After flying in to Scottsdale for the weekend, my friends and I hit up Old Town Gringos to check out the Old Town scene. Yikes. I was pretty disappointed by how dead Old Town Gringos was at 11:30pm on Friday night especially when the pictures I've seen of this place online look very lively and fun. I can totally see the potential of this place though. It has multiple decks (I think the place goes up to 3 stories) that overlook the central bar and dance floors below.
I ordered the Whiskey River cocktail, but unfortunately it was made terribly and was basically undrinkable. The bartender put in WAY too much syrup and bitters. I had to take baby sips, but the taste became unbearable to a point where I just gave up drinking it entirely. Mind you this drink was filled halfway in a whiskey glass. I probably should've asked for a different drink, but the drink deterred me enough to question the bartender's skills. I didn't think the food was any better than my drink either. My friend ordered a taco platter. I didn't try the tacos, but I had a fork full of beans and rice. Old Town Gringos apparently has a problem with excess in general. The beans were extremely salty.