Canal Club

A couple weeks back, I asked readers on my Facebook Page what their favorite Venice happy hour was and I got a lot of responses that they loved Canal Club. So off to Canal Club we went!! And they were right!  The food selection was great with more than 20 items that are $5 or less, plus there was a good amount of drinks to choose from.  Canal's happy hour is daily, but 4 nights out of the week (Sun-Wed) they have ALL NIGHT happy hour. No wonder it's such a popular place.



 

With such a great selection, it was hard to choose what to get. But our girl, Amber, had been there before so she did the ordering. We went with the Sliders, a couple orders of sushi, and the Chipotle Cheese Fries. Why Cheese Fries at a sushi restaurant??? Well duh.. it's something fried and topped with cheese!
No more explanation needed.  ; )

I was happy with everything we got. Next time though I'll order the Brie and Grape Quesdilla. It's one of Amber's favorites!  But check out the sushi rolls below. No skimpy rolls here!

Chipotle Cheese Fries $3.50

S.T.S.T Roll $4.95

Spicy Tuna Roll $4.50

 Monday's Special 

Grilled Slider $2.50

I know it sounds like a lot for one slider, 

but they are GOOD!!! 

With all this great food, I had a Ginger Martini. (I looove ginger!) It was a decent drink of a sushi restaurant. It comes in a Mini Martini glass, so a beer or wine might be a better value.  Other happy hour drinks are Kirin Beer, House wine, and a couple other cocktails for $5 each.









Along with Canal's happy hour specials, they also have some nightly deals.  We picked Monday to go for their tasty sliders!! See a picture of a slider above.

So if you haven't tried Canal Club, put it on your to-do list. I'm so happy I did!

Happy Hour

Thurs - Sat 5-7pm
Sun - Wed 5pm-close
$3.50-$5 sushi rolls and other eats
$5 Kirin, House Wine, and selected cocktails

Canal Club

2025 Pacific Avenue
Venice, California 90291
310-823-5397

jamesbeach.com/canal

Chaya Venice

In the last week or so,  I've been down in Venice covering their happy hours and I almost forgot Chaya Venice. It had been awhile since I had been there, but I remembered it being packed for happy hour. This last trip, we arrived around 5pm and it was pretty empty. But around 6pm, the place was packed.

But let me cut to the good part about this happy hour. Yes, ladies and gentlemen... it's ALL NIGHT, EVERY NIGHT! Looooooove it!!! So no wonder this place gets packed.  Definitely go early if you don't want to worry about getting a table.

For happy hour, Chaya offers 2 different cocktails (see below) for $6 and a Cold Sake Flight also for $6. I had each of the two cocktails and I preferred the Martini and it was VERY strong. ;)

              The Juicy Infusion $6                                                 Slingchi Martini $6
            Pineapple Vodka, Cranberry Juice,                                           Vodka, Lychee Juice, Lemon, Lychee Fruit
                          Orange Juice

As for the food, they offer a nice little selection... some sushi, edamame, Sweet Potato Fries, and more. See the menu at the top.  Everything we had was good. No brightly shining stars, but everything was tasty and filled me up.

One order Spicy Shrimp Roll and 

one order Spicy Tuna Roll on one dish

$5/order

 Edamame $4

 Albacore Sashimi Salad $5

 Vegetable Roll $4

Sweet Potato Fries $4

And if you didn't notice, this happy hour is vegetarian friendly! With this and having happy hour all night, I say Chaya Venice gets a gold star!

Happy Hour

Every Night, All Night!

(starting at 5pm)

$6 Specialty Cocktails and Sake,

$4-5 Small Plates and Sushi

Chaya Venice

110 Navy Street

Venice, CA 90291

310.396.1179

thechaya.com/venice

Primitivo Wine Bistro

I have three words for you: Bacon Wrapped Dates. I love bacon wrapped dates. LOVE. And Primitivo has great ones. That's reason enough to go, but I guess I'll fill you in on the rest.

Primitivo has happy hour Monday-Thursday from 5:30-6:30pm in the bar and on Sundays from 4-6:30pm in the bar and the back patio. But ugh... their weekday happy hour is just one hour? Blah. Oh well. Their yummy food makes up for it. Their small plates run $2.50 - $9 with $4 sangria and selected wine & beer. Check out their menu!

Great selection, right!? We were definitely impressed. We ordered three items and loved each of them.

Sliders $2.50 each

We got the Lamb.

Chipotle BBQ Shortribs 

w/ Apple Smoked Bacon-Cheddar Potatoes

$9

Fancy, right!?

My Beloved Bacon Wrapped Dates 

with Chorizo

$6

 Wine

$4

So obviously I am a fan of Primitivo's and can't wait to go back and try more. Okay, MAYBE I want to visit Aaron, the hottie bartender too, but the food was just as memorable.

Happy Hour

Mon-Thur 5:30-6:30pm
Sunday 4-6:30pm
$4 Sangria & Selected Wine and Beer
Small Plates $2.50-$9

Primitivo Wine Bistro

1025 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice, CA 90291
310-396-5353

www.primitivowinebistro.com