{"id":12934,"date":"2017-11-05T16:52:56","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T00:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=12934"},"modified":"2018-01-21T17:02:03","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T01:02:03","slug":"happy-hour-newly-opened-hook-seabar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/happy-hour-newly-opened-hook-seabar\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Hour at the Newly Opened Hook Seabar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First of all, is this place a &#8220;seabar&#8221; or a &#8220;sea bar&#8221;?\u00a0 \u00a0Other than inventing a new word, it feels like they are starting a new concept as well, something between fine dining seafood and casual pub fare, with throwing in that incredible views of English Bay,\u00a0 here we have the Hook Seabar to please everyone, including the visitors\u00a0and the locals.<\/p>\n<p>The owner also runs Blind Sparrow on the other end of Denman Street, and we could feel the same natural elegant vibe from the nautical themed design, a reminder of that we are right by the Pacific. I can picture myself coming back here for that amazing summer sunset by the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>I came here with a couple of friends and we decided to check out t4he whole happy hour menu.\u00a0 Between 3 &#8211; 6 pm daily, house wines are $6, featured local beer is $4, and tapped cocktails are only $8. There are also daily specials on drinks. Since it was Friday, we could have been\u00a0binge drinking Tommy&#8217;s Margarita or Smoked Negroni all night long!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13016\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13016\" style=\"width: 2150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6195.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13016 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6195.jpg\" alt=\"Hook Seabar\" width=\"2150\" height=\"1432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6195.jpg 2150w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6195-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6195-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6195-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2150px) 100vw, 2150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hook Seabar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13023\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13023\" style=\"width: 2304px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6215.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13023 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6215.jpg\" alt=\"smoked negroni\" width=\"2304\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6215.jpg 2304w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6215-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6215-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6215-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2304px) 100vw, 2304px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">smoked negroni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They have a raw bar with designated chefs, and of course fresh oysters! For happy hour, they offer a buck a shuck and $2 premium oysters.\u00a0 Yes, we would love to have a lot of 2-dollar Kushi oyster please!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13015\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13015\" style=\"width: 2227px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6194.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13015 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6194.jpg\" alt=\"happy hour fresh oysters @ Hook Seabar\" width=\"2227\" height=\"1482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6194.jpg 2227w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6194-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6194-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6194-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2227px) 100vw, 2227px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">happy hour fresh oysters @ Hook Seabar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And besides Kushi, we had Royal Miagi as the day&#8217;s buck-a-shuck. The oysters tasted very fresh and we were pleased.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13014\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6191.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13014 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6191.jpg\" alt=\"happy hour fresh oysters @ Hook Seabar\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6191.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6191-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6191-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6191-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6191-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">happy hour fresh oysters @ Hook Seabar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They have house chili sauce and cocktail sauce for the oysters, but for me I just need lemon and maybe a touch of horseradish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13013\" style=\"width: 2304px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6190.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13013 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6190.jpg\" alt=\"Hook Seabar\" width=\"2304\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6190.jpg 2304w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6190-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6190-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6190-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2304px) 100vw, 2304px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hook Seabar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <strong>Beef Tartare<\/strong> ($12) came with house made potato chips, and it was flavourful. It was on the heavy side for the dijon but what I enjoyed was the luscious texture of the beef.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13017\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13017\" style=\"width: 2304px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6208.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13017 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6208.jpg\" alt=\"Beef Tartare\" width=\"2304\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6208.jpg 2304w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6208-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6208-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6208-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2304px) 100vw, 2304px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beef Tartare<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We tried the featured <strong>Nigiri<\/strong> and they were $2 each, including local albacore, Hawaiian ahi tuna, and wild sockeye. The temperature of the rice might be a tiny bit too cold resulting in the texture being slightly tougher, but overall it was adequately tasty.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13018\" style=\"width: 2119px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6211.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13018 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6211.jpg\" alt=\"nigiri\" width=\"2119\" height=\"1409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6211.jpg 2119w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6211-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6211-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6211-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2119px) 100vw, 2119px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">nigiri<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <strong>Classic Burger<\/strong> ($12) was delicious in thanks to a very well-seasoned and grilled patty along with other fresh tasting ingredients. It came with some well executed fries as well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13020\" style=\"width: 1514px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6198.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13020 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6198.jpg\" alt=\"Classic Burger\" width=\"1514\" height=\"1010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6198.jpg 1514w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6198-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6198-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6198-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1514px) 100vw, 1514px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Classic Burger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For $9, you get 3 whole wings for the <strong>Chicken Wings<\/strong>. I&#8217;ve never seen other non-Asian places serving chicken wings in whole. The flavours and the crispiness are remarkable.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13021\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13021\" style=\"width: 1614px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6202.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13021 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6202.jpg\" alt=\"Chicken Wings\" width=\"1614\" height=\"1076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6202.jpg 1614w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6202-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6202-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6202-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1614px) 100vw, 1614px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicken Wings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The happy hour menu at Hook gives us a glimpse of what who they are: fresh oysters, red tuna sushi, gourmet burger, crispy chicken wings, and steak tartare that\u2019s friggin good. Charged with west coast vibe mixed with elegant and rustic, the seafood eatery features a raw bar and many other surf or turf options.\u00a0 I would be down for the Surf &amp; Turf Plater or the Seafood Platter next, just to find out if those are the real deals. So far the quality of the food has been impressive. With the beautiful English Bay right outside, the spot is going to have a busy summer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13019\" style=\"width: 2304px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6340.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13019 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6340.jpg\" alt=\"Hook Seabar\" width=\"2304\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6340.jpg 2304w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6340-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6340-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6340-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2304px) 100vw, 2304px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hook Seabar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price:<\/strong> $$<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating:<\/strong> [wp-review id=&#8221;12934&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>(604)620-4668 or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hookseabar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.hookseabar.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2602.4467885831455!2d-123.14412368431037!3d49.28687897933173!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x5486722f4f0682a9%3A0xa354291e1fa42eb9!2sHook+Seabar!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1516491887155\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View Menu, Reviews, Photos &amp; Information about Hook Seabar, West End and other Restaurants in Metro Vancouver\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zomato.com\/vancouver\/hook-seabar-west-end-vancouver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 200px; height: 146px; padding: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zomato.com\/logo\/16709819\/biglink\" alt=\"Hook Seabar Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1105<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First of all, is this place a &#8220;seabar&#8221; or a &#8220;sea bar&#8221;?\u00a0 \u00a0Other than inventing a new word, it feels like they are starting a new concept as well, something between fine dining seafood and casual pub fare, with throwing in that incredible views of English Bay,\u00a0 here we have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[243,173,104,209,97,277],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_6194.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12934"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12934"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13289,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12934\/revisions\/13289"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}