Happy hour: Caviar and vodka combos and uni lobster rolls at Petrossian
Name of restaurant: Petrossian
The happy hour: The West Hollywood caviar emporium and cafe hosts a food-focused happy hour Monday through Friday from 4 to 7 p.m., including specials for caviar served traditionally with blinis and vodka or Prosecco, as well as small bites such as pomme frites with caviar aioli, a mini lobster roll with sea urchin and caviar, caviar burger slider and potato tart with creme fraiche and 20 grams of Transmontanus caviar. The featured drink special is the caviar martini with Akvinta Organic Vodka, dry vermouth, caviar-stuffed olive, cocktail onion and a pressed-caviar cube. Prices are $8 (for frites) to $24 for snacks and $6 to $8 for cocktails and wine specials.
Best bang for your buck: Caviar for two, with 30 grams of Transmontanus caviar, creme fraiche, blini, toast points and two glasses of La Marca Prosecco or Akvinta Organic Vodka. It’s $49 (so $24.50 each), a bargain for that amount of caviar and accouterments.
What are you drinking? Ice-cold flutes of Akvinta vodka.
Who’s at the next table? A couple engaged in a tete-a-tete over caviar and blini.
Uh-oh: You might be enticed by the lobster rolls and sliders, but stick to the simpler menu items (caviar for two, potato tart with caviar and caviar deviled eggs) to better enjoy the caviar.
Service: There’s no bar per se; you’ll be seated at a table. It’s fancy.
Info: Petrossian, 321 N. Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood, (310) 271-6300, www.petrossian.com.
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