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| - You wouldn't know it from the outside, but Pinata Nueva is a hidden Mexican food gem located in North Scottsdale. If you've driven through the shopping complex there, you've probably seen it, but passed on by. My recommendation is to stop next time for a nice lunch or dinner in their wonderfully air conditioned restaurant.
The restaurant is small, but it is vibrantly decorated, with yellow, red and blue colored paint on various walls and countless piata's hanging from the ceiling. I'm talking Santa, the Easter bunny, a ghost, stars, bears...they all make an appearance in this restaurant in the form of multi-colored piatas.
I think the food here is really good. I LOVED the chips and salsa and ordered a bean burrito enchilada style for my meal ( I know, boring!). My boyfriend ordered their lunch special, which was $6 for an enchilada, rice and beans. My burrito ended up being around $5 something, but it was huge.
Their happy hour starts at 3pm, and they have some great specials. $2 margaritas!! Woo hoo! I was extremely tempted, but since I was drinking later on, I passed.
I can tell this place doesn't get that much business yet...I think it's because they're located in the back of a shopping plaza and you'd have to be in the shopping plaza to even see them, so they probably don't get any drive-by traffic. In my opinion, I think Pinata Nueva is way better than Macayo's and just as good as Carlos O'Brien's, if not better. Give it a try!
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