I like bars. I really like bars that serve food. I especially like bars with food that are also within walking distance of my home and other bars. For these reasons I really wanted to like Take Five. I really did. I've even given it 4-5 tries. Each time I go hoping that maybe they finally got their stuff together. Then I leave with the sad realization that they still have a lot of work to do if they want to compete with the rest of Willy St.
You know how sometimes upon entering a restaurant you can just smell the desperation? This is one if those places. On my last visit we walked in and noticed they had done some rearranging. Unfortunately it looked and felt like it was furnished with used dorm room housewares from Target. The only other person at the bar was the cook. And to top it off there was a techno remix of The Price Is Right Theme song playing on the lone speaker behind the bar. Needless to say this set our expectations pretty low.
We cautiously approached the bar and ordered the evening specials- $2 tacos and $3 margaritas. The margaritas were pretty syrupy and sugary. I wouldn't order them again. The tacos were ok. We each ordered the same 3 tacos- 1 chicken 1 lamb and 1 pork. They were luke warm which is odd because we were the only people in the restaurant. They were served on the smallest corn tortillas I've ever seen and I've seen my fair share of tacos. The flavor was ok. I guess I'd say the pork taco was the better of the 3. But none were anything special.
I won't be going back. There are too many other better options on Willy St.