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Dining Events: The Big Cheese at The Yard Santa Monica
Every Thursday at 5:00pm to 11:00pm
The Yard Santa Monica
119 Broadway
Every Thursday we devote a handful of specials to glorifying melted cheese on a night we affectionately call, The Big Cheese. Regular specials for this night include our Four Cheese Grilled Cheese Sandwich and our Short Rib Grilled Cheese with Potato Gratin Bechamel. Other specials have included Croque Madame with Truffle Bechamel and Fried Cheese Curds with Apricot sauce. Sign up for our newsletter to keep appraised of weekly specials. We also offer boutique wine specials, either by the half glass or in pairings.

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Dining Events: Recession Relief Returns to Lago
Daily
Locanda del Lago
231 Arizona Avenue
A collection of special values, titled RECESSION RELIEF RETURNS TO LAGO, is offered by the popular Santa Monica restaurant, comprised of
*BYOB Mondays
*ALL-NIGHT HAPPY HOUR Tuesdays
*WINE 1/2 OFF Wednesdays
*$8 PIZZAS and $20 PITCHERS Thursdays
*STIMULUS PACKAGE with a Three-Course Dinner ($29) and Two-Course Lunch ($15)

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Dining Events: Benihana New Express Lunch Specials & New Lunch Hours
On going
Benihana Santa Monica
1447 Fourth St.
Savor the flavors in half the time and all for under $10 with Benihana's new Express Lunch! Choose from the classic Hibachi Steak, Chicken or Shrimp, the popular Lunch Boat Special or the new Teriyaki Bowls, all cooked to order and served to you quickly so you can get back to your busy day. Available Monday-Friday during our new, extended lunch hours,
11:30am - 3:00pm.

Benihana is located at 1447 4th Street between Broadway and Santa Monica Blvd. Open daily for lunch and dinner. (310) 260-1423



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Dining Events: Happy Hour at The Misfit
Daily, Noon - 7:00pm
The Misfit
225 Santa Monica Blvd.
1/2 off well drinks, signature cocktails, and sangria
$5 selections of draft beer and glasses of wine

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Dining Events: Happy Hour at Copa d'Oro
Daily
Copa d'Oro
217 Broadway
$5 Prohibition Style Cocktails
All Night Monday
5:30 to 8 Tuesday - Sunday

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Dining Events: Wings Wednesdays at Yankee Doodles Santa Monica
Every Wednesday 3:00pm to Close
Yankee Doodles Santa Monica
1410 Third Street Promenade
Wings Wednesdays

All you can eat Inferno Wings

Only $5.99 with 2 drink minimum

*Warning: Mucho Caliente!
No substitutions!

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Dining Events: Yankee Doodles Taco Tuesday
Every Tuesday
Yankee Doodles
1410 Third Street Promenade
Orale!

It's Taco, Tequila, Tecate Tuesday!

$1.00 Tacos from 4:30 pm to Close

$3.00 House tequila coctails & $3.00 Tecate from 4:30 to 7:00 pm & 10:00 to Close!

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Dining Events: Taco Tuesday at Yankee Doodles
Every Tuesday at 3:00 to 7:00om & 10:00pm to Close
Yankee Doodles Santa Monica
1410 Third Street Promenade
$1.00 Tacos from 3:00pm to Close

$3.00 House tequila cocktails
$3.00 Tecate & 1/2 price Monster Margaritas!!

3:00 to 7:00pm & 10:00pm to Close

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Dining Events: Special Wine and Beer Tastings with Food Pairings From Chef CJ
Every Wednesday Night at 5:00 pm
The Yard
119 Broadway Ave
Chris Jacobson, better known as "CJ" of Bravo's hit show Top Chef hosts a weekly Special Wine and Beer Tastings with Food Pairings.

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Dining Events: Happy Hour at West 4th and Jane
Weekdays and Sunday Funday
West 4th and Jane
1432A Fourth Street
Tues-Thurs: 5pm to 7pm
Friday: 4pm to 7pm
$4 Domestic
$5 Imports
All 24 Drafts.
$5 House White, Red, and Champagne
$5 Wings
$6 Fish Tacos
$7 Salads
Sunday Funday: Noon To Midnight - $5 Mimosas or House Champagne

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Dining Events: Angel Shares Happy Hour at Pourtal Wine Tasting Bar
All Night Monday, Tuesday thru Friday 4pm to 7pm
Pourtal Wine Tasting Bar
104 Santa Monica Blvd.
$5 Glasses, $5 Appetizers & 15% of all Tasting Sales to Charity.

Monday All Night - Tuesday through Friday 4pm to 7pm

Our Angel Shares Happy Hour is a chance to enjoy some fine wines with friends while giving back to your favorite non-profit organization. The term describes the portion of wine that evaporates from the barrel during fermentation. Winemakers have long called this the "Angel's Share".

