Martini Hour

Several weeks ago, we went to Happy Hour at a small place near the Art Institute called 8 Steers that specialized in martinis (for happy hour at least... not sure about regular dinner and stuff). Of course I got there later than everyone else, and most everyone had ordered food and drinks already. They offer a "martini of the day" for $5 each, and various others (not sure if the others were $5 as well), for happy hour. The "martini of the day" was the Red Gummy Bear martini - I had a sip and it was delicious. Very gummy bear tasting. And then I had a taste of the Lychee martini (okay folks, how do you pronounce that word? the waiter kept calling it "lie-chee" even though we kept calling it "lee-chee"). It was tasty, but, if I can recall, super sweet and not quite lychee flavored. And then the hubster ordered the "X marks the spot" martini (pictured below). It was a very pretty shade of pink, but when I tasted it... wooo X marks the spot alright. What can I say? I'm a lightweight.

So while I was still sans meat, instead of the various different meat sliders they offered, I ordered the cheese flatbread for my happy hour dining (accompanied by a tall glass of... water). And it took forever and a day to come out... I thought the waiter had forgotten! While it was quite tasty, I don't think I'll ever return.