State Restaurant

I don't understand the dislike for this place. I've been here a few times, to be honest they were not during peak hours. I've gone here once or twice after work for happy hour and I've come here to eat a few times on the weekends. I was also there once for a Bears game which was fun.

They have a crap load of t.v.s, but they also do my pet peeve; play awful music during commercial breaks (I don't know why I just hate it). I've never had bad service there, I don't remember it being world class but I've never had a complaint.

The food is very food. While there on Sunday, I had the quinoa salad, which was huge but good. I also had the French onion soup, again good but I wasn't expecting that big of a portion, but man was it good! I am not complaining about the size, I just wouldn't have ordered so much. But I got to bring the salad to work Monday. I've also had some of their sandwiches and Panini's, which are always good. They also have a pretty large tap beer selection. I am not a big beer guy, so a lot of the stuff there, I can't really write about. But they also have a decent selection of booze, which is nice.
Yes, its close to DePaul, yes students go there but it's not like McGee's! Lot of tight t-shirts and spiky hair, you know times can be douchey (is that a word?). Think they also have VIP bottle service there, yeah not at a sports bar.

Great place to watch a game, fun atmosphere and very very good food. I will continue to go back, when I am in the DePaul area.

Awesome dinner / wine night! Even though it was super slammed, we still got excellent service from Sara! 1/2 Price wend. 1/2 price wine = TIP YOUR SERVER ACCORDING TO REGULAR PRICES!

Simply referred to as State, is an upscale bar located right on DePaul campus where you'll find a great mix of young professionals and college students. With an identity of a sports bar, State has a full menu that competes with popular all American restaurants in quality and price.

Even though restaurant is in its name, it'll probably won't be your top choice for dinner. Instead, it's most likely that you'll be meeting a group of friends for drinks or to watch the game. But because it's more than a typical sports bar, the food and beer selection is much better than what you would normally expect. After several rounds, you can't help but order something to munch on. Popular items are  1/2 pound burgers on a pretzel roll, sweet potato fries, and flatbreads. It was a Thursday night so they had $5 deals on burgers and all drafts with an extensive menu featuring well over 50 types of beers.

For only $5, I tried several that I've never heard of or seen before. Much better than your typical overpriced Miller products that you would expect from bars in the area. For the location, State does an excellent job of offering what you want without the added premium - at least for the weekdays. On the evenings, it's your typical overly crowded Lincoln Park bar.