Spanish Tapas & Drinks Happy Hour in Studio City

Bokado Brasserie is relatively a new-comer to the San Fernando Valley scene. It is situatuated in Studio City on a famous Ventura Blvd. Bokado is a bistro with a modern decor which offers a Spanish-inspired menu mainly consisiting of tapas (small dishes). Bokado litterally means- small bites- in Spanish. Tapas are a perfect way to try a lot of the restaurant's dishes and also share a meal as a group. This restaurant has a great outdoor dining area with a firepit, which is perfect for lounging with a drink or to have a full meal as well.

Bokado has a happy hour on weekdays when their tapas and drinks are 25% off.

Happy Hour: Mondays-Fridays, from 3:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.

Personal Favorites: Cheese & Charcuterrie Board (cold cuts, cheese, pickled vegetables, dried fruit and more), Shrimp & Crab Claws cocktail with sauce and Sauteed Mushrooms.

Bokado
12345 Ventura Blvd.
Studio City, CA 91604
(818)752-9222

Pinot Bistro- Dining with No Corkage Fee

Pinot Bistro is a French restaurant that is both trendy and ultra cozy. Inside the restaurant, you will find fresh flowers which adorn every white clothed table and a fireplace, which adds to the warm inviting feeling of this place. Not only does Pinot Bistro have a great ambience, but their service is 5 star as well. It is not intrusive but yet manages to be attentive at the right moments, where it makes you feel well taken care of. When I was there, the waiter even brought out a basket of Pommes Frittes for our table compliments of the chef.

There is no dining deal at this restaurant, however it has no corkage fee so you can bring your own bottle of wine and save money on your dining experience that way. Also, you can share a meal together and they will split the meal for you for no extra cost.

Personal Favorites: French onion soup, Ceasar Salad with anchovies (probably the best I ever tasted) and an amazing shallot sauce which comes with any choice of steak.

Pinot Bistro
12969 Ventura Blvd.
Studio City, CA 91604
(818)990-0500

Lobster Happy Hour at Kravings

Kravings is an amazing spot that gave me inspiration to blog after taking a couple of months hiatus. It is a trendy restaurant and lounge that serves world fusion cuisine with main influences of Middle East and Brazil. The ambiance of this place is perfect for any occasion, a big party, a date or just a get-together with a couple of friends.

Kravings has 2 Happy Hours when selected menu items, food and alcohol are discounted.

Monday-Sunday, 4:00 P.M.- 7:00 PM. and Wednesday-Saturday, 10:00 P.M.-11:30 P.M.:

• $5 Mixed Drinks, $6 Martinis, $4 beers, $6 wine/champagne.
• $1 Oysters, $10 Lamb Chops, $9 Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon, $12 1/2 chilled Live Maine lobster or $20 whole and much more.

Personal Favorites: Ceasar salad with anchovies, chilled lobster and pomegranate martini.

Also, they have a Saturday/Sunday Brunch Buffet, from 11:30 P.M.-4:00 P.M. for $19.00 when they offer: Outdoor Omelette and Belgian Waffle station, cuts of various meat served table-side, salad bar of hot and cold items and much more.


Additionally, for $6 more, you can have unlimited Champagne and soft drinks.

Kravings
18663 Ventura Blvd.
Tarzana, CA 91356
(818) 881-7111

Happy Hour at Michael Mina's restaurant- XIV

XIV is relatively new high-end restaurant that is owned by an award-winning celebrity chef, Michael Mina and designed by Phillipe Starck, a famed French designer. Since the restaurant is attached to such huge names, it is rather on a pricey side, but they have a Happy Hour that will allow you to partake in this restaurant's dining experience.

• Available on the Terrace, Monday-Saturday, 5:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M.

The happy hour includes: 1/2 off signature cocktails and appetizers, $5 Well drinks, wine & beer and $5 Valet.

