Anne Marie Panoringan

The Place: Hamamori Restaurant & Sushi Bar, 3333 Bear St., Suite 320, Costa Mesa; 714-850-1549; www.hamamorisushi.com.

The Hours: Every day, 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

The Deal: Signature cocktails and sushi rolls for $7; assorted appetizers up to $9; house wine and sake for $5.
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Maybe you're stuck working this Saturday. Or you want to keep celebrating long after the 5th has come and gone. Either way, the duo of chef David Dennis and mixologist David Valiante at downtown Fulleton's Matador Cantina have five perfectly good reasons to pay a visit. And each goes well with tequila.

This five-course dinner, scheduled for Thursday, May 17, includes:
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Unpictured, really cheap beer.

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The Place:Gyu-Kaku, 14181 Newport Ave., Tustin. (714) 731-1719. More >>

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The Place: The O BAR at Orange Hill, 6410 E. Chapman Ave., Orange, (714) 997-2910; www.theorangehillrestaurant.com.

The Hours: Mon.-Fri., 4-7 p.m.

The Deal: Select appetizers and drinks, all priced between $5 and $7.
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Dave Lieberman

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The Place: Ten Asian Bistro, 4647 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach; 949-660-1010; tenrestaurantgroup.com.

The Hours: Mon.-Fri., 4-7 p.m.

The Deal: $5 well drinks, house martinis, house wines and champagne; $3 Sapporo, Blue Moon and Kirin. $5 appetizers and a reduced-price menu on more substantial dishes such as bento boxes.
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I recently had the opportunity to sit down with wine country chef Michael Chiarello at his Orange County branch of NapaStyle, inside South Coast Plaza. A storyteller by nature, he charmed his way through a condensed version of our On The Line series before conducting a demonstration of fresh burrata caprese from his Bottega cookbook. For a little insight on the gentleman behind Easy Entertaining and Chiarello Family Vineyards, uncork the vino and take a seat.

Tell us about NapaStyle's wine bar and your happy hour?
I'm a firm believer of "like what you drink and drink what you like." You don't just get a tasting, you get a 'tastication'. I love to shop and drink, and drink and shop. James, our store manager, selects all the wines for happy hour.
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Anne Marie Panoringan

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The Place: NapaStyle, South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear Street, #202, Costa Mesa, (714) 825-0445; www.napastyle.com.

The Hours: 3 p.m. - closing every day. Normal operating hours mean that on weeknights, they close at 9 p.m.; Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays are 6:30 p.m.
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Edwin Goei

Only Saturdays at 3 p.m. is it this empty.

​The Place: Ra Sushi, 2401 Park Avenue, Tustin, CA 92782;(714) 566-1700.

The Hours: Mon.-Sat., 3-7 p.m.

The Deal: $2 hot sake. $3 domestic beers. $4 well drinks, Corona, Sapporo, Stella Artois, and Tsingtao. $5 Kirin, Le Terre Chardonnay, Le Terre Merlot, Hakutsuru "Draft" Sake, Cosmopolitan, Saketini, Sake Sangria (Red or White), and Mango Margarita. $6 Coppola Pinot Grigio, Santa Rita 120 Sauvignon Blanc, Main Street Cabernet, Baby Umami Punch, Blushing Geisha, Dragon Bite, and Samurai Cowboy. $7 Kirin & Sake, Pamatini, Red Lotus, Shiso Naughty and Patron Margarita. $2-$7 deals on food, including $3 squid salad. $4 California roll, pork gyoza, Dengaku tofu, and garlic sugar snap peas. $5 shrimp tempura roll, selected tapas and grilled short ribs. $6 calamari tempura. $7 tuna tataki. See online menu for full details.

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The Place: The Counter, 6416 Irvine Boulevard, Irvine, (949) 336-7272; www.thecounterburger.com.

The Hours: Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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Edwin Goei

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The Place: Muldoon's Irish Pub, 202 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660;(949) 640-4110.

The Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. at the pub or Celtic Bar.

The Deal: $5 draft pints, including Guinness Stout, Bass Ale, Smithwick's, Muldoon's Honey Blond, Amstel Light, Harp Lager, Stella Artois, Muldoon's Lusty Wheat, Boddington's, or Newcastle Brown Ale; $4 bottled beer and cider (imported & domestic); $6 well drinks; $7 well martinis; $2.50 off regular menu on wine by the glass. $2 for hand-cut pub chips; $2 for kalamata olives or roasted nuts. $4 plates include two mini burgers with special sauce & onion loops; one piece fish and chips (add one more fish for $2); Irish bangers & mustard sauce; or four whiskey wings with bleu cheese dressing. $6 plates include potato pancakes & Scottish smoked salmon with sour cream & herbs; or the pub stew.

 

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