I know this is a little late in the month, but I wanted to post this anyway. Here are the 15 most popular Sacramento happy hours of January 2015 on Cowtown Eats:

1. BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
2. Bento Box
3. Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
4. Cheesecake Factory
5. Chicago Fire
6. Zocalo
7. Fat's Asia Bistro
8. Lucca Restaurant
9. Firestone Public House
10. Buffalo Wild Wings
11. Burgers & Brew
12. Hook & Ladder
13. LowBrau
14. Chevy's Fresh Mex - On the River
15. Logan's Roadhouse

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I also want to give a special shout out to Strings Urban Kitchen for generously sponsoring Cowtown Eats and keeping the lights on here.

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These rankings are based on which happy hours Cowtown Eats readers are clicking on.

15. The Cheesecake Factory

Sure it's a chain restaurant, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have a following and a good happy hour. The Cheesecake Factory is a new addition to the top 15 list in 2014. 1771 Arden Way, Sacramento.

Click here for The Cheesecake Factory's happy hour info.

14. Fat's Asia Bistro (Roseville & Folsom)

Last year, the Fat Family's Frank Fats restaurant was named an America's Classic by the James Beard Foundation for its timeless appeal. Now, the family's Fat's Asia Bistr has won an award that's likely a close second to winning a James Beard Award - 14th most popular happy hour on Cowtown Eats in 2014. 2585 Iron Point Rd in Folsom and 1500 Eureka Road in Roseville.

Click here for Fat's Asia Bistro happy hour info.

13. Blackbird Kitchen + Beer Gallery

Like a phoenix, Blackbird rose from its ashes and reopened with a tweaked concept in February 2014. While it got off to a rocky start, the reviews have generally gotten better over the months.  If you haven't checked them out recently, at least give their happy hour a try. 1009 9th St., Sacramento.

Click here for Blackbird's happy hour info.

The 15 most popular Sacramento happy hours of October 2014 on CowtownEats.com were:

1. BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse (Last month's rank: 1)
2. Bento Box (Last month's rank: 2)
3. Ruth's Chris Steakhouse (Last month's rank: 4)
4. Lucca Restaurant (Last month's rank: 8)
5. Buffalo Wild Wings (Last month's rank: 3)
6. Zocalo (Last month's rank: 5)
7. Cheesecake Factory (Last month's rank: 6)
8. Firestone Public House (Last month's rank: 7)
9. Chicago Fire (Last month's rank: 13)
10. 33rd Street Bistro (Last month's rank: 13)
11. Burgers & Brew (Last month's rank: 10)
12. Hook & Ladder (Last month's rank: 14)
13. Blackbird Kitchen & Beer Gallery (Last month's rank: 15)
14. Chevy's Fresh Mex - On the River (Last month's rank: 9)
15. Capitol Garage (Last Month: Unranked)

Thanks for visiting Cowtown Eats! We had more than 63,700 page views (up 24 percent compared to last year) and more than 24,200 unique visitors (plus 61 percent over last year).

The 15 most popular Sacramento happy hours of September 2014 on CowtownEats.com were:

1. BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse (Last month's rank: 1)
2. Bento Box (Last month's rank: 2)
3. Buffalo Wild Wings (Last month's rank: 4)
4. Ruth's Chris Steakhouse (Last month's rank: 7)
5. Zocalo (Last month's rank: 5)
6. Cheesecake Factory (Last month's rank: 10)
7. Firestone Public House (Last month's rank: 6)
8. Lucca Restaurant (Last month's rank: 8)
9. Chevy's Fresh Mex - On the River (Last month's rank: 3)
10. Burgers & Brew (Last month's rank: 10)
11. Chicago Fire (Last month's rank: 9)
12. Fat's Asia Bistro (Last month's rank: 15)
13. 33rd Street Bistro (Last Month: Unranked)
14. Hook & Ladder (Last month's rank: 13)
15. Blackbird Kitchen & Beer Gallery (Last month's rank: 12)

Thanks for visiting Cowtown Eats! We had more than 72,600 page views (up 34 percent compared to last year) and more than 29,900 unique visitors (plus 70 percent over last year).

