that cookie cutter look , that you see yourself coming and going. Whether it is the classic or the trendy, you pull it all together!!!!! Often times I go to Patty's Looking for what you have worn hahah,which I bet many others do the same.
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