Elite Urban Patio Party

WOW! Elite Urban Patio Party ROCKED my world!
Mad shout outs to Lindsay, Adrianna, and Barbara for treating us like royalty! Lindsay knew just what us Unilocalers really love and that’s copious amounts of Mexican food and never ending booze. Adriana, the manager, went to each table and introduced each dish and would make her rounds often to see how we liked the offerings and if we were running low on anything (I really appreciated this). Barbara worked her buns off making sure everyone who arrived had drinks and hot food in front of them, impeccable service!
The weather couldn’t have been better, Lindsay even moved the margaritas around and had Urban serve us the frozen margaritas first because of the hot temps. My sis and I had a table all to ourselves, very intimate. We were quickly served with a smile from Barbara and a sweetly genuine introduction from Adriana. Here’s the lowdown on the drinks and eats:
1^st offering:
Frozen margarita and fried cheese with this unbelievable good verde sauce!
2^nd offering:
Unilocal-​arita, orange and jalapeño infused margarita specially made for us Unilocalers, this was my fave, the spiciness was crazy good. The generous portion of chicken and barbacoa tostadas were great, the meat was seasoned very well and paired perfectly with our custom drink.
3^rd offering:
Ay, the mini chicken flautas made my night, the corn tortilla had a nice crunch, the salsa drizzle was amaze, the chicken filling was nice and tender, combined with gaucamole made for a mouthwatering bite!
4^th offering:
Margarita on the rocks with three different ceviches, all were good!
5^th offering:
Mini churros, come on now, who the heck thought of this?! Those puppies were DELISH (warm/​crispy/​sugary/​chocolatey logs of heaven).
6^th offering per Ruben:
Another margarita on the rocks, thanks bud!
Not too much mingling went on because the event was so intimate but I was able to wave to my buds Sonia and Stephen. I really enjoyed meeting my coffee bud, Ruben and chatting it up with MIriam (girl, I really did love those margaritas).
Needless to say, I left the Elite Urban Patio Party the happiest I’ve been in a while, by far my FAVORITE event! I’ll be using my Unilocal shot glass and free Urban Taco margarita very soon! Thanks Urban Taco and Lindsay for a wonderful evening.

Thanks Julie G. for reminding me that I need to get on my game and review this awesome event! First and foremost, Lindsay continues to pick really cool spots for Elite events that I would never have tried otherwise. Before our Urban Patio Party, I thought Urban Taco was just some faux-​Mexican joint. I was happily mistaken!
Urban Taco treated us like marg-​sipping, tostada-​eating royalty! Every single dish/​drink brought out to us was amazing with my personal favorite being the Panela Cheese with Salsa Verde with an honorable mention going out for their ceviche trio. The best thing about this event was having the owner of Urban Taco talk us through everything that was served. It made it so much more intimate!
I’ve already been back to Urban Taco since this event for their Thursday all-​day Happy Hour (half off ‘ritas and mojitos). Thanks for introducing me to a new spot for post-​work drinking, Lindsay!

If a party on the patio at Urban Taco is wrong then I don’t want to be right! This was one of my favorite elite events and not even because of the margaritas (ok maybe it was a little bit because of the margs) The service at Urban Taco was great and it was great to have the owner come out and talk to us about the dishes. She answered my tables many questions about the cheese (strangely the ONLY thing we had questions on… must have been a table of cheeseheads) such as what kind it was and how they cooked it. The cheese was great! Perfectly paired with the frozen margarita we got upon arrival. The next little bites were the chicken and barbacoa bites and the Unilocal a rita. Kind of sad she said we couldn’t get the rita when normally coming in because it was great! They should put it on the menu! The flautas were good as well, the chicken was tasty and not try like some places flautas are. I really enjoyed getting to try the ceviche, it’s not something I’d normally order from UT but now that I’ve tried it I may have to give it a try next time I’m there! My guest, who grew up in SA, had never had a churro before the Patio Party. Needless to say he enjoyed them! Thanks to Lindsay and UT for bringing us out on the patio for the perfect little happy hour on a Monday night!

What an absolutely lovely evening on the patio! This event was so intimate, it actually gave me a moment to chill with my guest, and actually have a conversation. I haven’t been to an event like that in forever! I really enjoyed the atmosphere, the weather was so nice. All of the staff were super attentive, and all of the tapas and drink pairings were delicious! My favorite by far was the little tostadas, both the chicken and beef, and the sweet civiche was a close second. I personally wasn’t too keen on the spicy margarita, but my guest loved it! I enjoyed the other two margaritas tho. My only complaint was that there were too few attendees for a highly anticipated intimate Elite event. I wish more people could have joined us. The new CM is a sweet heart, and seems like lots of fun!

