Monsoon Happy Hour: 3rd Street Promenade

If you love sushi, and if you love cheap sushi, you will love Monsoon's daily Happy Hour from 4pm-7pm. Their select happy hour menu is all $4, which will make both your wallet and your belly very, very happy. Glasses of wine are available for $4 a pop, but if you want a well drink, you're going to have to pay a dollar more. They carry Sam Adams seasonal brews, meaning right now they have the Winter Ale on tap, a delicious blend of beer and spice brewed to warm your chilly bones. Surprisingly, the Winter Ale is a great pairing with the sushi. 

They have about eight varieties of sushi to choose from, all of which are full-sized sushi rolls (not like the mini sushi rolls from the beloved Sushi Mac), in addition to about eight choices of hot plates, from the usual edamame to Bay Scallops Dynamite to Thai Popcorn Chicken. For a cheap, light date, Monsoon Santa Monica's Happy Hour is the place - great for people-watching too!

www.globaldiningca.com, 1212 3rd St, Santa Monica, Open Mon-Thurs, 11:30am - 10:30pm; Sat. 11:30am - 11:30pm, and Sunday 2pm - 9:30pm.