Shiokaze Izakaya

Built for a neighborhood bar or izakaya that runs on regulars, late hours and happy hour. The site has to put the whole menu in readable text, make the happy hour times plain and take table requests sized to the party.

A small izakaya on Sawtelle Boulevard with a counter, a few tables and a charcoal grill that goes until midnight on weekends. Regulars come for skewers, sake and the happy hour, so the site has a page for each and a request form that suggests the counter, a table or the long table by party size.

• Lists the full menu in three tabs, skewers, small plates, and sake and drinks, with Japanese names
• Charts the week's opening hours and both happy hours, with tonight marked in California time
• Shows a real photo of a dish when you point at it, or under the row on a phone
• Takes reservation requests and suggests the counter, a table or the long table for the party size
• Gives directions, parking and buses on a drawn map, plus hours and menu data for search

• Home — the grill opening, a short intro, three ways into the menu, happy hour times and the address
• Menu — skewers, small plates, and sake and drinks in tabs, with Japanese names and dish photos
• Happy Hour — the week's hours and both happy hours on one chart, tonight marked, and what is on it
• Reservations — a request form that suggests the counter, a table or the long table by party size
• Directions — a drawn map, parking, buses and how to spot the door

• The grill comes up out of the dark as the page opens, and the brush-written name is uncovered
• Smooth scrolling, headings that rise line by line, photos that drift slower than the page
• A vermilion line slides between the menu tabs, and the dish photo follows the cursor

• Izakayas, yakitori bars and sake bars
• Korean pochas and soju bars
• Gastropubs and wine bars with a happy hour
• Small late-night restaurants with a counter and a few tables