The Lunch Happy Hour, available Monday thru Friday from noon to 3:30 p.m. and weekends from 1:30 to 3 pm, lets you have lunch al fresco on Lincoln Road for under ten bucks. Deals include edamame for $2, a spicy crunchy salmon roll for $4, veggie tempura for $4 and a roll/sashimi combo for a mind-boggling $6.Go back to work slightly buzzed with $3 draft beers or hot/cool sake.
The Dinner Happy Hour, however, is Doraku's tour de force. Offered daily from 5 to 7 pm, this is one of the most rockin' happy hours on the beach, so make sure you get here early for a prime spot at the bar or a table (YES! You can order from the happy hour menu at a table!). Note: If there are no seats left at the bar, the bartenders won't serve food to people standing.
This is one extensive happy hour menu, but highlights include tuna/avocado or crunchy crab rolls for $4, California rolls for $3, wok seared edamame for $3, and seared eggplant for $3.
Crowd favorites (as in everyone orders them) are tempura battered rock shrimp ($5), tuna tataki ($6) and Ahi Poke ($6).
If you think the food deals are good, wait until you hear about the drinks. Three bucks gets you your choice of hot/cold sake, draft beer or house wine. Four bucks buys you a lychee martini, sangria, margarita or a well drink.We took a twenty dollar bill out to Doraku for happy hour last week, where we enjoyed a lychee martini, a Kirin on draft, rock shrimp, a crunchy crab roll and still had money left over for a tip. That's impressive.
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