Cocktail options ($7):

• Cucumber Pom Deluxe (Krol Vodka, Cucumber, Mint, Lime and Pomegranate)
• Caipirinhar (Sagatiba Cachaca Rum with choice of guava or pineapple)
• Scottish Mule (Gin, Ginger beer and cucumber)
• Rhubarb Old Fashioned (Bourbon, Vanilla Rhubarb and angostura bitters).

Menu options: Baby Back Ribs, Baked Potato Pierogies, Lobster Corn Dogs, Tempura Prawns, a trio of mini Kobe burgers, Black Truffle Popcorn, XIV Caesar Salad, Hamachi & Ahi Tartare Poppers and a Trio of Duck fat French fries.

XIV
8117 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323)656-1414

New Happy Hour- Japanese spot on La Cienega- Agura- CLOSED

Agura restaurant just recently opened on the famous La Cienega restaurant row. It is a beautifully designed sushi and Japanese fusion spot which has a great every day happy hour, from 6 P.M.-8:00 P.M. when they offer:

• $5 Appetizers- Spicy Tuna roll, Crispy rice, Fried sweet potato, Popcorn shrimp tempura, Bacon & onion quiche, Crispy chicken wings, fried calamari and much more.


• $3 - Sapporo draft beer and house wine


• $4- house wine (Red, White or Rose)


• $5- Well drinks


• $6- Cocktails (Cosmos, Lychee martinis and Mojitos).

Favorite Selection: Fried calamari (airy and light).

Happy Hour is available at the restaurant's lounge or patio.

Agura
514 N. La Cienega Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90048
(310)289-1940

Happy Hour with $5 Spanish Tapas and Cocktails

Tinto is a cozy spot that serves Spanish Tapas and it oozes with a beautiful Spanish atmosphere. This place is so authentic that most of the people who work there are from Barcelona. Tinto specializes in small delicious Spanish dishes that are perfect for a romantic date or a bigger party where people can order different dishes and everyone gets to try them. This place becomes more affordable during their Happy Hour and other specials.

On Mondays-Saturdays, 5:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M., Cocktails are $5 and Beer and Sangria are $4.

The tapas are regularly $8-$16 at Tinto, but during Happy Hour you can enjoy them for $5 each.

• Tapas Happy Hour is: Mon, Tue and Wed, 5:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M. & Thu, Fri and Sat, 5:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.

Also, they have a "Paella Night", every Mon, Tue, Wed and Thu, from 5:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M.. when a Paella for two and a Pitcher of Sangria is $45.

Personal Favorites: Meatballs with garlic Spanish sauce, Sauteed Shrimp in white wine and garlic, Spicy fried potatoes with aoli.

Tinto Tapas Espana
7511 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323)512-3095

Happy Hour for Gourmet Pizza and Drinks and 10% off your Entire Bill through 09/30/09

Oak Fire Pizza is a cool hangout place where one can catch a game on one of their four plasma tv's and indulge in gourmet pizzas and drinks for half the price during their happy hour. They also have a smoker-friendly patio.

• On Monday-Friday, from 4:00 PM-7:00 PM: All wood fired pizzas, appetizers, draft beers, drinks, wines are 1/2 off.


• And on Saturday and Sunday, from 11:30 AM-7:00 PM: $10 wood fired pizzas and all draft beers are 1/2 off.

Pizzas- $6.50-$8.50
Appetizers- $4.50-$6.00
Beer- $3.00-$4.50
Wine- $4.50-$7.50 (per glass)

Also, through 09/30/09, if you are visiting Oak Fire Pizza outside of their happy hour times, just mention "Yelp" website and you will receive 10% off your entire bill!

Oak Fire Pizza
829 N La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90069
(310)659-8848

Caviar Happy Hour at Petrossian Paris Boutique & Cafe and Sunday Brunch

Petrossian Paris Boutique and Cafe is a caviar shop that just went through a 4 month remodel and now includes an elegant cafe where you can enjoy caviar and their other gourmet French delicacies. They also have a happy hour when you can try the caviar and other menu items at a discounted price.

• Happy Hour is Mondays-Saturdays, from 3:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M., when the cafe offers:

Drink Specials: $6 Wine Specials, $5 Beer Specials and $8 Hibiscus Champagne.

