A Few Happy Hour Updates

In these tough economic times, happy hour specials are more important than ever!

The 4th Street Grille has happy hour from 11:00am to 7:00pm, Monday through Friday and from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Saturdays. There are a bunch of appetizers for $5.95: potstickers, calamari, seared ahi, grilled artichokes, shrimp quesadilla, pulled pork quesadilla, garlic fries and boneless buffalo wings. Macaroni & cheese, ribs and sliders are $7.95. As for the drinks, there's quite a variety to choose from:

• $3 draft beer
• $5 house wine
• $4 well drinks
• $5 cal drinks
• $4 kamikaze shots
• $5 Tuaca shots

Earlier this month when I was singing the praises of small plates, I mentioned Lucca has added a happy hour. Here's the scoop. It runs from 2:00 to 6:00 EVERY DAY. There are a variety of small plates in the $3 to $5 range, including zucchini chips, bruschetta, grilled artichokes, fries and flatbread. The alcohol specials include:

• $3 house wine
• $3.15 draft beers
• $3.30 Grid Gulch Sour Squishy
• $3.45 Mojito
• $4 Cosmo
• $4.15 Cherry Surprise
• $4.30 Blue Goose
• $4.45 Martinis