Danielle
My girlfriends and I went to Taleo a month or so ago on a Thursday evening and had a great time so we decided to include the spot on our list of places to hit for the happy hour blog. Here’s the rationale for our thinking: there are so many businesses around that area but fewer happy hour spots so we assume that men will hit whatever is around on the way home from work or walk from the office to the nearest watering hole. Anyway, I expected it to be busy at 5pm on a Friday so we got there a little early to get a spot out on the patio since it was a beautiful day. We had prime seating with the two of us single girls facing out seated on a couch against the wall ready to stalk our prey--I mean, check out the scene (Don’t worry, our “couple” friends were seated across a small table from us so we didn’t look like we were on a “girl date.”). Well, my melting was definitely not rewarded with the sight of a load of hot business men rolling in after work to wind down with a cocktail. Although the patio was quite lovely and the weather perfect, it was dead, unless you count the gray panther party who settled into a large table directly across from us. I excused myself to the restroom to check out the updates at the bar area – busy but “couple-y” or uninteresting. Our previous Thursday visit there definitely provided a more diverse crowd than this Friday visit. The food and service did not disappoint. We had the nachos carnitas, bbq pork sliders, and the four piece shrimp boat all of which were fantastic! I really love their food, especially anything with the carnitas. The shrimp boat sounded funky but was delish! This time around, the cocktails weren’t as stiff as before so that was a bit disappointing but the food made up for it.
Food: ★★★★☆
Service: ★★★★☆
Price: ★★★☆☆
Ambience: ★★★☆☆ (great patio area)
Overall: ★★★☆☆
S-factor: ☆☆☆☆☆
Candice
So one of my friends who have been following our blog gently reminded me that my happy hour reviews seem to falling short of describing what should be one of the main highlights – the “s” factor. In other words, what about the single men?!? Well, although I love to eat and drink and can happily describe those perks of happy hour, truth be told, nothing much has been said about the single scene because unfortunately there is nothing all that noteworthy yet to tell. I could easily recap our most recent happy hour excursion to Taleo on a Friday afternoon, specifically our experience with good service quality, reasonable food and drinks, but….what about the s-factor you ask? Well, the male patrons were either not single or certainly not worth mentioning in this blog (re-read Danielle’s part of the blog). Seriously, what the heck? Where do the available, decent, single men venture out on a Friday evening in Orange County? We know where to look once football season hits full swing, but in the meantime, let’s talk about the present. This has been our dilemma for quite some time now and hence, why Danielle and I have set out on a mission to do some of the grunt work for all those single ladies interested in some good networking. Sigh…I’ll be keeping you posted. Let the adventure continue…
Food: ★★★☆☆
Service: ★★★★☆
Price: ★★★☆☆
Ambience: ★★☆☆☆
Overall: ★★★☆☆
S-factor: ☆☆☆☆☆The scoop on Taleo happy hour:
4-7pm daily, all night Sunday & Monday
For $5, you can get:
2 fish tacos
2 carnitas tacos
2 chicken tacos
2 ground sirloin tacos
Nachos carnitas
3 bbq pork sliders
Teriyaki beef skewers
Also offered:
Carnitas quesadilla $6
Moe’s chicken salad $6
Four piece shrimp boat $7
Shrimp ceviche $8
Drinks:
$5 margaritas
$6 premium margaritas
$4 draft beer
Chardonnay $5
Pinot grigio $6
Merlot $6
Happy hour mojitos $6
Happy hour sangria $6
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