$10 Food Specials: Charcuterie (pate, dry sausage, foie gras and cornichons), cheese plate and Pizza of the Day.

• Petrossian Cafe also has a Sunday Brunch, 10:00 A.M.- 4:00 P.M., when a 3-course meal is $35/per person. The meal includes a glass of Champagne, appetizer, main entree, dessert and coffee or tea.

Petrossian Paris Boutique and Cafe
321 N. Robertson Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90048
(310) 271-0576

Bungalow Club Happy Hour with a Beautiful Decor

Bungalow Club has a great atmosphere for dining and lounging and is located in the heart of the Melrose Strip. It has a hip bar and lounge and also a beautiful patio with private cabanas. It offers a Happy Hour, which you can enjoy everyday.

The Happy Hour is every day, 4:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M., and All Day on Mondays.

During Happy Hour, all drinks are $6 - Martinis, Mojitos, House Wine and Well Drinks.

They have beer on tap as well during happy hour which is only $5. Some beer choices include, Chimay White, Unibroue, St Berbardus ABT 12 and more.

Food is $5-$8 and includes: Sliders, Calamari Fritte, Bangkok Hummus, Chicken Egg Rolls, Ahi Tuna Tar Tar, Filet Mignon Skewers and more.

Personal Favorite: Bangkok Hummus that is topped with sauteed mushrooms.

Bungalow Club
7174 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 964-9494

Happy Hour at the Famous El Coyote

El Coyote Mexican Restaurant has been in business since 1930's and has been a local favorite ever since. Its food is good, cheap and is served in huge portions. Entree items range from $7.75-$13.50, which is pretty affordable nowadays.

You can also get a deal on drinks here, Monday-Friday, 4:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M., when all drinks are discounted from their regular price. For example, you can get a $4 Margarita, which is normally $6.75.

So sit back and relax with a Margarita or two inside their themed restaurant or on their spacious patio.

El Coyote
7312 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323)939-2255

Chaya Fine Dining Every Day and All Night Happy Hour

Chaya Brasserie is a great restaurant that has a great happy hour which they call "La Petite Chaya". Just recently the happy hour times have changed and now it takes place:

• 7 Days a week, from 5:00 P.M.-close.

Essentially, you can come here any day of the week and have a great dinner at a happy hour price. The happy hour is available at the bar, lounge and patio (smoker-friendly).

Four specialty cocktails- $7.00, Wines- $7, Beer- $4.00, Sushi Rolls- $5.50-$8, Appetizers- $3-$8

Personal Favorites: Lychee Martini, Crunchy Spicy Shrimp Roll and Salmon Ceasar Salad.

Chaya Brasserie
8741 Alden Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310)859-8833


Other Locations include: Venice, Downtown Los Angeles, San Francisco which have different happy hour prices, thus check out the restaurants website's menu for the prices of each location.

http://www.thechaya.com/

Fun Every Day Happy Hour at the Belmont

Happy Hours should be a fun time spent with your friends with discounted food and drinks and The Belmont is a perfect place for that.

Every Day, from 4:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M., all appetizers and drinks are 50% off.

Appetizer prices after the happy hour discount range from $5.50-$7.00.

This place has a covered big smoker-friendly patio and also TV's to watch a game inside.

Personal Favorites: Their famous Mac & Cheese (with blue crab and three types of cheeses) and Beer Battered Fish (Halibut) and Chips.

The Belmont
747 N. La Cienega Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
(310)659-8871

Katana Amazing Every Day Happy Hour

Katana-Robata and Sushi Bar is a fine dining, amazingly delicious and quite expensive restaurant. However, they just introduced a new Happy Hour where you can enjoy their food and ambiance without spending half of your paycheck.

The Happy Hour is available at their bar and at the Patio Lounge, which would be my preferred option since you would be overlooking the Sunset Stip.

Selected Drinks, Hors'douvres, Robata (Skewers) and Sushi Rolls are $5.00 during

• Mondays through Fridays, 5:30 P.M.-7:00 P.M
• Saturdays and Sundays, 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.

