We Enjoy Happy Hour at We Olive

Last week, I mentioned I was going to write about some of my favorite discoveries at SoCo and today I’ve got my first spot to share with you – We Olive in the The OC Mart Mix.

We Olive is a store that specializes in selling a wide variety of locally sourced, artisan extra virgin olive oil.  They have all sorts of flavors including a roasted garlic that is TO DIE FOR.

But I’m not here to talk about olive oil. I’m here to talk about happy hour!

You see, We Olive is not only a specialty shop…it’s a wine bar, too! When I found out about that I knew I just had to come back. So last week I grab a pal and headed on over.

The wine bar has an extensive wine and beer menu which is offered at a discounted price during happy hour (4-6pm). Since I’m not the biggest wine and beer person I opted for a sparkling wine from Scharffenberger. I really enjoyed it it and ended up getting a second glass. After all, it was happy hour!

To me, no happy hour is complete without some snacks so we chose a couple options from the menu.

First up, a variety of almonds – honey mustard, rosemary and sea salt. Plus an extra bowl of mixed nuts topped with jalapeno olive oil from our lovely bartender.
Then came the piece de resistance, an artisan cheese platter.

Doesn’t it look sooooo good? And it was! Three different cheeses, three different tapenades…we practically licked the platter clean. And the coolest part? The cheese were from The Cheese Shop at the Mix, a stand right across the hall! House that for sourcing locally?

We Olive at The OC Mart Mix
3313 Hyland
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
check their website for happy hour specials!

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