For a good time, Saddle Ranch Chop House on the famous Sunset Strip is the place for great food, drinks and fun. Saddle Ranch has happy hour every day from 4:30pm to 6:30pm and features half-off drinks and an appetizer menu. The outdoor patio is huge and has fire pits where you can roast marshmallows. For the bolder at heart, there is a mechanical bull that gets the festivities going each night. Saddle Ranch offers a full menu and serves lunch, dinner and brunch with bottomless Mimosas and Bloody Marys.
Four Shadows is an independent bar and tavern on the corner of Ashland Avenue and Diversey Parkway. It is a dedicated Iowa Hawkeyes football bar and opens earlier for Iowa's Saturday morning games. In addition to a full bar, Four Shadows also offers an extensive menu that includes sandwiches, salads, wraps, hamburgers and pizzas.
Molly Magees is a great place to relax and grab a drink after work. The restaurant has a wide selection of imported and domestic beer, wine and spirits. The menu features a few appetizers and entrees, and food is served until 9:30pm daily. There are several resident DJ's playing great music and a dance floor that gets busy at night. On weekends, there is a cover charge. There is an ATM inside the pub for your convenience.
In search of a fantastic music lounge to listen to some great jazz? Then look no further than the Baked Potato in Studio City. The Baked Potato has been around since the 1970s and continues to offer the same great music and atmosphere that made it famous. It has a full bar as well as a full dinner menu that is made up primarily of variations on the classic baked potato. There is a two-drink minimum, however, but no cover charge. Reservations are accepted, and it might be a good idea for a large group. Check out the Baked Potato's full calendar lineup of artists available on its Web site.
Charlie's Chicago is a bar hosting nightly dance events and DJs. The business sells beer, liquor and mixed drinks, hosts bingo nights, arranges free group dances lessons and offers nightly dance parties that last until 4 a.m. Additionally, the bar hosts karaoke events and plays a variety of styles of music, including country, dance and techno.
The Glass Turtle is local restaurant and bar, so named because it was formerly the home of an aquarium shop, where a single turtle was left behind in a glass aquarium.
This hip establishment serves classic American fare, including onion rings, Buffalo wings, hamburgers, French fries, fried mozarella, fish and grilled chicken. It also serves quesadillas and tacos. Try the restaurant's signature "Turtle Shells," stuffed potato skins with cheese, guacamole and sour cream.Plenty of good beer, both imported and domestic, are available on tap.
Special weekly events are Touch Tuesday, Wednesday's "Party Like a Rock Star," and karaoke and dancing every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Sundays are for watching for TV during football season.