A couple of weeks ago, a couple of girlfriends and I were out and about in LA on an adventure and decided to skip rush hour traffic. It was unanimous – Lazy Dog Restaurants & Bar was the perfect place to hang out, sip on cocktails and sample the delicious appetizers while enjoying the festive celebrations of the season.
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The Lazy Dog Restaurants & Bar offers an affordable Happy Hour menu with $3, $4 and $5 appetizers as well as $6, $7 and $8 dinner entrees.
The girls and I decided to order what turned out to be our favorites – The Ahi Poki Jar, The Wok Fried Calamari and the Mac and Cheese with Hatch Chile and Bacon.
![Happy Hour at Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar](https://balancingthechaos.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Happy-Hour-at-Lazy-Dog-Restaurant-and-Bar-650x383.png)
My favorite was the Ahi Poki Jar which was served in a cute little jar. Delicious sashimi grade ahi tuna, avocado, pickled cucumbers, peanut vinaigrette, wasabi dressing, and crispy wonton chips. (photo above)
![Wok Fried Calamari from Lazy Dog](https://balancingthechaos.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Wok-Fried-Calamari-at-Lazy-Dog-650x365.png)
The Wok Fried Calamari was a delicious blend of peanuts, bell peppers and a little bit of green onion and sesame seeds with a plum sauce over a bed of steamed rice.
Lazy Dog offers a bit of a spin on their Mac N Cheese with smoked bacon, hatch chilies, five cheeses and a green onion crumble. I was worried that it would have a spicy kick, but it was on the mild side, which is exactly the wayt I liked it. (photo above)
Unfortunately we didn’t have the opportunity to try them all, as there are quite a lot of options on the Happy Hour Menu at Lazy Dog ($3-$9 favorites):
- Cajun Fries + Chipotle Ranch
- Waffle-cut Parmesan Chips
- Buffalo Chicken Lollipops
- Mac N’ Cheese with Hatch Chile + Bacon
- Togarashi Edamame Beans
- Sweet Potato Tater Tots with Jalapeno-lime Aioli
- Loaded Potato Hush Puppies
- Grilled Garlic Flatbread
- Chicken Wings
- Chicken Lettuce Wraps*
- All-American Burger*-1/4 burger comes a la carte + can only be ordered after 9pm
- The Dirty Dog- bacon-wrapped nathan’s hot dog in a king’s hawaiian bun, topped with potato chips, bleu cheese dressing, buffalo sauce + slaw
- Mini Brick Oven Pizza
- Chicken Chile Verde Nachos
- Ahi Poke Jar*
- Wok-Fired Calamari-plum sauce, peanuts, bell peppers
- Housemade Hummus
- Burrata + Heirloom Tomato Crisp
Lazy Dog will also help you quench your thurst with these $3-$8 favorites:
- 16oz Coors Light or Bud Light drafts
- 16oz Lazy Dog house drafts
- Flat Rock Chardonnay
- Flat Rock Merlot
- all well drinks
- Lunazul Reposado Margarita
- Dark Horse Cabernet Sauvignon
- Deep Eddy Vodka your way
- Sailor Jerry rum + Coke
- Housemade Sangria: pomegranate red, white peach or raspberry rosé
- House Beer Sampler
- Pink Lemon Drop Martini
- Seasonal Meyer Lemon Margarita
- J.Lohr Chardonnay
- Cucumber + Mint Martini
- Asian Pear Martini
- Cowboy Up- 16oz. house draft + shot of whiskey [choice of Jameson, Jack Daniel’s, Altos Tequila or Milagro Tequila]
- Pitcher of Sangria
- Seasonal Meyer Lemon Margarita
Since I am not the typical martini drinker, I decided on the Asian Pear Martini based on the recommendation of the staff, and was delighted that it had just enough sweet for me to love it.
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If you’re looking for a place to host a holiday get together, I’d totally recommend Lazy Dog. At the Cerritos location, they have the outside patio with a beautiful barbeque pit, the wide open bar area and generous seating in the restaurant area to host large and small gatherings.
Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar
Southern California Locations:
- Brea: 240 S State College Blvd., Brea CA
- Cerritos: 278 Los Cerritos Center, Cerritos CA
- Downey: 8800 Apollo Way, Downey, CA
- Irvine: 13290 Jamboree Rd., Irvine CA
- Orange: 1623 W. Katella Ave., Orange CA
- Torrance: 3525 West Carson Street, Torrance CA
- Huntington Beach/Westminster: 16310 Beach Blvd, Westminster CA
- + Many more California Locations
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