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The Place: Bar Bouchon, 235 N Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, (310) 281-5698. The Hours: Monday-Friday, 4-7pm The Deals: Select beers $4, glass of house red or white wine $5, cocktail of the day $7, small plates from $2-$7......

Are L.A. restaurants back to having bouncers? Would-be patrons who have tried to get into Rick Bayless' month-old Red O restaurant on Melrose without reservations wondered after they were turned away at the door by a burly man in a suit holding a clipboard. Except, reportedly, it's not with a......

The Place: The Glendon Bar & Kitchen, 1071 Glendon Avenue, Westwood; (310) 208-2023. The Hours: Weekdays 4-7 p.m. and 10 p.m -12 a.m. The Deals: $5 beer, specialty cocktails, well drinks; $6 select wines; and half price appetizers......

With the popularity of gastropubs and craft beer bars in our city, you can't just walk into a beer-serious bar and order a tall, cold one anymore. Now there are many factors to consider: glass, temperature, style, pour. Connoisseurs know this, but many mainstream drinkers don't. Beer experts Larry Caldwell,......

The Place: The Tar Pit, 609 North La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles. (323) 965-1300. The Hours: Daily 5-6:30pm The Deals: $6 cocktails and wine by the glass, $2.50-$5 snacks......

The Place: The Pool at the Hotel Shangri-La, 1301 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica; (310) 394-2791. The Hours: Fridays, 1 to 7 p.m. The Deals: $5 well cocktails, $5 snacks......

The Place: Bar210, 9876 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, (310) 887-6000. The Hours: Thursdays and Fridays, 7 to 10:30pm The Deals: Half off beer, wine, well drinks and food.*​......

The Place: Agura, 514 N. La Cienega Boulevard, West Hollywood, (310) 289-1940. The Hours: Monday through Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m., bar lounge and patio only. The Deals: $3 Sapporo draft beer, $4 well drinks and house red/white wine, $6 specialty cocktails, $5 appetizers......

The Place: Copa d'Oro, 217 Broadway, Santa Monica, (310) 576-3030. The Hours: Tuesday through Friday from 5:30 to 8 p.m., all night Mondays. The Deals: "Happy Depression" menu with $5 classic cocktails; beer and wine $5; panini $4-$6......

The Place: Tin Roof Bistro, 3500 North Sepulveda Boulevard, (310) 546-6180. The Hours: Every day from 4 to 7 p.m. The Deal: $2 off wines, beers, cocktails, pizzas and salads in the bar and bocce court only......