In a city filled with fabulous church marquees, it’s a pretty bold statement to give the top nod to a taco joint, but this one makes us smile wide time and time again. Have you been to Rosepepper Cantina? The margaritas are amazing, the tacos legit and the ever-changing sign out front? It’s what Instagram was made for.
Looking back over the past three years, here are 78 of our favorite sayings from their marquee sign, broken down into three categories: “tacos & queso,” “tequila & margaritas” and “random stuff that made us laugh.” And, laugh you will — trust me.
All photos found on Rosepepper Cantina’s Instagram: @therosepepper
Tacos & Queso
What my future daughter-in-law is sure to say to my son …
If only Nancy Reagan had thought to add this to the “Just say no” campaign.
It’s a fact.
I mean, it’s so true …
Paleo people, admit it. You miss queso SO MUCH.
I didn’t know Taco Tuesday was a thing, but okay, now I’ll add tacos to every Tuesday in my future.
The truth can be brutal, but everyone will understand this.
I just envisioned guac on my white jeans. Not what they meant, but just sayin’ …
Some of the signs are a clear moment in time.
Hey, if everyone arrived ready to love and eat queso, the world may be a better place.
Well, I like my emotions, but I totally get wanting to always be full of tacos.
A new way to say “every morning is a chance at a new day” or, I guess, more tacos. I like it!
Another moment in time sign. I guess we know that this sign is from the summer of 2016. Oh, so much Pokemon.
I keep waiting for my yoga instructor to say this. Why doesn’t she say this????
Again, love and tacos. They go hand in hand.
The East Nashville LGBTQ community loved this one. And, looking at the comments on Instagram, rainbows and unicorns included, everyone else did, too! #lovewins. 🦄🌈
You had me at “Queso Diem.” (Note that you can see the sign changes that came with the changing climate of social media. The sign used to have nothing around it, then it had #rosepepper and then, as Instagram took over the world, the sign changed to @TheRosepepper)
Tacos for Thanksgiving.
If only …
I may have teared up from giggling so hard reading this the first time …
Every dad in America needs to repeat this to his kids.
And, as of 2018, “hangry” is an official word. You knew that, right?!
I’m nacho type. 😂
Obviously this sign is from late 2017. I mean, Tide Pods? Kids … there are tacos. What is the deal???
After being at the beach, I’d like more ab definition. But, there you have it … I like tacos better.
For anyone unfamiliar, 4-20 (April 20) is the day each year when all of Boulder, CO gets high. And others too. Four-twenty is a code word for marijuana.
Straight up.
It’s like they peeked into my life here 🌮.
#truth
As someone who rolls my eyes at Valentine’s Day, I ❤ this so much.
My son cannot see this and know it’s a possibility to actually eat queso every.single.day (which of course we all want to, right?!)
Obviously, this sign went up during autumn, when everything from toothpaste to coffee seems to be pumpkin spice flavored.
Speaking of tequila (photo above), let’s turn to signs from Rosepepper about tequila and margaritas … get ready to want to sit on a patio immediately upon reading the next batch of signs.
Tequila & Margaritas
If tequila and margaritas are your ideas of happiness, you will love these signs at Rosepepper Cantina in East Nashville (and if you are in town, go have a margarita here as they are the real deal.)
Don’t text and drink. Really. Stop it!
This makes me a little uneasy. Just being honest … but, I’ve had plenty of days where I’ve thought this.
I love Vanilla Ice. I love margaritas. I love this sign.
There is something about tequila and expressing your love …
And, the universe does want us to be happy!!!
You know this sign went up after the holidays, right?
On those bad days … it’s gonna be okay.
Clever.
Just don’t wear one of those “brunching” t-shirts, mmmkay?
Why are margaritas so much better than other mixed drinks?
Yep.
This. This was January 2018. Maybe not everyone had as bad of a 2017 as I did, but man, it slayed me. Oh yeah, and there was the whole polarizing politics thing …
Everyone is nodding their head at this one. The months before the election, the aftermath, the way so many people treated each other. Tequila.
So many guys drove by this sign and just nodded their head. And, the ladies are still waiting on the boyfriend sign.
Don’t trust tequila.
This is NOT a defense!!!!!
This is abundantly quotable.
Harsh. But, Mother’s Day is coming up here before too long …
I have a personal bias against ‘adult’ being used as a verb, but in this instance, I completely embrace it.
This means they love their margaritas more than anything else in the entire world. 😂🌎
When I read this, I imagined a friend of mine saying this and immediately laughed out loud. We all have that friend, right?
We’ve all been there. Even if was calling someone back in the days before texting. We called in “having the dialies” which meant drunk dialing.
Alright, now it’s time to just laugh out loud over silly thoughts that made it onto this sign.
Random Saying that Made Us Laugh
And with that sign, we welcome you to the last category of this tribute to the Rosepepper Cantina marquee sign. You’ll also have this song in your head for the next few days … sorry about that.
Okay, seriously. If the State House can vote on making daylight savings a permanent thing (you’ve heard about this, right?), then can we push for this, too? 🤔
Halloween, Rosepepper Cantina style!
Tell me you didn’t just laugh at this?! Ha!
Country Music Fest weekend + Stanley Cup playoffs meant TOO MANY PEOPLE in Nashville!
Yes, you can never get it absolutely right …
The signs definitely get political, but just a little bit and always with a sense of humor.
This one went up during The Tomato Art Festival, the East Nashville festival that was attended by 60,000 in 2017.
I will be #regramming this onto my own Instagram.
Hello, parents of young kids. Another great joke to tell your kiddos!
And our last sign of the day leaves you with another song to cause another ear-worm.
If you don’t live on the eastside, next time you cross the river to East Nashville, stop by Rosepepper and grab a taco, some queso and a margarita. And, by all means, take a photo in front of their sign!
Rosepepper Cantina is located at 1907 Eastland Ave., Nashville, TN 37206. You can follow along with their Instagram — where all of these photos came from — at @therosepepper.