Drink Selections include: Well Drinks, Katana's Fusion, Wine, Beer, Sake, which is a great deal since an average drink price at Katana is $13-$14.

Personal Favorites: Spicy Tuna atop Crispy Rice Cakes (2 pc) and Tempura Rock Shrimp with Cilantro Mayo & Spicy Mayo Dipping Sauce.

• Also, every Sunday from 5:30 P.M.-11:30 P.M., Katana hosts a Red Sun BBQ Gargen on their beautiful patio when they have a special Red Sun BBQ Garden menu and their $5 Happy Hour is available for the whole event. This event lasts through the Labor Day weekend.
  

Katana
8439 W. Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
(323)650-8585

Happy Hour at Amoon Ra Mediterranean Restaurant- CLOSED

Amoon Ra Restaurant and Cafe is a new Mediterranean spot that not a lot of people know about. It is a great place to unwind with your friends, smoke some hookah on their enclosed patio, drink tea and grab a delicious meal as well.

Amoon Ra has a pretty long Happy Hour, 4:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. on Mondays through Fridays when hookahs are $9.95 and wine and beer is $3.95/per glass.

Personal Favorites:

• Tawook (Chicken Kebab) entree which is regular priced but affordable - $14.00 and the plate is big enough to share for 2 people. It is super moist and comes with a delicious garlic paste.
• Also, their Hummos is yummy.

Amoon Ra
980 N. La Cienega Bvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90069
(310) 854-7777

Happy Hour with Breathtaking Views

The Penthouse restaurant and lounge at the Huntley Hotel is situated above 18 stories and has beatiful views of the Santa Monica shores.

On Mondays-Fridays, from 4:00 PM-7:00 PM, they have a Sunset Happy Hour, when they offer a $7 lounge dining menu and beer/wine specials.

Lounge dining menu includes items: Pommes Frittes, Chicken or Steak Brochettes, Sliders, Shortrib Tacos, Warm Goat's Cheese Poppers, Crispy Rock Shrimp.

Wine- $8.00 per glass
Beer- $5.00

The Penthouse
at The Huntley Hotel
1111 Second Street
Santa Monica, CA 90403

El Guapo and Ketchup Sunday Deals

These two restaurants have awesome Sunday Deals when all food is 50% off.

Let's start with Ketchup Restaurant. It is a trendy restaurant with a pretty unique theme, TOMATO. It has good food, which on Sundays, from 5:30 PM to 2 AM, can be enjoyed for half off.

Appetizers - ($3.50-$7.50)
Entrees- ($8-$13)

Personal Favorites: Scandalicious Lobster Wraps and Shake'n Bake.

Ketchup
8590 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90069
(310)289-8590


El Guapo Cantina has a much more casual atmosphere and where it is just cool to hang out when you want to unwind from the worries of the past week. It has a huge patio where you can relax under the stars.

Starting 5 PM-12 AM on Sundays and 7 PM-12 AM on Mondays, all food is 50% off as well, with food prices averaging $5!

Personal Favorite: Ultimate Fajitas that come with grilled chicken, shrimp and steak.

El Guapo Cantina
7250 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323)297-0471

Dominick's $15 Sunday Supper

Sunday is a great day to meet with friends and catch up on the whole week together, but you do not want to spend a lot while doing that, so here is one of the Sunday deals that will be wallet-friendly.

Dominick's Restaurant offers a 3-course Sunday Supper for $15. Usually it is pretty pricey to dine at this place which Frank Sinatra used to frequent, but on Sundays it is a steal. Every week, the 3 course menu changes. So check the restaurant's website for the current week's sunday supper menu at http://dominicksrestaurant.com/

This week's Sunday Supper Menu is:

• Green Salad
• Beef Braciole
• Tiramisu

Also, on this day, you can get a bottle of their house wine (Dago/Red or White) for $10 and Moretti beer for $2.

Dominick's
8715 Beverly Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90048
(310)652-2335
Open at 6 PM everyday