Happy Hour Week in Orange County continues through Saturday. Restaurants, bars, pubs and breweries throughout Orange County are mixing and pouring their best drinks and offering tasty appetizers. Some restaurants are following themes, including a "haunted happy hour" or offering "happy hour, all day…all week." For all you need to know, including participating establishments and special bar menus for both food and drinks, visit http://www.happyhourweek.com.
Some favorites include the Bluewater Grill in Newport Beach and Tustin. It's serving all-day, all-week small-plate selections, including Bluewater garlic fries, burger slider, calamari burger slider, a pair of oyster shooters and grilled fish tacos at $4 each, and drink specials in the bar only. The restaurant is at 630 Lido Park Drive in Newport Beach, (949) 675-3474, and 2409 Park Ave. at the District at Tustin Legacy, (714) 258-3474.
The Sundried Tomato in Laguna Beach, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano is offering specials from 2 to 7 p.m. Try a Halloween-inspired Karamel Apple martini with Sobieski Karamel Vodka, Apple Pucker and Godiva Chocolate Liqueur with a caramel rim ($5). Draft beers and well drinks cost $6. Delicious appetizers ($6) include crispy blackened chicken spring rolls with honey-cilantro pesto; braised beef sliders with portobello and goat cheese; and herb pepper goat cheese and sundried tomato hummus duo with toast points and water crackers. The restaurant is at 361 Forest Ave. in Laguna Beach, (949) 494-3312; 31781 Camino Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano, (949) 661-1167; and 821 Via Suerte in San Clemente, (949) 388-5757.
