Carson House

The newest addition to Beverly Hills, owned by Scott Paletz and Steve Fowler is Carson House. An upscale gastropub that offers modern day comfort dishes, plus a seemingly endless tap of craft beers and a nice selection of wines. And the good news: they just launched their Happy Hour program. 

Chef Johnny Messina is serving up American pub fare with a twist and head mixologist Patrick Brady slings some smooth craft cocktails. 

Carson House is quite literally, like a house. Laid out with a living room / lounge area, full bar, dining room, communal table to big, red plush booths in the back. I've been to Carson House twice now and every time the service has been nothing less than exemplary: friendly, knowledgable and timely, basically there when you need them and gone when you don't. 

The happy hour is on weekdays, 4pm-8pm with drink specials that include $5 well cocktails, wine and $4 beers. 

From the happy hour menu, I'd recommend the personal pizzas, (cooked in their wood burning oven) and the chicken sloppy joes. Happy hour or not, Carson House is a great spot for lunch, dinner or late night eats. Plus their brunch menu is coming soon. 

Roxbury: Absolut Pear Vodka, Lime Juice & Thyme Sprigs

Potato Skinnies

Chicken Sloppy Joes

Lil Doggies (Would pass on these)

Personal Pepperoni Pizza 

Brighton:Black Grouse Scotch, Spiced Apple Cider, Lemon Juice & Cinnamon
Not on the Happy Hour menu but it's refreshing and delicious! 

Chicken Lollipops (Not on the Happy Hour menu)
A must order!

Philly Cheesesteak Potstickers (Not on the Happy Hour menu)
Literally a cheesesteak inside a dumpling

~~~~~~~Reviewed by Jenni~~~~~~~~

Carson House
8635 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA  90211
310.289.2800

www.CarsonHouseBH.com

Happy hour: Weekdays 4pm-8pm

Dinenr Hours:
Monday – Wednesday 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Thursday – Saturday   5:00 PM – Midnight

Bar Hours:
Monday – Saturday 5:00 PM – 2:00 AM


Parking:
Valet Parking available for $5.50 per car.
Metered Parking on Wilshire Blvd is Free after 7pm and all day Saturday and Sunday

Dominick's

Since I don't get down to the Beverly Hills area much, I'm always glad to find a good new drink spot. And that we did! Okay... it's technically in West Hollywood, but I consider it's location Beverly Hills.
'Nough said. ;)

Dominick's has been around since 1948 and maintains its vintage charm yet with a upscale edge.



Dominick's happy hour, "Five O'Clock Meeting", is Monday - Friday from 5-7pm at the bar. They offer a great selection of cocktails and small bites.

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During our visit, we sampled the Gold Rush, Moscow Mule, and Penicillin. LOVED all three but I would have to say the Penicillin was my favorite. Those three cocktails ran $6-8 and both my friend and I agreed they were a nice size for the price. Dominick's also offers "The Littles" which are 4 oz drinks for $4. We got the Manhattan and it was divine. 

Penicillin - $8
my fave

Gold Rush - $6

Moscow Mule - $6

Manhattan - $4

As for the food, the dishes ran $1.50 - $16.00... which I thought was interesting.  As I loved the oysters and their $1.50 price tag, I found $10 for calamari a bit steep for happy hour. 

Calamari - $10

Oysters - $1.50 each

Meatballs - $1.50

Beef Carpaccio - $10

And then for dessert! This wasn't on the happy hour menu, but I'm so glad we discovered it. Freshly baked beignets. I can't remember how much they were but I want to say $7-9 and worth every penny. DELISH!

Beignets that melted in your mouth - Priceless

So if you are in the West Hollywood/Beverly Hills area, Dominick's is a wonderful place for some great, classic cocktails and some bites! It's definitely a great place for a casual date.

And thanks to Bread and Butter for inviting us out. It was a good find!

~~~Visited by Victoria~~~

Dominick's

8715 Beverly Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90048
310.652.2335

Happy Hour: M-F 5-7pm

Parking: Valet and Street Metered 

@Dominicks1948

facebook.com/dominicks1948

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

Bar Bouchon

Have you heard? Bar Bouchon now has happy hour. As soon as I heard, I called Amber (my happy hour partner-in-crime) right away and we made plans to go the following day.

Their happy hour runs Monday - Friday 4-7pm and they offer drink ($4-7) and food specials ($2-7). You can sit either inside in the bar area or on the outside patio. The outside is lovely, but most of the tables only sat two people.

For drinks, Bouchon has 2 beers (White Apron Ale or Duvel Green) for $4, wine for $5, and the Cocktail du Jour for $7, which was a Moscow Mule the day we went. We started off with that. It came in a copper mug which we loved, but the drink itself was just okay.... I've had better. I didn't feel $7 was really a bargain for it. For our second round, we switched to wine. They offer a red and a white for $5. We went with the Santa Ynez Syrah, which again was okay. Fine, I guess, for $5.

 Cocktail du Jour $7

"Moscow Mule"

After looking over their food menu, we thought that the selection was nice. We ordered the Deviled Eggs, Oysters, the Sliders, the Grilled Cheese Sandwich, and the Canapés . By far, the oysters were my favorite. They were incredibly fresh and juicy. I haven't had oysters that good for quite some time. The Canapés were also good. Everything else was okay. Nothing really remarkable or was a great deal. A half of a grilled cheese sandwich for $4.50?

Oysters $2 each

Canapés $4

Deviled Eggs $6

Sliders $7

Other than the oysters, the highlights of our outing were sitting on the patio and our cute French waiter, Alexander, and his sexy accent. *swoons*
Sexy French accent + Wine = Two giggly girls

So, Bar Bouchon may not have the best deals for happy hour but it's a nice place to have some wine and enjoy a nice summer afternoon.

Happy Hour

M-F 4-7pm

Selected beer $4, Wine $5, Cocktail du Jour $7, Food $2-7

Bar Bouchon

235 N. Canon Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
310.271.9910

bouchonbistro.com

Nirvana

I definitely am always trying to find a new or different happy hour, so when my friend Edward invited me to Nirvana, a very sexy Indian restaurant in Beverly Hills, I couldn't say no. So I walked into the restaurant and found Edward and blogger friends, the Uncouth Gourmands, sprawled out on one of Nirvana's beds. Oooo comfy! I ordered a drink, but then walked around the place a bit. I liked it. They have lots of plush seating and a great outdoor patio. They even have a VIP room, which I called "The Sexy Room" because it has a nice large bed and lots of pillows around the room to get cozy with the certain someone.

For happy hour, Nirvana offers specialty drinks for $6.  We tried the Kama Sutra (vodka and pomegranate liqueur), the Mango Mojito, Absolute Happiness (vodka with lemon and ginger) and the Burning Passion (martini with jalapeno). My favorites were the Mango Mojito and the Burning Passion.

Burning Passion - $6

 Mango Mojito - $6

Nirvana also has a long list of appetizers for happy hour for only $6. Here's what we had:

Crispy Mushrooms

stuffed with cheese and cilantro

served with papad and tomato chili salsa

Chicken Tikka

Vegetable Samosas filled with potato and peas

(My favorite)

All three dishes were very good. The chicken was very moist and the Samosas were delicious! I would definitely like to go back and try some of the other dishes, but I think next time I will sit in their great outdoor patio.

Happy Hour

Sun-Wed 5-11pm
$6 Cocktails and Appetizes

Nirvana Lounge

8689 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 657-5040
 

www.nirvanabeverlyhills.com