Seattle Weekly's Happy Hours Guide
El Gaucho It's hard to believe that when El Gaucho first opened in Seattle more than 50 years ago, it was a blue-collar restaurant where celebrities mingled with locals and diners ate and drank next to an open-pit charcoal broiler until the wee hours. Today, the second incarnation of El Gaucho is one of Seattle's most expensive steakhouses, a throwback to those swanky '50s dinner clubs where what you wore was almost as important as what you ate. It's a big reason El Gaucho was created on a set, a sort of stage to let diners shine. If customers are the stars and the food the supporting cast, then happy hour at El Gaucho is the scene-stealer. Tuesday–Friday from 5–7 p.m. and all day Sunday and Monday, barflies are treated to half-price appetizers. That means that for $7.50 you can get a burger that comes with a half-pound of Angus beef prime top sirloin, or Dungeness crab cakes with roasted red-pepper pesto. For a couple bucks more, you can get the steak sandwich grilled on top of a Gaucho baguette. Baby back ribs (the original 1953 recipe) are a steal at $8. There's also a selection of martinis, wines, and draft beers to wash down this giant dose of nostalgia. JULIEN PERRY 2505 First Ave. (also in Tacoma), 728-1337, elgaucho.com. BELLTOWN
Read it online here: http://www.seattleweekly.com/2010-04-28/news/happy-hour-caps/3El Gaucho Seattle has happy hour all night Sunday & Monday (5pm - close) and Tuesday through Friday 5-7pm
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