I'll start with the place that essentially kicked off this whole idea. I was tipped off to this happy hour by a Bartender at Shiro who suggested I hit it on Monday (when Shiro was closed). I was stunned that such a great find was in my backyard and proceeded to spread the word to everyone.
Now is as good a time as ever for this post because they just changed their happy hour menu. They used to have a Sidecar on it that I didn't enjoy at all. Evidently, they have caught on that people are counting calories (even at happy hour) so they ditched the Sidecar and added two new items:
Bikinitini - which is under 100 calories (Vodka, lemon juice, orange juice, Splenda and soda water) and Heineken Light as their bottled beer special. As a side note for the guys, you can order one of the fruitier drinks and ask for a "Mantini" (which is them putting it in a low-ball glass so it doesn't look like you are drinking a girl's drink.)
As for food, the Fleming's Prime Burger (with cheese and bacon) is possibly one of the best six dollar burgers you will ever find. That is the bonus of going to a high end steak place for the bar menu - the quality is superb.
The jumbo shrimp cocktail also exceeded our expectations. We expected the generic "martini glass with shrimps around the rim and red sauce in the middle", but they serve these gigantic shrimp on a plate on top of an amazing tropical salsa.
The downside to this place is that, even though it officially opens at 5, if you do not arrive at 4:30 you will be standing around stalking a seat like a vulture for at least an hour. The staff are really amazing and let you cram into any space you can rest a drink, but it can be adversarial in there when someone stands up to leave. Either bring a bodyguard or be prepared to let someone else try and steal the seat you have been standing next to the whole time.
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