As many people return to the office for their 9-5 jobs, more Irvine Spectrum restaurants are bringing back the happy hour menu. In this article, we share a list of the best places for happy hour at Irvine Spectrum. Each of these restaurants offers great food and a fun time with drinks.
Did you know that “Brio” in Italian means full of life? Indeed, this Italian restaurant has a lively happy hour. You can enjoy drinks along with a menu of bar plates such as margherita flatbread, calamari, and the Brio Burger. Each plate costs as little as $7. You can experience happy hour from 3 to 7 pm on weekdays in a Tuscan Villa atmosphere at the bar and on their terrace. Some of their popular drink specials are the classic martini, tropical cosmo, pineapple ginger flip, and black raspberry cosmo.
This seafood-focused restaurant offers a variety of Chinese dim sum on their happy hour menu. Happy hour is available Monday through Friday from 3 to 7 pm. They have a selection of dim sum that ranges from $4 to $6. Some of the dim sum options include chicken lettuce, garlic salt calamari, honey walnut shrimp, and manila clams with basil sauce, just to name a few. Beers only cost $3 and wines start at $5. They also feature a selection of delicious cocktails such as the lychee martini, Singapore sling, passion fruit margarita, and the dragon bowl which serves four to six people.
This popular, family-friendly restaurant is known for their desserts but they also feature a variety of specialty cocktails for only $8.50. Some of their popular cocktails are the mojito, Long Island iced tea, J.W.’s pink lemonade, and the classic margarita. Their bottled beers are only $3.95 and selected draft beers are $4.95. If you fancy a glass of wine at the bar, they are only $8.50. As for food, you have many choices. The Happy Hour burger is a popular menu item, along with the Southern fried chicken sliders and pretzel bites with cheddar cheese fondue.
This California-inspired Italian restaurant and wine shop has an atmosphere that is reminiscent of an old country farmhouse. They offer happy hour from 3 to 3 pm Monday through Friday at the bar and on the patio. Guests can get $2 off any CUCINA cocktail or draft beer. And, if you prefer wine, you can choose between a red or white wine for $9.
If you have a big group of friends looking for entertainment along with happy hour, this chain restaurant is the right place to check out. You can play games like billiards and bowling, watch your favorite football game on big screen televisions, and enjoy half price cocktails as well as $2.95 domestic pints. Happy hour is available Monday through Friday from 4 to 7 pm, Sunday through Tuesday from 10 pm to 12 am, and Wednesday through Thursday from 10 pm to 1 am.
This world-renowned Brazilian steakhouse has happy hour all day Saturdays and Sundays. You can enjoy happy hours at Bar Fogo as well as on their patio. The restaurant offers $5 beers, $7 South American wines, and $9 Brazilian-inspired cocktails. The happy hour beers featured are Stella Artois and a Brazilian lager called the Xingu Black beer. One of their stand-out cocktails is the Caipirinha. It comes in flavors such as strawberry hibiscus, passion fruit, and mango habanero.
The list of Irvine Spectrum restaurants offering happy hour is non-exhaustive. Unwind after a hard day’s work and bring your friends or family members out for a fun time, great food, and affordable drinks.