Blue Martini will host its grand opening at 4pm on Friday, Feb. 10, at The Shops at The Bravern. The event includes live music by Remix and Ashley Red.

The lounge features more than 40 specialty martinis as well as casual dining. Food and drink specials will be offered throughout the grand opening weekend.

Blue Martini is open from 4pm to 2am Monday through Friday, and noon to 2am Saturday and Sunday. Happy hour runs from 4pm to 7pm daily, and each night offers live music.

On Wednesdays, patrons can participate in a raffle drawing for a chance to win a designer handbag or an iPad.

Lot No. 3 – Big Game on the Big Screen
Lot No. 3 We will be featuring a special Super Bowl menu with many of their existing favorites, as well as a few new items including Chili-Cheese Nachos, Spicy Chicken Wings, Spice-Rubbed Spare Ribs, and 2 kinds of Potato Skins! Drink specials will include $2.50 Rainier Tall Boys and $1-off draft beer and well drinks. The Super Bowl Menu will be offered from 2 PM until close and can be viewed here.

Reservations for the big game can be made online.

520 Bar and Grill to Host Madonna Look-Alike Contest
520 Bar & Grill will celebrate in style during this Super Bowl. They have game day specials, including the largest nachos on the Eastside, Wings to-die-for, $5 Touchdowns, $4 Stella Big Gulps, and the new Bud Lite Platinum, which is a new 6% alcohol beer that is being introduced to the world during the game.

At halftime 520 will host a Madonna look-alike contest, where the 1st place winner will receive a $520 cash prize.

Super Bowling Party at Lucky Strike
Lucky Strike will be offering ½-price bowling on Super Bowl Sunday from 2 PM – close; just text “SUPER” to 59925. Table reservations are complimentary, and you can contact noah@velvetropevip.com for more information.

Friday, January 27 marks the public grand opening of the Yogurtland Bellevue. Yogurtland is a popular self-serve frozen yogurt franchise that operates throughout the nation. It replaces Quiznos on Bellevue Way.

On Thursday the newly appointed Bellevue Mayor, Conrad Lee will officiate a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:00 PM at the store.

233 Bellevue Way, NE
Bellevue, WA 98004

Your party will choose one entree from choices ranging from rib eye steak to USDA Prime Chateaubriand. The meal includes soup and salad, as well as two side orders for sharing. Dessert comes with the Sunday Family Dinners and there are delicious choices. We dare you to order the macadamia nut pie with white chocolate pineapple ice cream.

John Howie Steak
11111 NE 8th St
Bellevue, WA 98004
(425) 440-0880

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SUNDAY FAMILY DINNER

for four

SOUPS & SALADS
Choose one per person

Dungeness Crab and Shrimp Chowder, asparagus, corn, cream sherry

Caesar Salad, romaine hearts, garlic croutons, Parmigiano Reggiano,
lemon-anchovy Caesar dressing

Gala Apple with Preserved Apricot Vinaigrette, organic greens,
baby arugula, frisée & watercress, charred purple onions,
manchego cheese, dehydrated cranberries, candied walnuts

Family DINNER
Choose one entrée to share

* 26oz USDA Prime Chateaubriand , mesquite grilled, maître d’ sauce   180

* 40oz USDA Prime Porterhouse, mesquite grilled,

Courvoisier-shallot demi glace   148

* 24oz American “Kobe Style” Wagyu Beef Sirloin Roast, mesquite grilled,
Courvoisier-shallot demi glace   138

* 36oz USDA Prime Bone In Rib Eye Steak, mesquite grilled,
shallot-red wine Bordelaise sauce   144

Sides

Choose two sides to share

Mesquite Roasted Corn with Honey-Chipotle Butter

Brown Butter Asparagus Spears with Meyer lemon hollandaise

Crispy Fried Potatoes

Beecher’s Flagship Reserve Cheddar Mac & Cheese

Roasted Garlic Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes

DESSERT

Choose two desserts to share

Olympic Mountain Ice Cream or Sorbet Sampler

Salted Caramel & Chocolate Ganache Tart

New York Cheesecake with Berry Compote

Macadamia Nut Pie with White Chocolate Pineapple Ice Cream

Guests who dine at John Howie Steak in downtown Bellevue will have a chance to win gift cards worth the value of their meals, as well as one of two grand prizes: a $5,000 gift card to the restaurant or a trip to New Orleans with Chef John Howie for the February 2013 Taste of the NFL.

Three drawings will be held each week for gift cards worth the value of the winner’s meal, with lunch drawings valued up to $200, lounge drawings valued up to $250, and dinner drawings valued up to $400. Visit the John Howie Steak Facebook Page for bonus entries.

The final drawing for the grand prizes will be held on April 17.

10% of sales for the day will go to Bellevue LifeSpring, formerly the Overlake Service League. Customers will have the opportunity to taste the best food from every department. Each offering will be paired with local beer and wines.

Friday Fest is a free event, including great music, door prizes and a silent auction.

Local Market is located at NE 4th & Bellevue Way.

The 1960s-themed party will feature DJ Greg Vandy, live music by Seattle’s the Nightcaps, and improv theatre by Plaid Men, as well as a cash bar and Vegas-style gambling with paper money.

