Vixens' L.A. HAPPY HOURS: Close to Metro

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9/26/2011

Onyx Lounge

A few weeks ago I met up with one of my favorite DTLA happy hour buddies, The Minty. We first met up at Pattern Bar, but unfortunately we weren't too impressed with their happy hour food prices and decided to go to Onyx instead. And boy, was that a good move!

Onyx's happy hour is daily from 4:30-7pm and ALL of their specialty cocktails are just $6 and I thought they were great!

They also have a REVERSE HAPPY HOUR Sunday - Thursday 10pm-close.

Onyx's cocktail list was created by Douglas Williams (@LiquidDouglas on Twitter) and is superb. Since Minty and Doulas are Twitter friends, he asked her back to try some new cocktails that would be on their menu. And lucky me... she invited me to tag along. Between both trips, we were delighted with the creative cocktails. Take a looksee!

Spring St. Smash - $6
Bourbon, blackberry, basil, lemon, sambuca

Lenora's Fizz - $6
Gin, applejack, raspberry, lemon, egg white

Bitter Muse - $6
Mezcal. sour cherries, gran classico

Smoked Peach Mint Julep - $6
Berheim wheat whiskey, Leopold Brothers' Georgia Peach Whiskey Cardamaro

Padrino - $6
Pisco, sherry, maraschino, bitters

FIDM Cup - $6
Gin, lime, celery salt

Here is the cocktail menu featured while we were there. Although the new cocktails were available, the menu was not yet updated. (Click to enlarge.) On my third trip back, I tried the Bunker Hill and love it!

For happy hour food, you get $2 off anything on the menu below. A bit high for happy hour, but if you are like me and you drink more than you eat... the $6 cocktails COMPLETELY make up for it. And notice there are many options for our Vegetarian friends!

Mojo Marinated Pork Sliders - $9

Fish & Chips - $6
Shrimp ceviche w/ tortilla chips

So if you are looking to get your drink on, you gotta check out Onyx. You won't be disappointed.

And check out Minty's take on our visit.

Happy Hour

4:30-7pm Daily
10pm-close Sun.-Thu.

Onyx Lounge

118 w. 5th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
213-891-1144

onyxloungela.com
facebook.com/OnyxLoungeLA
twitter.com/onyxloungela

8/16/2011

Saint Felix

Old films play above the bar

I used to not be a big fan of Hollywood and the happy hours it offered, but it's definitely getting better in the last year. Recently, Saint Felix opened a second location on Cahuenga Blvd in the old Citizen Smith location, and it gets my stamp of approval.

Saint Felix's happy hour is daily from 5-8pm. I love that it's daily AND that it goes till 8pm. There is a large selection of drinks and some delicious small plates, too!

Let's start with the most important part... the cocktail menu. I tried four different drinks and the Stockholm Syndrome was my favorite. A couple were a bit sweet but I'm not much of a martini girl, either. If you are in the same boat, no worries... they offer any drink at half-off (like a Whiskey-Coke, Vodka-Soda, etc).

Pear Manhattan $6.50

Cucumber Dilettante $6.00

Stockholm Syndrome $6.50 *My fave*

Desperado $6.50

And in case you aren't a cocktail-lover, it's half-off wine and beer, too!

All beers during happy hour are $3.50

except Miller Light ($3) and Guinness ($4)

And now on to the food!! The happy hour menu is small but offers quality food. We tried everything except the Chopped Salad. Our thoughts were that The Chicken Cups were good but the Kobe Sliders, Ahi Sliders, and Cubano Tacos were the things to order! Yum!

Now if you are like us and stay way past happy hour into the wee-hours of the night and want some other tasty eats, I highly suggest the Steak Skewers and the Goat Cheese Gratin. Both are amazing and worth their price.

Steak Skewers $13

Goat Cheese Gratin $12

The place is big too... here's the back bar.

Some nice seating in the back...

And then of course there is the front bar. Pretty nice size crowd for happy hour, right!?

Another bonus is that it's really close to the Metro. So I will definitely be back for happy hour!

