Sake Rok’s New Lunch and Happy Hour

THE PARK — Sake Rok now has lunch daily from noon to 3 p.m. with Japanese wagyu sliders for $13; a sashimi combination featuring seven pieces of tuna, yellowtail and salmon served with a bowl of rice and miso soup or seaweed salad for $22; and the Rok Box, which comes with a choice of Rok chicken, salmon or tempura shrimp served with a veggie roll, miso soup and salad for $17. The restaurant also has a new happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m. daily with two-for-one well drinks, draft beers and daiquiris and a rotating menu of food specials. [EaterWire]

GRAND CANAL SHOPPES — SushiSamba celebrates Peruvian Independence Day on Thursday, July 28, with the Pisco Sour made with Peru's national spirit — pisco — a clear brandy, shaken with egg white and served straight up. [EaterWire]

THE STRIP — The Hard Rock Cafe has a daily happy hour from 2 to 7 p.m. and again from 10 p.m. to close, featuring $3 beer, $4 wine and $5 call drinks. [EaterWire]

DOWNTOWN GRAND — The resort holds a neighborhood barbecue on Third Street between Stewart and Ogden from noon to 5 p.m. The family-friendly event features specialty food, bluegrass music, a dunk tank and carnival games. There is no cover to attend the event, but guests pay for food, carnival games and the dunk tank, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation. [EaterWire]