{"id":84097,"date":"2024-10-29T13:46:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T20:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=84097"},"modified":"2024-10-29T13:52:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T20:52:28","slug":"the-wicked-wolf-tea-time-hours-bar-wrigley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/food\/the-wicked-wolf-tea-time-hours-bar-wrigley","title":{"rendered":"The Wicked Wolf, a fantastical art-centric cocktail lounge, starts offering tea-time hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Wicked Wolf, a fantasy-themed cocktail bar in Long Beach’s Wrigley neighborhood, is expanding its hours and non-alcoholic offerings starting on Halloween.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning Thursday, the shop will offer coffee, tea, pastries, tea sandwiches and other daytime snacks from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. During those times, it will adopt the moniker Tea Time Wolf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For the past year and a half<\/a>, the bar was only open during evening hours, offering seasonal and signature cocktails amid mystical decor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just thought: this place is so beautiful, I love being here so I want other people to be here too during the day,\u201d said co-owner Thea Mercouffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chia pudding and Overnight Oats at the Wicked Wolf on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Benet Bouchard makes a Lavender Cardamom London Fog while behind the bar. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The menu curated by teahouse manager Maria Abrahamian will include matcha drinks, loose-leaf teas and coffee roasted by the local Black Dog Coffee Roasters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For under $5, you can order cucumber sandwiches, Mexican chocolate chia pudding, overnight oats, or a cup of tea with your choice of various black, green or herbal flavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pot of tea will be available for $6 or you can opt to share a pot of tea and two scones for $10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The space will remain 21+ during the day because of restrictions on its license. Patrons in the afternoon can request just under a shot of liquor added to their drink, Mercouffer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dragon Well Green Tea at the Wicked Wolf. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cucumber sandwiches at the Wicked Wolf. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After noon, hummus, a salad wrap and a charcuterie board will also join the menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrons are welcome to hang out in the mystical art space from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. to see the change of staff, but food and drink service will not be available, Mercouffer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can RSVP for the Tea Time Wolf grand opening here<\/a>. Guests on Thursday are encouraged to come in their best tea time costume to compete for a prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wicked Wolf opened in April 2023<\/a> as an \u201cempty nest\u201d project for Mercouffer and her husband George Wolfe after their second child went off to college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Wicked Wolf is pictured above the bar of her namesake cocktail lounge. Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Photo by Cheantay Jensen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mercouffer, a documentary filmmaker for the past 20 years, said she was looking for a business venture to devote her time to when she stumbled upon the location on Pacific Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor me, it\u2019s truly a speakeasy but it\u2019s an art speakeasy,\u201d Mercouffer said. \u201cYou come for the bar and you stay for the art.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past year and a half, The Wicked Wolf has flourished as an art space. They host karaoke, open mics, live music, mixology classes and even an alcohol-themed book club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The interior of the Wicked Wolf decorated with vintage couches, chairs and chandeliers, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Photo by Cheantay Jensen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Every month, the walls feature artwork from different local artists. In November, the featured artist will be a former Wicked Wolf bartender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Mercouffer and Wolfe live about a half-hour outside of Long Beach, they spend a lot of time at their bar in Long Beach where they strive to be good neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wolfe, a writer by trade, said he recently fixed the \u201cL\u201d in Wrigley on the \u201cWrigley Village Welcomes You!\u201d sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wicked Wolf, 2332 Pacific Ave., is open from 5 p.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday and 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Tea Time Wolf will be open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday starting on Oct. 31.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Wicked Wolf is already a nightlife staple. Starting on Halloween, it will transform into a tea and coffee house during the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23521,"featured_media":84091,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[167,542],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[32323],"class_list":["post-84097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","tag-bars","tag-wrigley","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23521"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84097"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84115,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84097\/revisions\/84115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84097"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=84097"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=84097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}