Description: A wonderful dive, located in the University District.

Decor: A shuffleboard table, loads of cheap wood paneling, and in the bathrooms, walls decked with sizeable holes.

Scene: A crowd of grizzled men growing belligerent while watching a baseball game.

Author Yann Martel's shipwreck survival tips: To render a fish paralyzed, press its eyeballs; avoid consuming bird blood; don't surrender to excessive sweating; and to quell your thirst, suck on a button.

Happy hours: Mon and Fri 4–7 pm; Tues, Thurs, Sat-Sun 2 pm–2 am. As for Wed: Those are "Kill the Keg" nights, starting at 7 pm and going on "indefinitely."

Happy-hour drink specials: Sun $5 PBR pitchers, Thurs $2.50 Jack Daniel's drinks, Fri $3 Foster's Oil Cans, and much more (drink specials vary daily).

Happy-hour food specials: $2 hot dogs.