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Sushi Roku

1401 Ocean Ave | $$$

Dinner 5:30-11pm Happy Hour weekdays 5-6:30pm

Casual dress

Dinner Highlights

Tuna poke

Blue crab cocktail

Bamboo rice risotto w/ shrimp, scallop, truffles

Filet mignon tobanyaki

Spicy pork belly fried rice

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Robata Bar

1401 Ocean Ave | $$$

Opens for dinner 5pm

Smart casual

Dinner Highlights

baked lobster roll

all the standards

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Plan Check Kitchen + Bar

1401 Ocean Ave | $$

Open weeknights 11am-10pm, weekends closes 11pm Brunch 11am-2pm weekends

Casual dress

Brunch Highlights

Brunch burger

Cruller donut french toast

Pork belly benedict

Dinner Highlights

Dynamite crab dib

Stuffed mushroom

Smokey fried chicken

Lotsa burgers

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BOA Steakhouse

101 Santa Monica Bvld | $$$$

Dinner 5:30-10pm weekdays, closes 10:30pm Fri-Sat

Business casual dress

Dinner Highlights

Blue crab cocktail

Lots of steaks

Visit Review

Went to Beverly Hills location, was excellent

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Water Grill

1401 Ocean Ave | $$$

Dinner 4pm-11pm, closes midnight Fri-Sat

Casual Dress

Dinner Highlights

Wild California Dungeness Crab

Jumbo Lump Blue Crab Cake

Farmed Ecuadorian Shrimp & Grits

Filet Mignon

Crispy Polenta with Melted Fontina

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Mercado

1416 4th St | $$

Opens 5pm daily (4pm weekends) Happy hour 5-7pm weekdays, 4-6pm weekends Sunday brunch 11am-3pm

Casual Dress

Brunch Highlights

Mercado sangria w/ tequila

A bunch of yummy tacos and breakfast burritos

Happy Hour Highlights

$4 beers, $9 margs

Same as dinner

Dinner Highlights

Choriqueso

Jicama shrimp tacos

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Ye Olde Kings Head - Santa Monica

116 Santa Monica Bvld | $$

Opens 9am, 8am Weekend mornings Closes 10pm, 11pm Sat-Sun

Business Casual Dress

Brunch Highlights

Full English Breakfast

Afternoon Tea Highlights (Monday-Saturday 11:30-4pm)

Scone with Cream and Preserves

Traditional Tea (sandwiches, sausage, quiche, scones, & pastries)

Pub Happy Hour Highlights (4-7pm Weeknights)

$5 well drinks, wine, and beer

Mini Brit Burgers

Onion Rings

Samosas

Dinner Highlights

Scotch Eggs

Shepards Pie

Fish & Chips

Tikka Masala w/ Garlic Naan

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Blue Plate Oysterette

1355 Ocean Ave | $$$

Dinner 5pm-10pm, 11pm Fri-Sat

Casual Dress

Dinner Highlights

Seafood Tower

Lobster Mac and Cheese

Angus Burger

Lobster Roll

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Barney’s Beanery

1351 3rd St | $$$

Daily 9am to 2am Trivia Sundays at 9pm, Karaoke Wednesdays at 10pm Games onsite

Casual Dress

Breakfast Highlights

Breakfast served all day * Hot biscuits with sausage gravy * Eggs benedict * Pancake combo with eggs and meat

Dinner Highlights

Mac and Cheese wedges

Crispy Calamari

Mini Barney's Burgers

Chili

Variety of Hamburgers

Chocolate malt milkshake

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The Penthouse Restaurant

1111 2nd Street | $$$

Lounge Menu 3pm - close Dinner 6pm-10pm, 11pm Fri/Sat

Smart Casual Dress

Dinner Highlights

Pumpkin ravioli

Lamb 2 ways: shank, chop

Lounge Highlights

Braised short rib tacos

Cheeseburger sliders

Crispy calamari

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The Dining Room at Shangri-La

1301 Ocean Ave (inside Hotel Shangri-La) | $$

Brunch Sat/Sun 9am-3pm Happy Hour weeknights 4pm-6pm Dinner Weeknights 5pm-10pm

Business Casual Dress

Brunch Highlights

Elvis waffle

Eggs benedict

Happy Hour Highlights

Tower of Fries: steak, truffle, herbed, sweet potato

Kobe burger

Dinner Highlights

Penne vodka

Chicken tikka masala

Filet mignon

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FIG

101 Wilshire Bvld | $$$

Dinner 5-10pm daily Brunch Sat/Sun 11-2:30pm

Casual dress

Brunch Highlights

eggs benedict

brioche french toast

shakshouka

burger

blt

"Keg and Eggs" - any brunch item with endless beer or sangria, $40

Dinner Highlights

Greek salads

Bread balloons

Grilled Maine Scallops with cous cous, tomatoes, ocra, and almonds

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Michael’s Santa Monica

1146 3rd Street | $$$

Dinner opens 5:30pm, closed Sundays

Casual dress

Dinner Highlights

Ribeye with asparagus, caramelized onion mustard, veal jus

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Locanda del Lago

231 Arizona Ave | $$

Sunday Brunch 10:45-4pm Dinner 4pm-10pm, 11pm Friday and Saturday

Casual Dress

Brunch Highlights

polenta pancakes

Salsicce (sausage, pepper, onion, burrata pizza)

Dinner Highlights

burrata

seafood risotto

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Sonoma Food Garden

395 Santa Monica Place, Suite 300 | $$$

Bottomless Brunch Sat/Sun 10am-4pm Happy Hour Daily 3-7pm and Thursday-Saturday 10pm-11pm

Casual Dress

Brunch Highlights

Avocado Benedict

Grassfed Burger (after 3pm) 

Dinner Highlights

Gnocchi with bacon, asparagus, peas, asiago

Braised shortribs