The happy hour at Ballard's Hi-Life chimes twice—for the post-work boozers in search of upscale edibles (5–6:30 pm) and for the nightcap and a midnight snack "blue-hour" crew (10 pm–midnight). The $3 food menu presents a thoughtful array of high-end fare; the three-cheese bread plate, with goat cheese baked between each slice, and the glazed rib-tip dish, which is accompanied by a zingy cucumber slaw, are both great—but it's the tasty wood-fired pizza (pepperoni, wild mushroom, pesto française, or marguerita) that really draws the crowds. Various intoxicants (drafts, wines, wells, highballs, and shots) are only $3.