State Bar and Grill

Their logo "Nothing Else Like It" couldn't be truer. This is where art deco meets the Jetsons. After passing under the copper awning at 118 State Street, which is only a half block from the capitol, you are instantly amazed at what unfolds… a beautiful, handbuilt mahogany and walnut bar that runs the full length of the first level.



One can legitimately argue whether or not State Street needs another bar and grill. After seeing the interior of the new State Bar & Grill, however, one may ask if all the others are ready to live up to the new aesthetic.

Schmock has gutted the former Funny Business Comedy Club from floor to roof, sandblasting the Cream City brick walls down to their essence. A multi-leveled, railed, second floor loft type of arrangement has been constructed over the main floor, which fans out toward the back into a surprisingly large area.

Above the second floor loft hangs a white ceiling with some fairly dramatic recessed lighting, the likes of which we haven't seen before. Three large, unobstructed windows look out from the second floor onto State Street.