Pasadena Happy Hour Week

Old Pasadena's finest restaurants, bars and lounges offer extended food and drink specials all week long during Old Pasadena's first ever Happy Hour Week, March 1 to March 8, 2011. $1 martinis, $2 beers and $3 gourmet sushi and appetizers launch the event that includes free live music at various venues.

Award-winning Old Pasadena establishments offer their famous cuisine at bargain prices, including exquisite dishes prepared by the area's most talented chefs: chorizo Argentino at 1810 Argentinean Restaurant, calamari with garlic aioli at Bar Celona, baked mushrooms stuffed with chicken and spinach mousse in balsamic sauce at Café Bizou, potato frittata at Café Santorini, coquina dessert crepe with bananas, melted chocolate and coconut flakes at Crepe de la Crepe, chipotle chicken pizza at IX Tapa Cantina, portabella fries at Neomeze, Kobe beef sliders with blue cheese, lemon basil aioli at Point08 Bar, spicy yellowtail roll at Sushi Roku, truffled mac and cheese at Vertical Wine Bistro. Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week restaurants, bars and lounges are proud to showcase their great foods and beverages, and are hoping to spread the word that there's so much to see and taste at each place.

Restaurants, lounges and bars participating in Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week include:

1810 Argentinean Restaurant
Bar Celona
Café Bizou
Café Santorini
Crème de la Crepe
Equator Café
Gold Class Cinema
Ix Tapa Cantina
Lucky Baldwin's Pub
Luggage Room Pizzeria
The Melting Pot
Neomeze
Otis Bar at La Grange Orange Café
Point08 Bar at redwhite + bluezz
Pop Champagne & Dessert Bar
Scarlet Tea Room & Fine Dinning
Sushi Roku
Vertical Wine Bistro
Villa SORRISO

Diners will not only marvel in the adventure of taste that Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week offers, but will also enjoy free live musical performances at various venues. Pop Champagne & Dessert Bar will host French singer-songwriter and multi instrumentalist Jessica Fichot, Sunday, March 6 as well as eclectic singer and pianist Eliza Rickman who will perform a very special intimate set. Crème de la Crepe will also host live Jazz Friday, Saturday and Sunday as part of Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week.

Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week is produced by Old Pasadena Management District. For more information including downloadable menus, the public can visit www.oldpasadena.org/happyhourweek.

ABOUT OLD PASADENA MANAGEMENT

The Old Pasadena Management District (OPMD) is a non-profit business organization that creatively plans, manages and develops Old Pasadena as a unique, authentic and vibrant downtown experience. The OPMD currently contracts with the City of Pasadena to manage the Old Pasadena Business Improvement District (BID). The BID enhances the basic City services by funding district-wide security, marketing, and maintenance programs to provide a clean, safe vibrant downtown experience.

General Public: For more information including a list of participating restaurants, bars, and lounges and menus the public can visit www.oldpasadena.org/happyhourweek.

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