The 15 most popular Sacramento happy hours of August 2014 on CowtownEats.com were:

1. BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse (Last month's rank: 1)
2. Bento Box (Last month's rank: 2)
3. Chevy's Fresh Mex - On the River (Last month's rank: 2)
4. Buffalo Wild Wings (Last month's rank: 7)
5. Zocalo (Last month's rank: 10)
6. Firestone Public House (Last month's rank: 5)
7. Ruth's Chris Steakhouse (Last month's rank: 6)
8. Lucca Restaurant (Last month's rank: 4)
9. Chicago Fire (Last month's rank: 8)
10. Cheesecake Factory (Last month: Unranked)
11. Burgers & Brew (Last month: Unranked)
12. Blackbird Kitchen & Beer Gallery (Last month's rank: 12)
13. Hook & Ladder (Last month's rank: 11)
14. Pour House (Last month's rank: 9)
15. Fat's Asia Bistro (Last month's rank: 13)

Thanks for visiting Cowtown Eats! We had more than 75,350 page views (up 14 percent compared to last year) and more than 25,600 unique visitors (plus 26 percent over last year).

The 15 most popular Sacramento happy hours of July 2014 on CowtownEats.com were:

1. BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse (Last month's rank: 1)
2. Chevy's Fresh Mex - On the River (Last month's rank: 6)
3. Bento Box (Last month's rank: 2)
4. Lucca Restaurant (Last month's rank: 3)
5. Firestone Public House (Last month's rank: 4)
6. Ruth's Chris Steakhouse (Last month's rank: 5)
7. Buffalo Wild Wings (Last month's rank: 8)
8. Chicago Fire (Last month's rank: 10)
9. Pour House (Last month's rank: 12)
10. Zocalo (Last month's rank: 14)
11. Hook & Ladder (Last month's rank: 7)
12. Blackbird Kitchen & Beer Gallery (Last month's rank: 9)
13. Fat's Asia Bistro (Last month: Unranked)
14. Shady Lady Saloon (Last month's rank: 11)
15. Chili's Bar & Grill (Last month's rank: 13)

Thanks for visiting Cowtown Eats! We had nearly 78,750 page views (up 26 percent compared to last year) and more than 27,250 unique visitors (plus 46 percent over last year).

Federalist Public House, a second midtown biergarten, will open on Aug. 1, reports Stephanie Towne in Sactown Mag.

The containers will house a kitchen area with a wood-fired oven, which will churn out everything from Neapolitan-style pizzas to roasted lamb and chicken for wrap sandwiches (other menu items include charcuterie, seasonal salads and other small plates).

The food will incorporate a farm-to-fork emphasis thanks to the expertise of executive chef Shannon McElroy (an alum of Masullo Pizza who also used to work for Feeding Crane Farms in North Natomas) while the beer and wine program will be run by beverage manager Tyler Stacey, once a sommelier at Enotria...

“Our tagline is pizza, beer and bocce,” he says. “Think summertime and warm activities, where you have a nice glass of wine while you are lounging around, playing bocce on a Sunday afternoon. In terms of what we are trying to do, it is a very casual approach [with] really good food.”

Read the entire story in Sactown Mag.

If you're really sure you'll love the place, you can become a Founder at Federalist, which will entitle you to you to 50 beers at just 25 cents each, among other perks. The cost to become a Founder? $250. It *might* be worth it if you live in the neighborhood and intend to become a regular.

Federalist Public House will be located at 2009 N Street and can be found online at http://www.federalistpublichouse.com/.

More News:

Starbucks closes downtown Sacramento location - Sacramento has one fewer Starbucks. The location at 15th and H streets in downtown Sacramento closed Friday. Sonya Sorich in Sac Biz Journal.

Real Mex closes Chevys restaurant on Howe Avenue in Sacramento - Jared Dougherty, senior vice president of marketing for Chevys parent company, Real Mex Restaurants, told me: “The lease term ended, and we made the difficult decision to close the location....The managers have been relocated to other Chevys locations in the area and all other employees at the Howe Ave. location were given the opportunity to transfer.” Cathie Anderson in the Sac Bee.

Three Breweries, One Day! Jump on the Sac Brew Bus - Join Sacramento beer enthusiast Tyson Herzog and friends on a tour of three of the region’s best breweries on Saturday, July 26, 2014. Jump on the Sac Brew Bus at 10 a.m. at Fahrenheit 250 BBQ (7042 Folsom Blvd.) where you’ll first cruise to Bike Dog Brewing Company in West Sacramento before heading all the way to Heretic Brewing Company in Fairfield. In Submerge Mag.