My husband and I were on our way to see "The Toxic Avenger" at the new location of Actor's Theatre of Charlotte and we needed a quick bite and cocktail before the show. I did a search on Yelp and came across Pinky's Westside Grill. What a great find! We found a parking spot in the small front lot and although there were people waiting for a table, the hostess told us the bar was first come, first serve. We grabbed two stools and checked out the menu. I ordered a pterodactyl burger "ding dong style" (peanut butter, slaw and sriracha sauce, which I had on the side). My husband ordered the pterodactyl burger "westside style" which had chili and coleslaw. Both were delicious and the side of sweet potato fries with honey mustard sauce were tasty as well. The burgers are all cooked to medium-well, which is not how we usually order but they were not dry and had a lot of flavor. The drink special for Thursday was any flavored Absolute vodka drink for $5. My favorite was the unicorn tears and my husband's was the Swedish Mule. Our bartenders were friendly and helpful, and the guy who brought out our order was professional and pleasant. We loved the funky atmosphere and the low prices on the menu were great. So great that we ordered two slices of lemon cake to go.
Pinky's is a fun, tasty "dive" that we will be bringing our teenage daughters to!