Next Door Lounge

I've already been out to Next Door Lounge when it first opened, but they invented me back to try their new happy hour menu. At first glance, we were pleased to see there was more food items compared to the old menu. There weren't as many cocktails choices compared to last time, but I'd rather have more food than drink options. Even though I love my cocktails, it's really the food that brings me in. After all, don't we all need good food to absorb the alcohol??? Another plus is that their happy hour cocktails are just $5-6. Definitely a good deal.

Next Door's happy hour is Tuesday through Friday from 5-8pm. I LOVE that it goes till 8pm!! And they also have a late night happy hour Tues.-Thurs. from midnight-1:30pm.  

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So between our two trips, here's what we ate. And there wasn't one dish we didn't like. Definitely good quality food for happy hour!

Shrimp Ceviche - $5

spinach, walnuts, roasted apple, mozzarella, goat cheese, fresh herbs

Loved it! Very tasty.

 Crostini - $3

Roasted red and white beets, carrots, parsnip, 

turnip, celery root, and goat cheese

Spinach and Goat Cheese Flatbread - $6

spinach, walnuts, roasted apple, mozzarella, goat cheese, fresh herbs

Heirloom Tomato and Spinach Flatbread - $6

Smoked Pulled Pork - $6

with guacamole and srispy onions - served with apple coleslaw (not shown but it was GREAT!)

Sliders - $6

served with Sweet Potato Fries

YUM!

And they even have dessert on the happy hour menu. I definitely preferred the Creme Brulee over the Pumpkin Pie. It was a bit flat.

Creme Brulee - $6

Pumpkin Pie - $6

For happy hour drinks, NDL offers $4 beers and wine, and the following cocktails:

Whiskey Sour $6

Old Forester Bourbon, lemon, sugar, egg whites

Moscow Mule - $5

Vodka, ginger beer

 Daiquiri - $5

Matusalem Plantino, lime, sugar

I just LOVE the drink prices!

So between the low drink prices and great food... Next Door Lounge has won me over compared to the last time I was there. I will definitely be back.

Happy Hour

Tues-Fri 5-8pm.
Tues-Thurs Midnight-1:30pm

Next Door Lounge

1154 North Highland Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90038
(323) 465-5500

nextdoorhollywood.com
facebook.com/nextdoorlounge 
twitter.com/nextdoorlounge

Mohawk Bend on Mondays

CRAZY CHEAP ALERT!!! CRAZY CHEAP ALERT!!!

Have you heard??? Every Monday, Mohawk Bend in Echo Park as an awesome deal of All-You-Can-Eat Pizza for just $12 and it's ALL NIGHT!
And how many choices do you get??? Over 10! And some pizza are vegan-friendly. This is one deal you shouldn't miss.

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Along with AYCE pizza, selected pints are just $4 and their flights are served all night. Typically, Mohawk "Flight Time" runs from 5-7pm, but is extended all night in the Ramona Room on Mondays. Each flight is $9 and consists of four 4-oz California brews.

They also offer a Monday Night Cocktail at a discounted price. The night we went, it was The Hershiser (rum, lime juice, orgeat, grenadine, vanilla bean syrup, blue curacao float).

 The Hershiser - $9 

Now you can stuff your face with a crap load of pizza, but since you only spend $12... leave room for dessert!

Well, here was my dessert. ;)

So grab your calendar and put a big "Mohawk Bend" on every single Monday. I know I did!!

"Mohawk Mondays"

$12 All-You-Can-Eat Pizza
$9 Beer Flights
$4 Pints

Mohawk Bend

2141 W. Sunset Blvd.
Echo Park, CA 90026
213.483.2337

www.mohawk.la/
facebook.com/mohawkla
twitter.com/mohawkla



*Food and drinks were hosted

The Fat Dog

I don't get over to Hollywood very much, but I'm so glad I got turned on to The Fat Dog. We went for happy hour and dinner and I was WOW'ed by the food. Sooo good!

The Fat Dog's happy hour is daily 4-7pm and offers a $3 beers, $4 wine, $5 well drinks, and $3 Shot of the Day. But the food (which runs $3-6) was real the star of the show.

Since we were having dinner, we only ordered 4 appetizers (see below) off the happy hour menu. And yes, we got four appetizers for two people. What I can say??? We were hungry!! hehehe. The Sweet Potato Fries and cheese plate were fine and dandy, but the Swedish meatballs and the Potato Skins were out of this world! The Swedish Meatballs were the best I have ever had and the Potato Skins were stuffed with crab, bacon, and asparagus and topped with Hollandaise sauce. YUM. The next time I go in, I might even just order those two items and make that my dinner.

:)

Sweet Potato Fries - $3

A Cheese Bite - $5

Swedish Meatballs - $5

Potato Skins - $6

Happy Hour Food Menu

For happy hour drinks, Fat Dog offers $3 cider and beers, a $3 shot of the day, $4 wine, and $5 well drinks. I ordered the Shot of the Day plus a drink off their cocktail list, The Mutt (not happy hour), which contained Rye Whiskey, Absinthe (love), simple syrup, Peychaud's and lemon. My second drink was The Fat Mary (Bloody Mary). I love Bloody Marys and this one made me quite happy. My friend got the Tailwagger (Stoli Raspberry, sour, Triplesec, and lemon).

(L-R) The Mutt $11, The Tailwagger $9, 

and the Shot of the Day (Pink Lemonade) $3

Fat Mary $9 (not on HH)

Happy Hour Drink Menu

 

 

Their signature cocktails aren't discounted for happy hour, but here's the menu just in case you were interested.

Now you would think two people sharing 4 appetizers would be sufficient but since I'm a little piggy piggy food connoisseur, we ordered dinner too. And thank god we did because it was sooooo good. We started with the Jalapeno Mac and Cheese and it was made to perfection. Perfect amount of jalepeno and the cheese blend was spot on! My friend got the French Dip Sandwich (which was really good) but I got the Roasted Organic Chicken which was UH-MAZING!!! I swear I think they put crack in it or something. It's THAT good. Now this stuff isn't on happy hour, but you have to try the Mac and Cheese and the chicken. You won't be disappointed.

Jalapeno Mac and Cheese - $9 (Not on HH)

Braised Short-Rib French Dip 

$14 (Not on HH)

Roasted Mary's Farm Organic Chicken 

$18 (Not on HH)

So Fat Dog definitely gets my stamp of approval. And if you are ever in the Montrose area, you should check out The Fat Dog there.

Happy Hour

daily 4-7pm

Small Plates $3-6

$3 beers, $4 wine, $5 well drinks, and $3 Shot of the Day.

The Fat Dog

801 N. Fairfax Ave.

Hollywood, CA 90046

323-951-0030

thefatdogla.com

facebook.com/thefatdoghollywood

twitter.com/thefatdogla

*food and drinks were hosted

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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facebook.com/OnyxLoungeLA
twitter.com/onyxloungela