The Happiest Hour

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These places serve great discount treats. If your timing is right.

 1. Moody's Bistro & Lounge - CLOSED

10007 Bridge St
Truckee, CA 96161
(530) 587-8688

Category: Lounges

4.0 star rating
  9/9/2010

Fondue. Hot mulled wine. French fries. Caesar salad. Pulled pork sando. The best French Onion soup ever.

It was expensive, but super tasty. We went for a late lunch and were maybe the only people in the joint, so we got a lot of waiter attention.…More »

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 2. Phone Booth

1398 S Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 648-4683

Category: Dive Bars

Neighbourhood: Mission

4.0 star rating
  11/12/2009

This place is dingy on the outside, hipster-chic on the inside: an allegory of the typical clientele.  It's got great ambiance, the drinks are reasonable, and there's a pool table.  Add some dancing and this could be a favorite-bar contender.  

Though…More »

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 3. El Rio

3158 Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 282-3325

Category: Dive Bars

Neighbourhood: Bernal Heights

5.0 star rating
  Update - 11/25/2008

Forget those 4 stars I had before.  I LOVE EL RIO.  

This place is what you make it, and with the help of my rad friends, it's always awesome.   Drinks are cheap, they've got games, music, and the best patio area ever.

You can have a dance off with a…More »

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  • 4.0 star rating
    9/12/2008

    4 out of 5 monkeys say: it's the best.

    The fifth monkey ended up agreeing to dance with a… Read more »

 4. Zeitgeist

199 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 255-7505

Categories: Dive Bars, Burgers

Neighbourhood: Mission

5.0 star rating
  11/25/2008

This review is dedicated to my roommate, Agustin A., quite possibly the most entertaining individual in the solar system.  Also, a special thanks goes out to Jeff L., without whom I would never have remembered the story.

Upon leaving the Zeitgeist, my…More »

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 5. 21st Amendment Brewery

563 2nd St
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 369-0900

Categories: Breweries, Pubs, American (Traditional)

Neighbourhood: SOMA

3.0 star rating
  1/11/2008

I am not the target clientle here.  Let's do a little compare and contrast:

             ME                                                                                21st
-enjoys conversation                                          -big screen…More »

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 6. Doc's Clock

2575 Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 824-3627

Category: Bars

Neighbourhood: Mission

4.0 star rating
  1/7/2008

Nearly deserted on a Saturday night?  What's going on?  Is it the rain?  The stink-eyed bartender?

But hey, they've got $1 PBR, $3 well drinks, a juke box, and a shuffleboard.  Hell, with those amenities I can fill the place with my own friends!

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 7. Round Corner Tavern

2333 S St
Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 451-4682

Category: Dive Bars

Neighbourhood: Midtown

5.0 star rating
  11/18/2007

Do not wear a short skirt to this bar.

That being said, this is the BEST DIVE BAR EVER.  My buddies who live adjacent to it swore by it, and I was initially very skeptical because the type of person who hangs out here is the same type of person you…More »

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 8. Triple Rock Brewery & Ale House

1920 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 843-2739

Categories: Pubs, Breweries, Burgers

Neighbourhood: Downtown Berkeley

5.0 star rating
  11/16/2007

I come for the beer.  Give me your Monkeyhead.

I've eaten here twice because it was convenient... it's not really a dining destination.  But what brewery is?  Its got burgers and salads and stuff like that.  It's pretty good for what it is, but I'm…More »

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 9. Marica Restaurant

5301 College Ave
Oakland, CA 94618
(510) 985-8388

Categories: Seafood, American (New)

Neighbourhood: North Oakland

4.0 star rating
  11/1/2011

Mari C. loves Marica.

BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE BEST $1 OYSTERS IN TOWN.  Also, their $5 bowl of mussels in garlic butter is a must have.

Drink prices look like happy hour all the time!  Honestly, my entree (seafood stew) was a little meh for the price,…More »

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 10. Tropisueño

75 Yerba Buena Ln
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 243-0299

Category: Mexican

Neighbourhood: SOMA

5.0 star rating
  11/1/2011

I never judge a book by its cover and always judge a Mexican joint by its chile rellenos.  

The thing is, if you can forge that crisp, golden brown exterior with a molten cheese soul, you can do anything. And Tropisueno nails it for about $8, which is…More »

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