{"id":253670,"date":"2018-09-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/happy-hour-italian-style-2\/"},"modified":"2018-09-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T07:00:00","slug":"happy-hour-italian-style-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/happy-hour-italian-style-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hora feliz al estilo italiano"},"content":{"rendered":"

Por Dr. Tinta | \u00a1Vamos, ponte feliz!<\/p>\n

Sardina\u2019s Italian Restaurant dates back to when The Beatles released their final studio album, \u201cLet It Be,\u201d and when the floppy disc was invented. It was also when ABC launched \u201cMonday Night Football,\u201d which today is carried by ESPN and can be viewed in Sardina\u2019s roomy bar lounge.<\/p>\n

Since 1970, the Linda Vista establishment has managed to stay afloat in a locale better known for its home-remodeling stores than restaurants. It\u2019s the only place along this preliminary stretch of Morena Boulevard \u2014 just blocks off Friars Road in west Mission Valley \u2014 where you\u2019re greeted by the alluring aromas of red sauce, meatballs and eggplant Parmesan.<\/p>\n

\"Happy
A generously allotted happy hour awaits this well-established Italian restaurant. (Fotos por Dr. Ink)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It may also be the only joint in town where you\u2019ll find a bar slinging limoncello martinis. Priced at $5.75 during happy hour, I would\u2019ve been damned to pass one up.<\/p>\n

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Limoncello martini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The cocktail tasted like the mature sibling of a lemon drop. Despite its sugar-lined rim and inclusion of Sprite in the recipe, it wasn\u2019t cloying and sticky like lemon candy. For that very reason, I drank two. Vodka also goes into the drink, although it\u2019s heavily disguised by the liqueur\u2019s smooth, sunny essence of lemon peels.<\/p>\n

For the same price, you can score an \u201cantipasto\u201d bloody mary garnished with skewered meats, cheeses and pepperoncini. There\u2019s also a vodka-based Tuscan martini, described by the bartender as tasting smooth and earthy due to the inclusion of Tuaca, a brandy dating back to the Italian Renaissance and known for its citrus and vanilla notes.<\/p>\n

\"Happy
Fried zucchini with marinara sauce and ranch dressing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you\u2019re hankering for a pint of domestic or premium beer, they cost $4 and $5 respectively, or $8 and $9 for 34-ounce \u201cking\u201d sizes. Well drinks are $4.75, and wines are priced at $4 a glass, $8 for half carafes, and $12.25 for full carafes.<\/p>\n

The happy hour deals are available only in the bar lounge or outdoor patio. Both areas offer ample wiggle room and expose you to classic Italian dishes flying around the place. Many of them are discounted during happy hour, such as cheesy garlic bread, spaghetti with red sauce, meatballs, sausage, and pizza.<\/p>\n

\"HappyI ordered the fried zucchini for $5.50, which was coated evenly in Italian breadcrumbs and served with excellent marinara sauce and so-so ranch dressing.<\/p>\n

Served in large slices, I\u2019m guessing these crispy critters were fried gently in olive oil, given their depth of flavor.<\/p>\n

Sardina\u2019s offers a taste of Italy where you least expect it.<\/p>\n

If you block out the stucco archways inside and the palm trees outside, you could be in any Italian restaurant in Brooklyn, New York \u2014 replete with old family photos hanging on the walls and large, festive parties often present with bambinos and grandmas in tow.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Dr. Ink | Come On, Get Happy! Sardina\u2019s Italian Restaurant dates back to when The Beatles released their final studio album, \u201cLet It Be,\u201d and when the floppy disc was invented. It was also when ABC launched \u201cMonday Night Football,\u201d which today is carried by ESPN and can be viewed in Sardina\u2019s roomy bar lounge.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":912,"featured_media":253671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11555","_seopress_titles_title":"Happy hour Italian style","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11547,11551,11555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-253670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-news","category-uptown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}