The senior staff members at USA Happy Hour were not up for the task of seeking out cheap drinks in Los Angeles. Feeling they have already searched high and low in the city of angels during past assignments they decided to go to the beach instead. So… Read More
USAHappyHour’s Food Blog
Best Restaurants in LA
We made this list of best restaurants in LA informative and unbiased by listening and learning from none other than real everyday Angelenos. Virtually endless are the reviews and recommendations found on the internet telling you which restaurants to avoid and which restaurants should be cherished. But… Read More
Best Happy Hours Los Angeles
Some of the best happy hours in Los Angeles are in fact some of the best happy hours in the world and when you look at all the facts it is easy to see why. Los Angeles is the second largest city in the country and the… Read More
Bars and Pubs
There are bars and pubs near me, near you and everywhere else in the world. There is no escaping their appealing draw with well-lit windows adorning neon reminders that our favorite beverages are waiting for us inside. Add in a friendly bartender and some fantastic food and… Read More
Bartenders’ Best Kept Secrets
If you have ever been to a restaurant during happy hour or spent any amount of time sitting around a bar, you start to realize the person pouring your drinks is more than just a living encyclopedia of the elixirs. Tending a bar is a profession that… Read More
93.7 Billion Chicken Wings
There was once a day in the not so distant past when chicken wings were tossed straight in the garbage. Regarded as an undesirable and inedible part of the chicken for many years chicken wings were never considered for consumption. Millions of delicious chicken wings were wasted… Read More
Boycott Boiled Meat
Since launching USAHappyHour.com the number of visitors has been rapidly increasing week by week, month by month. With 1,000’s of visitors per week I figured this might be the perfect place to get things off my chest, air things out, or even go on a rant. So… Read More
Beer Gardens
Beer gardens are making a resurgence and popularizing outdoor drinking once again. Most of us are used to drinking indoors but you cannot keep cooped up something that brings so much happiness and joy to so many people. The concept of drinking outdoors is certainly nothing new.… Read More
Beer
There is an endless number of different beers available to quench our thirst in a variety of flavors. Beer producers maintain a constant barrage of beverages parading right before our eyes in an effort to get us to open your wallet and gulp one down. Very specific… Read More
A Service Industry Story
My work experience has primarily been in the restaurant and hospitality industry. I held almost every job within a restaurant and picked up a passion for food. For decades, I worked job after job all sharing a common denominator, food. And as everyone is aware, where there… Read More
Elements of a Great Bar
Fortunately, there are a lot of bars out there. Some are great most of them not so great. A bar can be very personal and a place where everybody knows your name. And everyone will agree there is nothing better than going to your favorite place and… Read More
Food Fraud
The question of whether or not you are actually getting the exact same food that is listed on the menu has lingered in the restaurant industry. What guarantee is there that you are going to get exactly what you ordered? Are there any checks and balances in… Read More
Dive Bars
Whether or not you frequently attend or aren’t willing to admit hanging out at a dive bar with its dim lighting and it’s less than traditional methods of interior design. Most of us can recall spending an evening or two in a local watering hole at some… Read More
The Future of Los Angeles Restaurants
The current competitive nature of the restaurant industry in Los Angeles has amateur and veteran restaurateurs looking for different approaches to opening a new eatery. Pop-up restaurants are the latest craze and the public seems to be in love with the idea of adding a new one… Read More
Happy Hour Las Vegas
Two red dice tumble across the green felt and in between stacks of chips, young men and women dressed to impress are crowded around smoky card tables, a pit boss nervously watches a high limit player, a drummer ques the band as a slot machine’s jackpot bells… Read More
Happy Hour Returns to Chicago
It’s been almost two years since Governor Bruce Rauner has made Happy Hour legal in the state of Illinois, with certain restrictions. And since the repeal of the happy hour ban that was placed into action back in 1989, Chicago has been on the forefront with the… Read More
What Is Happy Hour?
The term Happy Hour sounds very inviting even if you do not know exactly what it entails. In all honesty, if you place the word “happy” in front of almost any other word it automatically sounds like something fantastic is about to happen. And happy hour is… Read More
Phoenix Restaurants – Wood Fired Pizza
Phoenix might be a burgeoning cherub when it comes to a restaurant rich urban core, with no notorious likes of the Philly’s cheese steak or Chicago’s hot dog to claim its own, but there is one fare it does have in profusion- top notch wood fired pizzas!… Read More
Phoenix Restaurants – Fine Dining
There’s more to Phoenix than glaringly sultry sunlight, flat, grid-like roads and an endless sea of cacti! Southwestern gastronomy is the first thing that comes to mind when we talk about the cuisine of Phoenix, boasting some of the most notable Mexican restaurants in the states, although… Read More
Phoenix Restaurants – Burritos
Famed for incorporating the bona fide American Spirit more aptly than any other Mexican-American fare, the scrumptious mound of assorted ingredients wrapped snuggly together in a tender tortilla and doused in hot sauces makes burritos a pertinent metaphor for today’s United States! Each bite of this delectable… Read More
