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Doing Some Damage At the Roy’s Aloha Hour In Woodland Hills

Ever since I heard about the new Roy’s Aloha Hour happy hour that was introduced earlier this month, I’ve been looking for the right occasion to check it out.  A good friend of mine seemed unusually unsettled by the untimely death of the world’s smallest man He Pingping, so it seemed like a fitting occasion to knock down some drinks and celebrate the little man’s life.  Or something like that.

Everything on the Roy’s Aloha Hour menu is just $5, including and assortment of about 20 cocktails.  I arrived at Roy’s shortly before my friends, so I kicked things off by ordering the Mango Mojito.  Delicious!

After checking out the extensive menu of Roy’s Hawaiian Fresh Cocktails (pictured above) I decided to really amp things up and get my swerve on Hawaiian style with the delicious Basil Cucumber Collins.  I’m a big fan of the cucumber, it’s one hell of a fine vegetable.

After I polished off my Basil Cucumber Collins my friends arrived.  They kicked off their celebration of Pingping’s life with another Mango Mojito and a glass of Terra Noble Chile Sauvignon Blanc.

After getting ourselves sufficiently lubricated with delicious tropical drinks it was time to knock down some $5 appetizers.

Roy’s is doing some great Lobster appetizers for the Aloha Hour, including the Crunchy Golden Lobster Potstickers and Lobster California Rolls (both pictured above).  Additionally, we tried the awesome Tempura Crusted Ahi Roll and the over-the-top amazing Wagyu Beef Sliders, which are served on Hawaiian sweet rolls and accompanied by sweet potato fries.  Phenomenal!  My friends are vegetarians (they shun meat but they do eat fish), and Roy’s was kind enough to allow us to substitute the beef in one of our sliders orders to avocado.  Awesome!  See more pictures of these items as well as some other drinks in the full gallery below.

Overall, the Roy’s Aloha Hour is a winner and is available Monday thru Friday from 4:30pm to 6:30pm.

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Red Hat Restaurant Moves Into Old Mark & Jane’s Place Space

As previously blogged, the short lived South African themed restaurant Mark & Jane’s Place closed back in November.  A couple of weeks ago I noticed Persian eatery Red Hat Restaurant has opened in the space, located at 22990 Ventura Blvd (right next door to Topanga Pizza).  Seems like there is also a new salon next door, Studio 9 Hair Design.  Next time I am in the mood for some Persian food I’ll check out Red Hat and see how it is.

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YD’s West Hills Official Becomes Yankee Doodle’s

An astute reader writes in:

I read your article about YD’s Sports Bar and Grill in West Hills.  Let you know that YD’s Sports Bar and Grill is change of name now called “Yankee Doodles Bar Sports and Grill” and replace new signs around the building. My dad and I were surprised to see them change it. We don’t know why. I saw alot of people at YD’s for UFC 111 and a Lakers game. Today’s biggest PPV event of the year is WWE Wrestlemania 26 at YD. Go WWE!! Thanks, Jose

Thanks Jose for letting me know.  I drove by today to confirm the change and take a few pictures.

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