Final episode

 Final episode! decided the best way to end our video blog is to do a recap of all the videos we have posted on the blog. It was a great experience to learn about happy hour through many restaurants here in Hawaii and Washington state. Thank you to those who tuned in to watch.




Podcasting Team

Happy Hour: how to get started

This next episode is in a different format as the others, it will be an audio episode. Instead of videos of interviews, this audio episode will about happy hour in general. It will explain the variety of happy hours and ideas for happy hour. It will give advice on how to create different type of specials as well as why begin offering happy hour at any establishment. This is an informative episode. Hope you all enjoy!!

Episode 6 Kaname

Kaname Izakaya

Kaname Izakaya

Address: 

610 S. Jackson St. 

Seattle, WA 98104

Business Hours:

Tue-Fri 11:30am - 2pm

Tue-Fri, Sun 5pm - 9pm

Fri-Sat 5pm - 10pm

Happy Hour

5- 6:30PM Everyday 

Episode 6! Another great restaurant to check out. Kaname Izakaya is located in Seattle Washington. This video broadcast another great place to check out if ever in the Seattle area. It is great to know about these places outside of Hawaii. Happy hour is from 5pm-6:30pm daily! Who doesn’t love those daily happy hours? We get to see why happy hour is a great time to go to Kaname, better parking, cheaper food, and it’s near all the stadiums which bring in a huge sports crowd. We will discuss how sporting events help the business as well as what the most popular items are to order at Kaname. Kaname draws in a younger crowd with their lower drink prices that are offered during happy hour. Stay tuned and if ever in Seattle, try it out!

Episode 5 Neco

Neco Grill & Bar Hawaii

Neco Grill & Bar Hawaii

Episode 5 today is covering Neco Grill & Bar Hawaii. Neco is located on Kapiolani Blvd. Happy hour is daily from 5pm-8pm. It is also rated on Yelp with 4.5 stars!! Yes you heard that right 4.5 stars!! The manager of Neco grill is interviewed for this episode and we cover why they decided to begin happy hour, what the manager recommends to order during happy hour, improvements they would like to make to Neco, and what is the best part of working for this industry. Please stay tune and get all the facts for Neco Grill & Bar Hawaii and don’t forget to check this place out!

1960 Kapiolani Blvd
Honolulu. HI 96826

Business Hour:
Monday to Sunday 5PM- 2PM
Happy Hour:
5-8PM Everyday

Yelp Rate: 4.5 Stars 

 Neco Grill & Bar Hawaii is located in McCully Shopping Center!

Japanese style Chicken Karage

Episode 4 Gyu-Kaku

Gyukaku Waikiki

Gyukaku Waikiki 

New episode! This episode will be on the restaurant called Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ, which is located at 307 Lewers Street Honolulu, HI 96815. Gyu-Kaku is opened every day from 11:30am-11:30pm and happy hour is from 11:30am-6:30pm and again at 9:30-11:30pm every day! Wow what a great happy hour. Honestly besides a few hours, which seems to be the dinner hour, it is always happy hour at Gyu-Kaku, I’m guessing all customers are always happy! We interviewed manager Kenji Arakaki for this episode on Gyu-Kaku. Before Gyu-Kaku only had one item available for a lower price during happy hour, now they have added more to the new happy hour menu. In this video, we will discuss how happy hour affects business, how traffic is affected by happy hour, the busiest day for them (Friday and Saturday), as well as the age group they see during happy hour (20-35 years old). Please stay tuned because we will discuss also the challenges the restaurant faces as well as how they advertise happy hour. Stay tuned and hope you all enjoy our new episode.

Address: 
307 Lewers St
Honolulu, HI 96815
(Waikiki)

Business Hours:
Mon-Sun 11:30 am - 11:30 pm

Yelp Rates: 4 stars

Website:
http://www.gyu-kaku.com/ 

 Gyukaku Point Card

 Happy Hour Drink Poster

Episode 3

Rookies Sports Bar & Grill

It’s time for another video! It just keeps getting better and better. This video will be on Rookies Sports Bar and Grill. Rookies is located on 3820 S. Ferdinand St. Seattle, WA 98118. Now I know this isn’t in Hawaii, but we all like to travel and visit out of state. So those who get the opportunity to venture out of this beautiful place, please make sure to stop here. Happy hour is from 4-6pm and 9pm-12am every day, but the best part is that happy hour is all day on Wednesdays!! Again that is happy hour all day on Wednesdays!! All appetizers are $2.00 during happy hour. We ask how sporting events help business along with how happy hour affects business. Age groups will be mentioned as well as the most popular items during happy hour. Rookies draws in a big sports crowed, since it is a sports bar and grill, along with offering happy hour. Please stay tuned to find out the effects of happy hour for a business. Thank You!!!

 

3820 S. Ferdinand St, Ste 101
Seattle, WA 98118

Hours of Operation
Mon-Fri 11am - 12am
Sat 9am - 12am
Sun 9am - 10pm

http://www.rookiesseattle.com/

Episode 2

Kimukatsu

Happy Hour Kimukatsu!

Hey all it’s that time again, another episode for our happy hour podcasting!!! Hope you all enjoy another one of our videos. Please take tuned to learn more. This episode is on the Kimukatsu Japanese Tonkatsu Restaurant, which is located in 320 Lewers St. Honolulu, Hi, 96815. Their business hours are from Mon-Sun 11am-Midnight and Fri-Sat 11am-2am. I know you all want to know right off the bat what time happy hour is, and drumroll please…….. Hey it’s every day from 1-6pm and Fri-Sat 9:30- last call!!!!! Now that’s a happy hour. We interviewed Assistant Manager Seya Nakano to find all the details about happy hour at Kimukatsu. Kimukatsu started happy hour in order to bring more business during their slow hours, which is 1-6pm. Seva mentions that one of their weaknesses is parking. So folks you better carpool! Happy hour has improved their menu, as well as expanded their business by selling certain items outside of the restaurant for example ABC stores. Certain beers (Budweiser and bud light)for $2.50 and all cocktails $4.00!!! that is insanely cheap, especially in Hawaii. Kimukatsu serves fresh rice, meaning that it is made when ordered, another reason to attend this great location during happy hour. Please continue to watch to learn more. Thank You!!!

 

Address:
320 Lewers St
Honolulu, HI 96815
(Waikiki)

Business Hours:
Sunday- Thursday: 11AM-12AM
Friday&Saturday: 11AM- 2AM

Yelp Rate: 4 Stars

Website: http://www.kimukatsu.com/kimukatsu_eng/

Kimukatsu Happy Hour Menu

Kimukatsu Assistant Manager

Episode 1: Happy Hour

Genius Lounge

Welcome to our podcast channel. 
Our first video for this series will be about the happy hour of Genius Lounge. Genius Lounge is a bar that is located in Waikiki above Genius Outfitters (retail store), and is open from 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Chris Coty the manager of Genius Lounge was interviewed and asked specific questions about their happy hour. In the video Chris Coty will go into detail about what is offered during their happy hour, (which is between 4pm-7pm), recommendations on what to order, as well as what the business did in order to improve their happy hour at Genius Lounge. He will also explain in more detail how the bar attracts customers as well as what customers it attracts. Stay tune to hear all about what manager Chris Coty has to say about Genius Lounge happy hour. Hope you all enjoy.

Genius Lounge 
346 Lewers St
Waikiki
Honolulu, HI 96815
Monday-Sunday 4PM- 2AM
Yelp rated: 4 stars
Website: http://www.geniusloungehawaii.com/

(Genius Lounge Manager Chris Coty)

(Foods and Drinks at Genius Lounge)