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Posted by Kris H, on Oct. 28, 2009 05:51PM It seems to me that there are a couple errant things about Rod Lotter’s article, Happy Hour Hop. One detail when subscribing to the “thrifty lush” is thriftiness. He advises taking dates to the Temple Bar, which may be nice and he does refer to it as “reasonably priced for such a swanky atmosphere”, but any place where drinks cost between $5 and $9 dollars is not designed for a thrifty lush. It might be a great place, but when two drinks per person equates to between $20 and $36 dollars, that is not thrifty at all. For a thrifty date, get some decent wine/beer/booze (whatever they drink), kick your flat-mates out or borrow a friends place, and cook an amazing meal. It’s cheaper and WAY more personable. If that person was interested in you before, they will even more so when you serve them a two to five course meal seasoned to their taste with appropriate drinks (also great for just making new friends or spending quality time with old ones). All that aside, the problem with the article that bothered me the most was the lack of a “Best Happy Hour” column. When catering to thrifty lushes, it seems like that should be the focus of the article. While writing this, the guy sitting next to me just told me he was disappointed there was no “Best Food Deal” column. It seems to me that there should be a list of the best of both of those things before anything else. I’ve only been here for a month or so and I’ll testify that the Quarterback has definitely treated me well on both accounts, but as for the “Best Drink Specials” it is Rumors Cabaret (1119 Railroad Ave) hands down. $1.50 wells and $6.25 microbrew pints from 5-9 pm is a pretty amazing deal anywhere. They have other cheaper specials for domestic beer, but I like the good stuff. After all, how great is it to order a pitcher of Boundary Bay beer a block away from the brewery for cheaper than they sell it? The staff is friendly, and if you play pool or air hockey, the place is empty until happy hour is over anyway. I don’t know about “Best Food”, but I will be exploring and I look forward to finding out.