Islands: All Night Happy Hour

Whether you're a football fan or just like watching men in tightly fit uniforms run around the field, Islands is your go-to spot to watch the game! To celebrate the football season, Islands is offering all-night happy on Mondays and Thursdays (yes, that's at all locations). The happy hour includes appetizers for less than $5. Like their signature Beachside Sliders (4) for $3.95, Cheddar Fries (a must order) for $3.95, Spinach & Artichoke Dip for $4.95 and more. Plus you can't forget the drinks, like their Craft Beer (16oz) for $3.95, well drinks at $2.95! And you have to try their signature cocktails like the Big Island Iced Tea for $4.25.

Honestly, the last time I visited an Islands was in college but I was pleasantly surprised at the wallet friendly menu and drink selections. It's where you go for a casual night out to hang out with friends and catch a game or two. Plus who doesn't love all night happy hour?

The limited time, Makaha Maggie
with pineapple infused tequila, Grand Marnier,
fresh pineapple and agave nectar 

Beachside Sliders with caramelized onions, ketchup and pickles

No description needed, this is really good as a shot!

Steak Tacos

Islands Restaurants 

All night happy hour is available at all locations 

Monday & Thursday: 4pm-close 

Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 4pm-7pm

Sunday: 9pm-close 

Reviewed by Angel 

Gonpachi

Update 11/11/10: Every Thursday is All-Night-Happy Hour for the ladies!!

Okay, people. Let's keep this sweet and short. BEST HAPPY HOUR SUSHI EVER. Got it? Good.
For those of you who may not trust me just yet, I hope this review proves me worthy of your loyalty.

So what makes it the best sushi happy hour??? First of all, their happy hour food selection was amazing! A HUGE selection of all sorts of sushi and other great items. Most sushi places either offer appetizers or boring, plain rolls, but check out this menu! All the food listed is half off!!

Both pics are on the happy hour menu, 

but are 1/2 off the listed price!

And of course, they have some pretty good deals on drinks, too!

So I had two draft beers, Albacore Sashimi, Tuna on Crispy Rice, and the Ebi Shinjo and I only paid $20.82. Uh-mazing!

Albacore Sashimi

5 pieces for just $5

Tuna on Crispy Rice

$5.50

Ebi Shinjo

Crispy Shrimp Dumplings 

with yuzu chili sauce

$3

(Eat with caution! Trust me.)

2 Big Draft Beers for $6

Pretty nice, huh!? Well, it doesn't stop there! Imagine all this while sitting next to a beautiful Koi pond. Seriously. I went to this happy hour solo, but I was dying to share it with someone so I posted it on my Facebook Page. Hehehe.

Check it out:

Beee-utiful!

And the pond is right next to the bar so you can sit near it.

And there are tables along the path. See them
in the right hand corner?

I've heard a lot of good things about Konpachi's happy hour, but I was just stunned with my visit.  I usually don't tell the staff about my blog, but after I paid the bill I told them about it and how I couldn't wait to share it with my readers!  And as crazy as it sounds, a customer overheard our conversation and said he was a reader. In fact, he was one of my readers who recommended the place through Twitter. So thanks, Dan!

So if you love sushi... go to Gonpachi!!! Their happy hour is daily from 5-7pm and they even have a late night happy hour from 10pm-close. Once again... UUUUH-MAZING!!!

Happy Hour

Daily 5-7pm and 10-close
Every Thursday All Night HH for Ladies!
2-for-1 beer, wine and sake
and $2-6 Sushi and more!

Gonpachi

134 N. La Cienega Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211


Gonpachi's Website

Kitchen 24

I'm not a big fan of diners, but who doesn't love a diner that has a bar, right!? Kitchen 24 is a hip diner in Hollywood that is open 24 hours a day. They also have a happy hour that runs pretty long: Sunday-Thursday 3-11pm and Friday and Saturday 3-8pm, where you can get $6 specialty cocktails, $3 beers, $5 well drinks, and bar appetizers for $5.