Pourtal will donate 15% of all Enomatic tasting sales during Happy Hour to a non-profit organization for a two week period.

We also offer $5 appetizers as well as $5 glasses of premium wine.

Monday: All Night (4pm to closing)
Tuesday through Friday: 4pm to 7pm

Sponsor an organization, or if you already work at a non-profit, enjoy your evening out with your co-workers and friends while supporting your cause at the same time. To be considered for our program, please use this email link (angels@pourtal.com) and include all your information (no phone calls please).

Current and Upcoming Angel Shares
Monday thru Friday, 4-7pm
Mar 16 - Mar 31: The California Traditional Music Society

The California Traditional Music Society (CTMS) is a non-profit, tax exempt educational organization dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of traditional folk music, dance and the related arts of America's diverse cultural heritage.

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Dining Events: Wine Tasting
Every Day
Pourtal
104 Santa Monica Blvd.
Monday-Friday 4 p.m. to Closing
Saturday-Sunday 12 p.m. to Closing

We offer three different Tasting Tours every day. Each is a group of eight wines, hand-selected for quality and presented with an annotated "Itinerary" giving you just enough information to learn or simply enjoy all the different characteristics the world of wine has to offer.

Our Tasting Tour Itineraries are available in the bar or available for download at website link below.

We also offer a separate wines-by-the-glass menu specializing in an ever changing selection of Reds, Whites, Roses, Sparkling, Sweets, Ports, Beers and Sodas.

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Dining Events: Artisanal Cocktail Menu
Locanda Del Lago
231 Arizona Avenue
The distinctive menu makes use of freshly squeezed and just-picked ingredients from the Santa Monica Farmers' Market, located right outside Lago's front door, and top-shelf organic liquors.

These marvelously tasty mixed drinks, $12 on the rocks and $28 for a one-liter carafe, are the Mojito, Meyer Limonata, Market Margarita, Mai Tai Bazaar, Sage Mist, Orange Basil, Mint Berry and the Caprese.


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Dining Events: Lago Happy Hour
Locanda Del Lago
231 Arizona Avenue
Lago's HAPPY HOUR features $3 beers, including imported and domestic, and specialty cocktails and martinis for $8 (regularly priced $12 to $14 ) Premium wines, including a nice selection from Italy and California, are $8, and house red, white and sparkling wines are $4. The half-price menu selections include
appetizers, greens, salads, soups, pizzas and sandwiches ranging from $3.50 to $8.00. Happy hour prices for beverages and food are available throughout the restaurant and bar from 4p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday; in the bar only
from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; and Tuesday extended all evening until closing in the bar only.

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Dining Events: Happy Hour at Fraiche Santa Monica
Friday-Monday 5-6:30pm, Tuesday-Thursday 5pm-close
Fraiche Santa Monica
312 Wilshire Blvd.
$5 select draft beer; $6 red, white and prosecco by the glass; $6 well drinks; $3-$10 food.

Click link for full Happy Hour Menu

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Dining Events: Happy Hour at Cafe Crepe
Weekdays
Cafe Crepe
1460 3rd St Promenade
On the corner of 3rd and Broadway

$4 Sangrita & mimosas; $3 draft beers. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays

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Dining Events: Happy Hour at Yankee Doodles
Daily
Yankee Doodles
1410 Third Street Promenade
Happy Hour; Monday - Friday 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
(download *coupon for $2.95 & $3.95 Appetizers durning happy hour)
Late night Happy Hour; Sunday - Thursday 10 p.m. to close.
Thurday Night Ticket
1/2 Priced Miller Light Draft Pints
Full Tapas Menu
Free Pool for Ladies

Dining and Kitchen close at 1 a.m.

*coupon at link

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Dining Events: Brunch
Every Sunday from 12:00-3:00 p.m.
Ma'Kai
101 Broadway Ave.
$25.00 Brunch Special, $12.00 Cocktails and $45.00 Pitchers with Live Reggae Band.

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Dining Events: Happy Hour
Monday - Friday 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Bar Chloe
1449 Second Street
Happy Hour
Join us for our daily happy hour. Drinks specials and $5 appetizers.


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Dining Events: Happy Hour Sushi Bar!
Monday - Thursday from 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Benihana
1447 Fourth Street
Monday thru Thursday, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the newly renovated upstairs sushi bar and lounge.

Enjoy appetizers and drink specials starting at just $2 each Monday thru Thursday after work.

Popular menu items include the Las Vegas Roll, yellowtail sashimi, spicy teriyaki wings, California poppers and more under $4 apiece. Pair with $3 beer, $4 wine or a Benihana specialty cocktail like the Mango Sakeini or Benihana Punch for just $5. It's the hottest new happy hour in town.

(310) 260-1423


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