As of late, I've not been going out as much, so not as much blogging, as I'm sure you've seen :) Well yesterday, I had to take my kitten, Ms Joker (dont ask... long story why she's named Joker) to get spayed. They told me to pick her up at 5, and I got there, got her, and headed home. Well on the way there, I passed this place - Two Hippies Beach House. Another friend and I had been talking about trying this place for a while, especially since the atmosphere was incredibly cool looking! Outdoor patio seating, neon lights that say Vegas (fave place!), etc. Just a cool looking place. Theres a little rat-race entrance, and lots of seating even in "front" of the place. Its just an awesome looking little place.
So I get in, and I'm waiting at the counter for someone to come... and i'm waiting... and I'm waiting... After about 5 minutes I see the cook in the back and he motions for someone, but no one comes. I'm was starting to get a little impatient but finally the girl came. Finally....
Their menu is very easy. Either tacos or burritos (I hear hennifer lopez in my head...) with your choice of filling. I dont remember them all, but I wanted fish tacos, so I got 3. One thing is the price. SUPER cheap - $1.50 for 1 taco, or $4.50 for 3. That'd be why I got 3 ! I also got a "loaded chicken chz crisp" whcih had a crapload of stuff. The drink special of the day was blood orange lemonade for 3 bucks. When they take your order, they just write everything on a brown paper bag, you pay, and then you wait.
I went ahead and went back outside to check on my kitteh (poor kitteh!!!) and luckily I wasn't parked far away. I meandered back and forth between my car and the seating area waiting for my food. I didn't know to go around to the other side, so I had no idea where I'd pick up my stuff, so I looked around. Up on the patio, there's a sign that says, "Pick up food here". I'm glad I looked around, otherwise I'd have had no idea! They should really have some sort of sign saying, "pick up food other side" or something!
So I get my food, in my brown paper bag :) and head to the car and get home. One thing I noticed VERY quickly was that the cheese crisp, which was folded over (really a quesadilla), was on a paper plate. Normally, I dont mind eating off of paper. Not a big deal. Well here, the freaking thign was soggy and hard to carry. That really bothered me. So I lift up the foil to look underneath, and the filling was completely running out. That really bothered me, but I guess at the same time, its good because you dont have to worry about them skimping! Maybe they should go to stryafoam if they're not against it, being hippies and all.
I got home, carried my baby in, and started munching. I started with the crisp. There was TONS of stuff in it. Tomatoes, guacamole (I think on the menu its listed as "avacado", but I'll let it slide..." cheese, chicken and randomness all mixed together on a tortilla. I took my first couple of bites and was like... ok... this isn't bad... and thats kinda the feeling that stayed with me. Just "eh". There wasn't anything in it that really slapped me in the face and called me Judy. I'm not sure if the mixture of flavors was the problem or there was just a general lack of seasoning, but it needs something. Hippies, if you are reading this, PLEASE, do something about this. This could be a GREAT item. Although, at 4bucks for a GIGANTOR crisp, can I complain all THAT much?
I then moved onto the fish tacos. The tacos were, to say the least... interesting. NOT bad-interesting. They're pretty good. I liked the fact that the fish isn't deep fried. Instead its like they took white fish and flaked it off. Now, the bad part... they put beans... on a fish taco. Ew. Beans + fish = NOT good. (To me anyway!) I think they do this for simplicity though. ALL the tacos are the same. They all have cabbage, beans, cheese, onions and cilantro. I might be missing something but you get the general gist.
The blood orange lemonade was actually really good. The problem? It was 3 bucks. For 1 glass. No. No no no no no. I'm sorry, thats WAY too much. And it didn't taste like it was nectar from the Gods.
Overall, I did like the Beach House. And I definitely want to go back to try their other proteins. But its not something I'm planning on rushing out and getting to ASAP.
I give Beach House 3 1/2 pieces of not-deep-fried whitefish out of 5!