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
We have a Winner!
Last night was amazing!
Oh my, where do I begin. Let’s see.
Lindsay, Margaritas, Urban Taco, amazing food, gracious hostess, and Unilocal.
We, Unilocal Elites and guests (not to brag) had the best seat on the patio and we were given the VIP treatment by the owner of Urban Taco. The food and the margaritas kept coming non-​stop and the Hostess kept checking on us to make sure that we had enough food to eat and our glass was never empty.
We started off with fried Panela cheese and an amazing tomatillo sauce to dip the cheese in, along with a very tasty Margarita.
Our second course was mini tostadas of
chicken Tinga and Barbacoa along with a Spicy « UnilocalaRita». Which was one of a kind.
Third course, and I was stuffed, was mini chicken flautas with cream and they were so good, I had to try them, along with another amazing Margarita :)
The food just kept coming.
Unfortunately, I had to leave early :(
This was a great event. The weather was great, we got to sit on the patio and enjoy the sunset. We were given the VIP treatment by Urban Taco and Lindsay did an excellent job putting this together.
Just want to say Thank You!
Had a great time! Can’t wait for the next event.

«Party»? That word is an understatement. This event was a BLAST! Lindsay and Urban Taco really knocked this one out of the park.
Walk up, check in, score your shot glass, and the staff is waiting to meet and greet you with an ice cold margarita. Mmmmm, just what I needed after my bumpy flight back from Orlando. Say hi to fellow elites and find a seat as a non-​stop array of food and drink made its way to the table. From a killer chips and three salsas spread, to tostadas, flautas, and then… well, you get the point!
The owner was super friendly and informative, explaining each course and keeping a sharp eye for empty plates and glasses and keeping them full! She was even wonderful enough to bring out a couple of their vegetarian friendly tacos for me, it was incredible.
The drinks, oh my stars and garters, the drinks! They even had a special event drink that was a mix of orange and jalapeño, such a delicious bite it had! (insider tip-​Thursday is all day happy hour, half price drinks! *score*)
As the sun went down and the evening progressed, it was clear to see that Urban Taco was armed and ready. They really delivered and I can’t wait to get back there. Thank you Lindsay and Urban Taco for the opportunity to spend some time with some great Elite peeps, sample a delicious spread of menu options and a wide variety of the margs they have to offer. See you guys Thursday!

Cliff Notes version:
1. Bitchin’ grub
2. Bitchin’ drinks
3. Bitchin’ host
4. Bitchin’ Unilocalers
Unabridged version:
I wish I could expand my stomach at will. They started with some grilled polenta cheese. Yes. Grilled. Lets that sink in for a bit; Think of a quesadilla without the tortilla. Now imagine this lemony and cilatro-​y tomatillo salsa to dip it in. Yes. That damn good.
This was followed by some mini barbacoa and chicken tinga tostadas. Not barbacoa as I know it but tasty nonetheless. The chicken tinga-​ummmm-​let me finish licking my fingers before I even attempt to type on this virtual how flavorful these were.
The next thing served were the flautas which were everything flautas should be. Crispy and chickeny. Nice job with the crema drizzle-​fo shizzle!
Runding the evening were some pretty damn, crispy, sugary and cinammony churros. These were plated on top of some melted Chocolate Abuelita, that mexican chocolate staple. Porbably some of the best churros I’ve had in town.
I had to try their aguas frescas. They brought 2, a mango which I quite didnt get the mango (maybe it was just me) and a hibiscus, which I loved. I ended up mixing halfnof each for a nice, refreshing treat.
Thanks to Lindsey put on a great evening! And props to the resraurant owner-​super nice!

What an awesome fun time hosted by SACM Lindsay and Urban Taco. Was a nice night on the patio with fellow Unilocalers. Was a fantastic evening.
The owner of Urban Taco was fantastic in how she welcomed us with open arms. I really enjoyed her explaining each delicious course to us as it was served. I was impressed that she brought out a salad for Walter S to ensure he would not be leaving with out having something to eat.
The food and the margaritas were all over the top fantastic. My favorites were the grilled cheese with the green salsa dipping sauce and the ceviche trio.
I highly recommend this place to anyone wanting to get their taco on!!!

Urban Taco is the kind of place I drive by and say, «Yeah, you will never find me there.» I prefer divey, greasy, unique classics over the usual suspects you see on a Mexican restaurant menu.
However, I was intrigued when this event came up and wanted to be like…“Really, we going to Urban Taco tonight Lindsey? Psh. Ok lets see what’s new with the taco.“
It’s not that anything was new… it was just good. Damn good like it’s supposed to be.
Tastings began with a cheese to be dipped in a tomatillo sauce, then chicken and barbacoa tostadas, flautas, fruity ceviche, and churros for a sweet ending. No one will forget the 4 types of margaritas brought out (especially Julie ;-) x 2). I was loving all of them except the one with the jalapeños…didn’t quite understand that one. We also ordered some hibiscus aguas and mango aguas to just sip on as the day cooled off. They were both delicious!
The patio was great, the weather perfect, and I realized I need not judge restaurants before I try them. Looking forward to going back for more.