Flanker Kitchen + Sports Bar Happy Hour. The Strip

Order the $10 wings with a $5 draft and you have the core of a sports-bar afternoon for fifteen dollars. The wings are the smart anchor here, since they cost the same as a couple of drinks but actually feed you, and they beat filling up on the pricier appetizer range while you watch a game. Sliders at $8 are the next-best add if you want a second plate.

Happy hour runs weekdays, Monday through Friday, from 2 to 6pm. Drinks come in at $5 drafts, $6 wells, and $8 cocktails, with the made cocktails being a fair deal for the Strip. Food rounds out with appetizers from $7 to $12 alongside the wings and sliders.

Flanker handles the basics the way a good sports bar should. Big screens angled so you can catch a game from nearly any seat, the major sports packages, and sound mixed so you can actually follow the commentary. The room runs calm on a quiet weekday and loud when a playoff game is on.

It sits inside Mandalay Bay on the south end of the Strip, which makes it a convenient stop for conventiongoers and anyone staying nearby. If a big game falls inside the 2 to 6pm window, get there early for a seat. On a slow afternoon you will walk right in and get quick service.