Restaurants & Bars
Best O.C. Sipping Spots For National Margarita Day
Check out the Orange County restaurants standing by, ready to celebrate the cocktail on its "big day" Saturday, Feb. 22.
ORANGE COUNTY, CA — With salt, sans salt, on the rocks, fruity, skinny, spicy or traditional — no matter how you prefer your marg, O.C. restaurants are ready to serve you a tasty one on "National Margarita Day,"Saturday, Feb. 22.
Patch has rounded up a few of the best bar offerings, so peruse the list, and salud!
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CHA CHA'S LATIN KITCHEN: Cha Cha’s Latin Kitchen is celebrating National Margarita Day with $13 grande margaritas. All margaritas are made with 100-percent, premium blue agave tequilas, freshly squeezed juices and are hand-shaken. Locations at: 13126 Jamboree Road in the Irvine Marketplace and 110 W. Birch St. in downtown Brea.
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Photo: Cha Cha's Margarita. Credit: Cha Cha’s Latin Kitchen.
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CHILI'S: All day on Feb. 22, enjoy $5 Presidente Margaritas and February's Margarita of the Month, Hearts on Fire 'Rita. Both offered with take-home cups. Details here. Location finder here.
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DRINK BAR at MESS HALL MARKET: Sip and savor the Red Queen Margarita, boldly prepared with a tequila red-chili mix. Dine at any of the Mess Hall's nine food concepts while enjoying this deep-red, zesty marg. The Mess Hall Market is at 1705 Flight Way in Tustin. See the vendors here. Mess Hall is adjacent to Tustin Legacy Park, which offers ample walking trails, so make a day of it!
Red Queen Margarita. Credit: Mess Hall’s Drink Bar.
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FLY N’ FISH OYSTER BAR: In the heart of the Balboa Peninsula and steps from the beach, this Newport Beach eatery serves its dandy Newport Margarita made with Hornitos Tequila, Patrón Citronge Liqueur and topped with Grand Marnier - a true toast to Southern California style. Fly N' Fish is as 2304 W. Oceanfront.
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Newport Margarita. Credit: Fly N' Fish Oyster Bar
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OLIVE GARDEN: For $5, you can indulge in a Watermelon Margarita, made with silver tequila and sweet watermelon flavor on the rocks. Find your nearest Olive Garden here.
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THE ROOFTOP LOUNGE at La Casa del Camino: Take in the ocean views while enjoy margarita specials all day Feb. 22 at Rooftop Lounge. Sip on $11 Cadillac Margaritas and $9 Spicy or Skinny Margaritas with Silver Patron tequila. Drop by: The fourth floor hot-spot is at 1289 S. Coast Hwy. in Laguna Beach.
Rooftop Lounge’s Margarita. Credit: Rooftop Lounge.
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SLATER’S 50/50: One the menu: a “slaterized” twist to a margarita! The Spicy Pineapple Margarita blends Olmeca Altos Plata tequila, Ancho Reyes smokey chile liqueur, pineapple and a Tajín-covered rim. In Orange County, Slater's 50/50 locales are at: 17071 Beach Blvd. in Huntington Beach; and 6362 E. Santa Ana Canyon Road, Anaheim.
Spicy Pineapple Margarita. Credit: Slater’s 50/50.
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YARD HOUSE: No, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. Yard House's Magic Margarita starts out blue with Casa Noble Crystal Tequila, then turns purple as guests pour in the sidecar of house-made Citrus Agave. Yard House’s menu also features four additional margaritas: Pomegranate Margarita; House Margarita; Salted Watermelon Margarita; and Grand Patrón Margarita. O.C. Yard Houses are in Brea, Costa Mesa, Irvine and Newport Beach.
Magic Margarita. Credit: Yard House
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