Bar Louie might have the best happy hour around.  Well, at least for food.  From 4 – 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, Louie offers 10 of their full size appetizers at half off, including items such as Mexican dip trio, spinach dip, bruschetta and sloppy joe sliders.  All draft beers are $1 and house wines are $4.  You can literally fill up on $6…I did it once with a Dos XX and chicken quesadilla.

I’ve always liked Bar Louie because, even though it’s a chain restaurant, it doesn’t feel like one.  The wide open space and dark booths make it feel more upscale, thought the prices reflect other, cheesy chain restaurants, like Chilis.

Bar Louie has three Colorado locations: one at the Streets at Southglenn, one up north at the Shops at Stapleton Northfield and a third at Westminster Prominade.