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

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Cliff's Edge

Cliff's Edge is one of my favorite restaurants. It has amazing food, one of LA's most beautiful patios, and NOW great drink deals. Head back to the bar and you'll find "Nightly Specials" which include a $7 Bartender's Special, $6 wine, and $3 beer. The Bartender's Special is a wonderful hand-crafted cocktail which periodically changes. The best part is that the specials are EVERY night, ALL night!!!

The last night we were there, the Bartender's Special was a Hibiscus Whiskey Sour and it was delicious!

Bartender's Special - $6

Along with the Bartender's Special, we thought we'd try some drinks off the regular cocktail menu. We were very impressed. All the drinks were well balanced and superbly made.

Cocktail Menu

Glasgow Mule

Gold Rush

Bitter Pill

Cliff's Edge doesn't have food specials, but you gotta have dinner before you leave. Seriously! Chef Ben Bailly is now chef at Cliff's and the food is even better than it was before. I loved the Skate Wing (a type of ray fish). It was amazing. Our appetizers were great, too, but the Skate Wing stole the show. The foam surrounding it threw us off for a sec, but it all worked together nicely. Check out the pics below to see my favorite plates.

Skate Wing

Seared Scallops

Roasted Brussel Sprouts

Albacore Ceviche

And dessert, of course!

So seriously... go to Cliff's Edge, grab a few of their nightly specials and then grab some dinner. You won't be disappointed.

Cliff's Edge
3626 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
323.666.6116

www.cliffsedgecafe.com
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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


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Michael's

It's been a long wait, but Michael's in Santa Monica finally has happy hour!
*Wish for it, and it will come*

Michael's is a fine dining restaurant and is close to both the Third St. Promenade and the beach. Their happy hour is Monday-Friday from 5-7pm and is offered in their bar and in their lounge. If you are looking for a higher end happy hour, perhaps for a date... Michael's is a nice choice.

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Michael's offers a selection of small plates all for $6, except the oysters that are $3 each. I was a bit confused by the oysters being on the happy hour menu because they are normally $3. Oh well. I love oysters so I ordered them anyway. In fact, I was starving so we ordered lots of different things. My favorite was the Crispy Sweetbread "Poppers".  They were really good.

Truffle Fries - $6

Crispy Sweetbread Poppers - $6 - My favorite!

Duck Confit Rilletes - $6

Oysters - $3 each

Potato Blinis - $6

The happy hour seemed to be a lot of small plates, so we went on to the regular bar menu for something a bit more hearty. The Slider Trio sounded amazing so we went with that and it truly WAS amazing. It was soooo good! The Trio includes Pork Tenderloin, Duck Confit with Slaw, and Wagyu Beef with Stilton Blue Cheese. It wasn't on happy hour but it was worth the $12 pricetag. Sometimes you just gotta splurge!

Slider Trio - $12

Michael's also offers a selection of cocktails ($6-8), beer ($4) and wine ($6). We had 3 of the 4 cocktails offered and The 15th State was our favorite. The next day a friend told me that Jason's Famous Punch #1 is realllly good, so I'm bummed I didn't try that one.

 The 15th State

Makers Marker Bourbon, Ginger, Lime Soda

$ 8

 The Downtowner

Tito's Vodka, Lime, Canton Ginger Liquer, 

St. Germain Elderflower Liquer, Soda

$7

 The Dominicano

Dolin Blanc, Dolin Rouge, Citadelle Gin,

Aperol, Orange Bitters

$ 8

So if you are looking for some small bites and drinks near the beach, give Michael's a try!

Happy Hour:
M-F 5-7pm
$6-8 selected cocktails , $4 beer, $6 wine
$6 small plates

Michael's

1147 Third Street
Santa Monica, Ca 90403
310.451.0843


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*drinks and food were hosted