The Hi-Life | Chow Foods

Smoked Onion Rings

5.50

Quick fried & served with Mama Lil's aioli

PEPPERED GOAT CHEESE

7.50

Pickled asparagus & sweet peppers in tomato ragout with house baked black pepper crackers

Macaroni & Cheese

6.00

Baked en casserole with roasted Anaheims & four cheeses

GUAJILLO RUBBED & GRILLED PORK LOIN

7.50

Jalapeño-cheddar cornbread and a little watercress salad

BBQ Suicide Sliders

6.25

House smoked brisket and pulled pork in big wheel BBQ on pepper jacked buns with cherry bomb slaw

Butcher Block

8.50

House made lamb sausage, ginny onions, gruyere & rye crisps

PANCETTA WRAPPED PRAWNS

8.50

Oven roasted gulf prawns with garlic butter & parmesan

CHOKES & CHIPS

7.50

Beer battered artichoke hearts & waffle chips with pickled radishes

Smoked Northwest Salmon Cakes

7.75

with goathorn peppers, basil aioli & a tiny arugula-fennel salad

Cheesy Baguette

5.25

Stuffed with three fancy cheeses, herbs & baked

Wood Oven Roasted Mussels

10.50

Housemade Italian sausage, slivered garlic & roasted lemon

POTATO-LEEK SOUP

5.25

with house cured bacon & watercress oil

House Salad

5.50

Red wine vinaigrette, green goddess, orange-balsamic or Hi-Life bleu

Caesar Salad

6.25

Romaine with parmesan

Spring Salmon Salad

14.50

Grilled honey Dijon glazed salmon filet over spring greens with Green Goddess dressing, a scatter of toasted pistachios & pickled asparagus

Peppery Greens

7.75

Roasted beets, Pt. Reyes bleu, orange balsamic & salted walnuts

French Onion Soup

7.50

Wood oven baked with crouton & gruyere

BBQ Brisket Sandwich

11.75

12 hour hickory smoked beef, smoked onions, stone ground mustard & mop on a soft bun wtih fries

Lamb Chops

18.50

Smoky paprika rubbed, wood grilled loin chops with maraschino liqueur glaze, parmesan polenta & sautéed spring asparagus

BIG SPRING GOAT CHEESE & RICOTTA RAVIOLI

14.50

with artichoke hearts, roasted tomatoes, oil cured olives, roasted garlic, red pepper flakes & torn basil

Pan Seared Albacore

16.50

Pecan crusted & cooked rare with green beans, fingerling potatoes & orange-balsamic butter

Wood Grilled New York Strip Steak

19.75

12 oz cut, Tutto Calabria-parsley batudo, mashed potatoes & broccolini

PENN COVE MUSSEL & PANCETTA PASTA

14.75

Fettuccini with cilantro, garlic & red pepper flakes in a light cream. Served with garlicky bread

Hickory Smoked Spareribs

16.50

Slow smoked, spicy big wheel bbq, fries & salacious slaw

Wood Oven Roast Chicken

15.75

Spring greens, currant and hearth bread salad, garlic jus.
Please allow 30 minutes

Hamburger

11.75

Wood grilled Painted Hills beef served with fries.
Add cheddar or bleu for a buck

Firehouse Grill Burger

13.50

Chipotle-chile glazed burger, roasted Anaheim, pepper jack & fried egg S.S.U. with fries

Pan Roasted Halibut

17.50

Potato crusted halibut served over fresh tomato ragout with lemony red savoy slaw

Springwich

11.50

Roasted pear & sweet potato planks with Gruyere, ginny onions, watercress & whole grain mustard on Macrina potato roll. Served with spring greens tossed in Green Goddess with toasty pistachios

Nighthawk

10.75

Bacon, andouille link or ham steak & three eggs any style or a seasonal scramble with grill potatoes & fancy toast

Margherita

10.50

Mozzarella, fresh basil, pomodoro sauce

DRUNKEN FIG

11.50

Port bathed figs, Oregonzola, mozzarella, roasted garlic, arugula

HOUSE MADE ITALIAN SAUSAGE

11.25

Basil-pistachio pesto, mozzarella, onions, Tutto Calabria peppers

Pepperoni

10.75

Molinari pepperoni, mozzarella, pomodoro sauce

pan roasted asparagus

5.25

herbed lemon wheels, butter

Sauteéd broccolini

5.25

red pepper flake & garlic

h.t.g. mashed potatoes

3.75

Pan seared green beans

4.00

Spring

Small Plates

Soups & Salads

Main Dishes

Wood Fired Pizza

Sides

Each season we feature a handful of small plates and suppers with a decided seasonal grill take. Take a look at the breakfast, lunch and dinner menus.

Tuesdays in Ballard are now Tuesdays at the Hi-Life

While the official Tuesdays in Ballard is now history, we've had so much fun offering our Happy Hour in the bar all night that we've decided to continue this frivolity.