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You’re late for everything.  You’re late to get up, late to work, late to leave–let’s face it, you’ll be late to croak.  We understand.  These establishments have happy hours which close slower than a hand-cranked stone gate operated by trolls, which turns out, sync perfectly to your schedule:

Wake up hung over and just keep on truckin’ at Asia Nine with happy hour all day Sunday.

Choose from $3 drafts, $5 select wines including sparkling, $5 sake or sake bomb (comes with Singha beer) and $17 buckets of 6 Singhas.

Select small plates are $3-$6, like Asian crispy wings or chicken fried wontons.  915 E Street NW, Washington, DC. 202.629.4355.

Ceiba offers a signature drink for $5 every day from 11:30 am-close, plus all lounge food items are ½ price Monday-Thursday from 9:30 pm-close and Friday-Saturday from 10 pm-close. 701 14th Street NW, Washington, DC. 202.393.3983

An ideal after-work cocktail destination, get $25 bottomless drinks every Tuesday from 7-11 pm (limited to two hours) at Ping Pong Dim Sum.

Try cocktails like vanilla & chili sidecars, beer, wine or champagne, plus edamame…if you want to pace yourself.  900 7th Street NW; 1 Dupont Circle NW.

DC Reynolds’ nightly happy hour is a real crowd-pleaser, with a buy-one-get-one-free deal on any drink your fuzzy little heart desires, every weekday from 5-9 pm. 3628 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC. 202.506.7178. more after the jump »

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Get ready because Pretty Marinated gets you soaked in buzz-worthy spirits, wine and beer.

New in the Park View-Petworth neighborhood is DC Reynolds, a genuine beer garden which will be a refreshing alternative to The Blue Banana and The Looking Glass, especially in the warm weather months.

Photo: Amanda Jane Cooney

In addition to its exposed brick walls, relaxed atmosphere, and jukebox that greets you on the way in, DC Reynolds features thirteen full-sized picnic tables on its enormous outdoor patio as well as a local, sustainable menu.

The space used to be a pharmacy but the owners have put in months of renovation.

The majority of the beers on tap are local favorites like DC Brau, Port City Optimal Wit, Chocolate City Cornerstone Copper Ale and Rhino Chaser Pilsner.

The food is home-style cooking with incredible flavor, like the spicy meatloaf ($12, pictured left) with Korean barbecue sauce and pencil asparagus, or buttermilk fried chicken with tangy cauliflower mash spiced with cumin that even Gael Greene would pick clean to the bone. more after the jump »

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Just in time for the weekend, Cheap Dates gives you ideas on how to be a baller without breaking the bank.

Good music makes me swoon almost as much as good food. If you’re taking out a date that’s anything like me (or me), the 14th Street Corridor’s got you covered, with several music venues like this one:

• For a wonderfully unpretentious dinner for two, head to Cork Wine Bar for shared plates and paired wines. Simple yet refined, the atmosphere at Cork is intimate enough for a “Lady in the Tramp” moment but still casual enough where you might be judged for said behavior.  Get the popular Avocado “Bruschetta” ($8, pictured right) and Braised Pork Belly ($14). more after the jump »