The event kicks off at 8pm and runs until 11pm on Friday, Jan. 20. Vintage attire is recommended, and prizes will be awarded for the best outfits.

The party is open to ages 21 and up. Tickets cost $5 for BAM members and $10 for non-members.

Last autumn Bake’s Place announced its plan to move from Issaquah to downtown Bellevue. Now the jazz supper club is preparing to open in March, at the corner of 108^th Avenue NE and NE 2^nd Street.

The downtown venue will include a main stage, plenty of floor and mezzanine seating, a full-service bar, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a large patio for outdoor dining and special events.

Bake’s Place will host dinner shows 6 nights each week featuring a variety of musical genres, such as R&B, Latin, Big Band, singer-songwriter, jazz, and blues.

The owners recently announced that Christopher Peterson will join the team as the executive chef and as a business partner. Peterson’s resume includes Café Campagne and Bis on Main, as well as director of culinary operations for Milagro Cantina.

Photo: Bake’s Place Bellevue Rendering

The Parlor Live – Comedy Show & Ultralounge
Enjoy comedy on December 31st for headliner’s Tom Segura & Christina Pazsitsky, for the 3rd Annual NYE Comedy Classic. The shows are at 7:00 PM and 9:30 PM.
Cost: $50

You can also enjoy Parlor Collection’s New Year’s Eve 2012 Parlor Collection
Celebration. Doors open at 6 PM for the event. The night will be filled with a live DJ, sexy red-dress contest, party favors, and door prizes.
Cost: $25 (pre-sale)

Tap House Grill – Dinner & Dancing
Dinner reservations are available on New Year’s Eve until 8:30 PM. After dinner the restaurant will transform into a dance party with a DJ and drink specials.
Cost: Free

Pearl Bar & Dining – New Year’s Eve Ball
Pearl will be offering a 3-course pre-fixe dinner for $55 or $85, with wine pairings. Dinner reservations are available on New Year’s Eve from 6 PM to 8 PM. Following dinner, the restaurant will be turned into a nightclub with a DJ, dance floors, multiple bars, and a champagne toast to ring in the new year.
Cost: $30 pre-sale, $40 at the door (nightclub event)

Munchbar – Angels & Demons
Munchbar will be encouraging guests to dress as angels or demons at their New Year’s Eve party, with a $500 cash prize for the sexiest angel and demon. Doors open at 10 PM.
Cost: $30 pre-sale, $50 at the door

Piano Bash – Live Music
Piano Bash will be the place to go on New Year’s Eve to enjoy live music all night. The event includes pre-fixe dinner with tableside service and a live jazz band. After dinner will include dueling live pianos and a champagne toast. Formal attire is required.
Cost: $50

Lucky Strike – Special Guests
Lucky Strike will have 2 special guests on New Year’s Eve: Host UFC Octagon Girl & Artist Brittney Palmer. Brittney will be signing autographs and taking pictures with guests.
Cost: Tickets are $40 online or $55 for a PowerPlay Gamecard that includes unlimited video games all evening, plus 1,500 points to redeem.

Suite Lounge – Live DJ
The newest lounge in town will be counting down to the New Year with a Live DJ.
Cost: Tickets are $55 for general admission or $80, which gains you access to a private bar, champagne toast, party favors, and a light appetizer buffet from 7 PM – 10 PM.

520 Bar & Grill – Party on Main Street
520 will be throwing the best party on Main Street with their newly expanded restaurant. Be prepared to enjoy a live DJ and dance floor.
Cost: Free

The Spot Off Main – Friendly Service & Great Prices
The Spot Off Main will celebrate with party favors, a champagne toast at midnight, and a DJ all night.  The event starts at 8 PM.
Cost: $10

Rock Bottom Bellevue
Drink specials, party favors, champagne toast at midnight and DJ Spin playing music for their dance floor. Event starts at 9:30 PM.
Cost: Free

John Howie – $60 Preset Piano Lounge Dinner
The Piano Lounge at John Howie will offer a three course meal on New Year’s Eve starting at 5 PM, which includes a soup or salad, entrée, dessert and a glass of glass of bubbly. First come, first serve — no reservations available.
Cost: $60

After several months of anticipation and waiting, the Tokyo Steakhouse in Bellevue is now open. The restaurant is located at the base of Elements Too apartments.

Upon walking in it becomes quite obvious that this is not your typical restaurant in Bellevue. There are bright neon lights on the bar top, with a purple backlit wall behind the bar.

The restaurant portion of the space is Benihana style, as a chef prepares your meal right in front of you at your table. Tokyo Steakhouse specializes in steak, seafood & sushi.

The restaurant is open for lunch 11:00 AM – 2:30PM Monday through Friday, and 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM Saturday & Sunday. For dinner during the winter they are open 4:30 PM – 10:00 PM Monday through Thursday, and an extra half hour on Friday & Saturday. Sunday’s dinner schedule is 4:30 PM – 10:00 PM.   Tokyo Steakhouse also has a daily happy hour from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, and a late night happy hour 9:30 PM – 2:00 AM Friday & Saturday, or 9:00 PM – 12:00 AM Monday through Thursday.

This is Tokyo Steakhouse’s second restaurant; their first restaurant is in Federal Way.

Toyko Steakhouse Bellevue
909 112th Ave Suite #108
Bellevue WA 98004

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