Happy Hour

Daily 5-8pm
1/2 off all drinks
$5 Food items

Saint Felix

1602 Cahuenga Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
323.469.5001

saintfelix.net
facebook.com/saintfelixhollywood
twitter.com/SaintFelixHwd

*food and drinks were hosted

6/28/2011

Public Kitchen and Bar

One of L.A.'s newest happy hours is at Public Kitchen & Bar at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. Since that's where one of my favorite bars (The Library Bar) is at, I was excited to try this happy hour. Public Kitchen call theirs "5 for 5". I thought it would be 5 drinks and 5 food items like BLT's "5 fof 5 Happy Hour", but it was only wine, well drinks, and draft beers, one specialty cocktail and one appetizer for $5 each. Now the drink selection is good (especially the $5 cocktail) but I was disappointed with the one appetizer. Oh well.

The specialty cocktail being offered was "It's All Good" made with Skyy Vodka, Domaine de Canton (a French Ginger liqueur), mint, and soda. It was really nice... very refreshing and pretty strong!

"It's All Good" $5

(The picture is a bit deceiving. It was a nice size.)

Since they rotate the specialty drink, check out what else they offer. I ordered the Kentucky Brunch to give it a try, but I never got it. Why? Eh... long story. But it sounds great!

The appetizer being offered was Hummus with Sun Dried Tomatoes. It was good and they'll give you extra pita if you ask.

So "drink-wise" this is a good happy hour, but the lack of food deals was a bummer. Would I recommend this happy hour? Um, that's a hard one. Let's just say this, I don't ever mention service in my reviews... but good customer service was lacking.

Happy Hour

M-F 3-7pm

Public Kitchen & Bar

(in the Roosevelt Hotel)
7000 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 769-8888

Public's Kitchen and Bar Website

6/21/2011

Mas Malo

Have you heard that Mas Malo has a new happy hour?? Well, we just checked it out last week and we love it. I went in with our newest crew member, Hanh and we can't wait to go back. When we first checked out the food menu, I'll admit that I thought it was a bit small but after we tried everything I had a change of heart. Our bellies were very happy by the end of the night.

Mas Malo has happy hour every day from 4-6pm. Now I wish it lasted until 7pm but they do offer some great hand-crafted cocktails so I'll forgive them. In fact, I was quite impressed with their cocktails and they were only $5. ♥
Three different drinks are offered off of their Signature Cocktail list and our bartender said they will rotate drinks for happy hour from time to time. I like that because it gives you a chance to try all of them as time goes on. My favorite of the night was the Angelina made with Gran Centenario Roseangel Reposado, lime, and hibiscus in a glass rimmed with Chile Salt. Sooo good!

Angelina $5

The Senorita $7 Pinata Smash $5

As I said, they'll be rotating their Happy Hour drinks from their regular Cocktail List so take a peek at what else may be offered in the future for just 5 bucks!

Mas Malo also offers a Classic Margarita and Margaritas with fresh fruit from the local Farmer's Market during happy hour. They were very flavorful and perfect if you like sweet drinks. But if you don't like your drinks on the sweet side, I'd go with something else. Wine, Sangria ($4 ea.) and Beer ($3) are also offered.

Margaritas made with Pomegranate (left) and Berries (right) $5

For food they offer Chips and Salsa ($2.50), Ceviche, Mexican Pizza, and Soft Tacos. I really like that the Soft Tacos come individually during happy hour instead of 3 per order because then you can mix and match.

We tried four types of Soft Tacos and they were really good. But we were blown away with the prices and sizes of the Ceviche ($2.50) and Mexican Pizza ($5). Definitely great deals!

Baja Fish and Baja Shrimp ($2 ea.)

Carnitas and Al Pastor ($2 ea.)

Ceviche $2.50

Mexican Pizza $5

(It's hard to tell but the pizza is VERY big.)

Hanh and I loved this happy hour and I definitely recommend it. And when you're there, take a peek in the back hallway at the Vault in the back. They turned into a tasting room... very fancy! And they even have a hidden lounge in the basement for private parties. If we are friends... I'm inviting you now for my birthday there next year. :)