Hatch, Tustin, CA (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

F finky099 Tiki Socialite Orange County, CA Joined: May 15, 2012 Posts: 542	F finky099 Posted posted on Wed, May 25, 2016 5:46 PM Stopped in to Hatch today for lunch with a buddy. He had the "Don's Dream" (Mai Tai) and I had the "Walker" (zombie). Both were very tasty and balanced. They use Clement Creole Shrub in the Don's Dream, which earned that drink "bonus" shakas from me. :wink: We also had some sliders and onion rings- also great. Definitely look forward to returning. Atmosphere is retro/kinda tiki; not overly "tiki", but I have a feeling their collection of emphemera will grow over the years, if they can stick around a while. Yes, there's lots of Shag art, but it's tiki-Shag, so it feels appropriate at least. Music was a mix of exotica and surf guitar, which the bartender was very adamant about maintaining. The craft cocktail selection was only about 8(?) drinks on menu, but like any bartender worth their weight, they are ready with plenty of off-menu ideas. Local craft beer selection on tap (for those who want beers) was also very good; maybe 10-12 different ones? Both drinks came in Tiki Farm mugs (I think most all of their tropical libations do). They owner's a big fan of TV's and apparently asked them/Tiki Farm if they could use the Voodoo grog mug to serve drinks in. No proprietary mugs yet, but perhaps eventually. They're building out their rum selection. Bartender was very friendly and knew his stuff. They're trying to double their rum selection from 18 to 36 over the next year and want to offer some kind of "flights" or "passports" with them eventually. Cheers! :drink:

Stopped in to Hatch today for lunch with a buddy. He had the "Don's Dream" (Mai Tai) and I had the "Walker" (zombie). Both were very tasty and balanced. They use Clement Creole Shrub in the Don's Dream, which earned that drink "bonus" shakas from me. :wink: We also had some sliders and onion rings- also great. Definitely look forward to returning.

Atmosphere is retro/kinda tiki; not overly "tiki", but I have a feeling their collection of emphemera will grow over the years, if they can stick around a while. Yes, there's lots of Shag art, but it's tiki-Shag, so it feels appropriate at least. Music was a mix of exotica and surf guitar, which the bartender was very adamant about maintaining. The craft cocktail selection was only about 8(?) drinks on menu, but like any bartender worth their weight, they are ready with plenty of off-menu ideas. Local craft beer selection on tap (for those who want beers) was also very good; maybe 10-12 different ones?

Both drinks came in Tiki Farm mugs (I think most all of their tropical libations do). They owner's a big fan of TV's and apparently asked them/Tiki Farm if they could use the Voodoo grog mug to serve drinks in. No proprietary mugs yet, but perhaps eventually. They're building out their rum selection. Bartender was very friendly and knew his stuff. They're trying to double their rum selection from 18 to 36 over the next year and want to offer some kind of "flights" or "passports" with them eventually.

Cheers!
:drink:

Post #764225 by finky099 on Wed, May 25, 2016 5:46 PM