Perqs — Restaurant in Huntington Beach

• NO SE HABLA Español * A group of 4 of us conducted a social experiment where we visited bars as non-English speaking patrons. Imagine yourself, having a full blown conversation in a language other than English, in a predominant white neighborhood, with a great deal of tourist. Ordering beer, finding out the happy hour specials, ordering food, all in a language other than English. What would you expect? well, here's our experience

review of the bar PERQS! it gets a TWO Star review ** All 4 of us sat at the bar area, after pointing that we wanted 2 "blue moon's" and asking for 2 "whisky con Coca-cola" our bartender took our order and walked away, only coming to our section if she needed to grab something but not necessarily to acknowledge that we were there or if we needed something. After waiting a while for her to come back to our area, we called out to her and asked about happy hour specials "los especiales" she straight out did not even tried to make a bit of effort, to even try to understand what we were saying. In a loud tone of voice looking at each one of us with her hands wide open and up in the air she said "Somebody translate". Immediately alienated us from the rest of the bar, needed less to say at time she lost her tip. The guy sitting next to me said to her she wants to know the specials; she said okay, so she said them and walked away. This white, blue eye older gentlemen was more willing to interact with us than the bar tender.

I would not recommend this place if you did not brought somebody with you that at least spoke some English. The reason I'm giving this bar two stars, is because the price of drinks are good. $15 dollars for 4 drinks pretty darn good. But damn talk about...

This place is truly Huntington Beach. Thankfully there are still "dive bars" in Huntington as opposed to Newport, Manhattan, Laguna etc. If you are looking for a nice diverse food menu, this is not your place. If, on the other hand, you are in the mood for a non-pretentious cold beer and a chill setting, this is it. Music is normally something from the 80s or 90s and the volume is reasonable, so you can actually sit and talk to people. Imagine that. I noted fewer than normal people on the phones. People talk. Kind of cool. There are darts towards the back. They attract a solid and talented Karoke group on the right night. Parking is street, but beware on Tuesday. The whole street is closed for a farmers market / street fair for most of the day. I believe it starts around 2. if you find a parking spot don't back in; that will get you a ticket on Main street. If you are fortunate enough to get one of the seats at the window, you just secured one of the best people watching places in the area. In foot traffic and the old cars/ custom cars are non...

For a long time standing local bar (just off the beaten sandy Huntington beach path, but still close enough to feel the cool ocean air on your face) this the place to be. From local bands to broadcasted tunes this is a wonderfully welcoming and friendly watering hole for both locals and visitors. Happy hour specials keep patrons from going broke and drinks are delicious, be advised some bartenders have heavier hands than others, but all are worth generous tipping. It's the perfect spot to celebrate a long time frequent flyer or fade into the shadows, for all are welcome. As a visitor I feel as though the customer service reciprocated what I gave (not based on who I knew or sat with). So if you're 21-101 yrs old and wanting to engldulge yourself in an eclectic environment this is where the festivities begin and end. Celebrating America's birthday-I'm glad I stopped into this local bar and was welcomed...