Oak Fire Pizza
Drinks are half-off all night long—and if you bring in a photo of your ex, they'll shred it right there at the bar, and bring you the first round on the house. Now that's closure.
You might be really looking forward to Valentine's Day. And if you are, that's great. We're glad you've found the love of your life. But the rest of us are going to be drinking. So we thought we'd gather up a few places where you can ride out this Hallmark holiday with some stiff cocktails, a little bit of S&M and not much in the way of romance.
Drinks are half-off all night long—and if you bring in a photo of your ex, they'll shred it right there at the bar, and bring you the first round on the house. Now that's closure.
Now open Sundays starting this weekend, the best speakeasy to ever reside behind a French dip restaurant is celebrating with a La Vie en Rose special—it's gin, ginger syrup, lime and rosewater, served with two straws. But nobody said anything about needing two people.
Over at the Palihouse hotel, they've come up with a lovey-dovey package—and a more depraved one. Whether or not you do the courtyard dinner downstairs, you should bring a bottle of red to your suite, which'll have a Love Box or a Pain Box waiting. The latter has a mask, restraint tape, a blindfold and a paddle. Obviously, go for the Pain Box.
When an Eastside beer bar meets a french-fry truck on Valentine's Day, the results are unexpected: a four-course dinner packed with Seared Sea Scallops With Spanish Chorizo and Duck Legs Braised in Cognac Ume Tomato Sauce. Plus beer tasting. This isn't a coupley thing, this is a neighborhood-hangout thing.
Okay, okay, if you are feeling romantic—except for that whole planning-ahead part—the Edison is pulling out live jazz, oysters, Absinthe Chocolates and Rosebud Martinis. And somehow, here and only here, it all seems acceptable.