Now when I hear the word "diner", bad coffee and greasy food comes to mind. Well, we weren't there for coffee, that's for sure! And what we got certainly was not bad. In fact, the drinks were really good. We were pretty shocked! The drink list was big and we loved the selection to choose from.  We had two drinks that I would recommend getting, but my favorite was the "Up Cahuenga Creek".

"What A Pear" $6

Absolut Pear and champagne with a touch of honey

"Up Cahuenga Creek" $6

Knob Creek Bourbon, Honey Infused Simple Syrup, and Lime Juice

Now the food sounded a bit heavy so we ordered a salad and two appetizers: The Sloppy Joe with Homemade Chips & The Artichoke Dip. Well, we definitely were happy that we got a salad because the food was a heart attack waiting to happen. We loved the Sloppy Joe with chips but felt guilty with every bite. If you aren't watching your waistline or cholesterol level, it's pretty tasty and you should try it. But we each only had a few bites and then had to sadly push it away. But we weren't thrilled with the Artichoke dip. It was pretty greasy.

Homemade Sloppy Joe 

and Old Bay Potato Chips

$5

Spinach and Three Cheese Artichoke Dip

$5

I would definitely go back to Kitchen 24 for the drinks, but I'd probably just order food off the regular menu which is pretty reasonably priced.




Happy Hour
Sun-Thur 3-11pm, F-Sat 3-8pm
$3 beer, $5 wells, $6 cocktails, $5 apps

Kitchen 24
1608 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
323.465.2424

kitchen24.info

Fraiche - Santa Monica

A few months ago I went to Fraiche in Culver City and had an amazing meal and some incredible cocktails, so of course I have been wanting to visit Fraiche for happy hour. I chose the Santa Monica location because they had a couple more food items on their happy hour menu compared to Culver City. So yesterday, I popped in there with a friend.

Their happy hour runs daily from 5:00 - 6:30pm so it's not very long, but both the food and the prices are amazing. Food items runs $2-$8. For $4, you can get their Grilled Cheese or the Tuna Tartare with Crostini. The Smoked Salmon Panini for $5 is another great deal. For $6, you have a choice of Fradiavolo Mussels, Royal with Cheese, Turkey Burger, Shrimp Cocktail, or Sal's Shortrib Burger. You can find their full happy hour menu on their website.

I started with the Tuna Tartare with Crostini. I was amazed to see how much Tuna Tartare you got... it was huge for only $4. The tuna was mixed with a spicy aoili which complimented the tuna nicely and came with 2 pieces of crostini. It really needed three pieces, but I was so completely delighted with the dish and will probably get it every time I go back.

Tuna Tartare w/ Crostini - $4

My next selection was Sal's Shortrib Burger ($6). It had great flavor and I loved the bun it came on. Unfortunately, the picture I took of it makes it look rather small, but I was definitely pleased with its size.

Sal's Shortrib Burger - $6

The drinks on their happy hour menu include a Cosmopolitan ($4), wine ($4), and beer ($3). I went with the Cosmo and it was delicious. 

 Cosmopolitan - $4

Since their happy hour is only for 1 1/2 hours, we got there right at 5:00.  I usually try to get to happy hours early so I can chat it up with the bartender.  Our bartender for the evening was Lucas. He was very friendly and approachable.  And ladies... he is quite easy on the eyes. We all talked about drinks and such, and my friend and I even tried one of his cocktails off the happy hour menu. YES.. I do actually pay full price for things if they are worth it and this drink was. But Lucas did tell us that they will probably be adding an additional one or two cocktails to their happy hour menu. The one picture below bay be one of them. I'll definitely be back when that happens!

Our bartender, Lucas, and one of his creations.

And if good food, good drinks, and a cute bartender isn't enough for you... Fraiche has happy hour ALL NIGHT LONG every Wednesday and Thursday. Now you just HAVE to go!!!! And if you see Lucas, tell him the Vixen says hi!

Happy Hour
Fri. - Tues.  5 - 6:30pm
Wed. & Thurs.  5pm - Closing

Specials:
Cosmo and Wine - $4
Beers - $3
Small plates - $2-8


Fraiche
312 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90401

310.451.7482

www.fraicherestaurantsm.com