Beloved local bar claims its happy hour is the best in Canada so we put it to the test

by Peter Eki

🍹 This Spot Might Have the Best Happy Hour in Canada — And Yes, Everything's $6.95 🍟

I love a good happy hour. Sharing appies with friends, sipping cold drinks on a sunny patio, venting about the workday with coworkers — it’s my little escape. But lately? That sweet relief has come with a not-so-sweet bill.

Small plates. Limited drink lists. Overpriced “specials” that feel more like a trick than a treat. (And no offense, house wine, but we’ve grown apart.)

So when I heard that El Furniture Warehouse claims to be the only place in Canada doing happy hour "the right way," I had to find out if the hype was real.

πŸͺ‘ A Happy Hour That Means It

El Furniture Warehouse has a rep for being fun, affordable, and lowkey legendary. It’s known for being open late, packed with service industry folks, and — bonus — it doesn’t make your bank account cry. I've popped in before during late nights out, but this time I went rogue: a broad daylight visit.

I pulled up a seat, ordered water, and asked for the happy hour menu. The bartender smiled and said, “Everything is happy hour.”

Excuse me, what?

Yes. Everything on the menu is $6.95 — from 3 to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Not just a few nachos and deep-fried pickles. The entire food menu.

🍴 I Ordered Like a Queen on a Peasant Budget

To start, I went full appetizer mode: spinach dip and yam fries. I figured for the price, I’d get snack-sized plates. Nope. These were generous, shareable portions, and I was flying solo.

Taste-wise? Honestly, they were just as good as anything I’ve paid double (or triple) for elsewhere. I happily grazed while sipping an Aperol Spritz and flipping through my book. Pure bliss.

Then I spotted a server walk by with what looked like the bacon mac and cheese of my dreams. I was too full to order it — devastating. And yes, it was also $6.95. So were the Baja fish tacos, the poke bowl, and the mushroom melt burger. Literal full meals for less than the price of a fancy coffee.

πŸ’¬ The Verdict: A Real One

El Furniture Warehouse nailed it. This wasn’t some watered-down happy hour with a few discounted crumbs. This was the whole menu, priced so reasonably it felt almost illegal.

Their tagline says, “Happy hour used to mean something,” and you know what? I believe them now.

πŸ•’ Want In? Here’s the Scoop

πŸ“ Where: El Furniture Warehouse (multiple locations across Canada)
πŸ•“ When: Tuesday to Sunday, 3–5 p.m.
πŸ’Έ How much: $6.95 for everything on the food menu

So yeah, I’ll definitely be back — and next time, I’m coming hungry. That mac and cheese won’t eat itself. 😎

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