797 Lounge

Out of Business and not much of a loss.

The only good thing about this place was the outside patio area that you could sit and watch the town go by.

The ownership of  "797 lounge" took this place from a crappy college dive bar i.e. "Sports Cafe" and turned it into a scary bar that brought in all of the out of town thugs who wanted to come a score some college girls. If you enjoyed threats of violence to your person this was your place.

I hope something decent comes back to this location.

Well, it was much better the second time. I had burger sliders (pictured), 6 wings and my friends had various burgers.

The sliders had good meat and cheese, but the buns were way too big for the sliders. I'm not a big fan of eating bread just to funsies. My friends liked their burgers, which were reasonably priced $8.99 + $1 for fries instead of chips.

The wings good, but not cheap. $5 got me six wings of average size. I chose "Fat Tuesday" out of their 30 flavors. Described as cajun with a hint of citrus (see other photo), I could taste the citrus but not much of the cajun. My previous experience with their (gross) Area 51 wings suggests that it's kind of a hit or miss with their sauces.

Overall though, we had a great time. It was a gorgeous day to have lunch outside, and their patio was mostly empty. The waitress was very attentive, and the manager even dropped by to ask us what we thought of their new menu. In short, it's not out of this world amazing, but we'll be back for another summer day.

Pretty good place if you just want to come with a few friends and hangout. They have some good drink specials. Don't come if you're looking for a wild time or anything. This seems to be not as popular as other bars in State College, but good for the money.

Specials-wise, they're cheapest pitcher is bud light currently for $5, and occasionally $1 beer nights, but not often. Reg drafts go for $2 to $2.50 after midnight too. Pretty chill place overall.