State Street Bar

I liked the place because eveyone seems friendly to me.  The bartender, a young
very attractive gal, was so nice and funny and on top of things.  Think her name started
with a G
I will return

While I've dabbled in my "seedy" establishments, this one unfortunately tops them all...warning, if you like to have fun and spend money at an establishment, avoid this place at all costs!  My wife and I, along with (4) other friends that are in the mid 30's stopped by after having dinner at the Red Light in town off state street, next to Pepper Sisters, boy, what a mistake.  Please, make sure to avoid this place at all costs!   It may appear like the :old beaver" but in reality it's filled with a bunch of BS.  Granite the drinks are cheap...but in the long run, is it really worth your time and money to hang out a place and be kicked out for "having fun"?  My wife and I, along with (4) other mid 30 somethings were enjoying a couple of pitchers of beer and some pool, when the bartender slammed water on our table and said, "you are cut off".  We laughed and thought this was a joke, considering we had just bought (2) pitchers and (4) shots equaling approximately $50 and that was the extent of our evening.   Needless to say, things went downhill quickly when the bartendress with black hair said that other patrons were complaining and we were kicked out.   She called the cops and without any explanation, she was calling the police and we needed to exit immediately.  In the 37 years I've been on this planet and 16 of them I've participated in drinking alcohol, I've NEVER been treated so poorly before and would advise that anyone/everyone stay away from this place.  I'm not new to Yelp, but very rarely find it necessary to write a review that has treated me and or my friends/family so poorly.  STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE and make sure to tell your friend and family the same!  Even though the new Beaver isn't the same as the "old" there are SO MANY other better places in town, than State Street Bar.  It takes a lot for me to write a negative review, hopefully the owner (Brian) see's this and make the necessary adjustments to make this a ordinary "college bar" with poor service, to a better than average bar, serving the people of Bellingham.  STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS...the Horseshoe provide better service at half the cost and the Red Light, Green Frog, Etc...will provide you with a much better experience in Bellingham.  Thanks for nothing State Street...so disappointed..

What looks like the Beaver, smells like the Beaver, but is no longer the Beaver?  The State Street Bar!

This location was home to the Beaver Inn bar (my favorite watering hole when I lived here) for 40 years.  The owner purchased a building a few blocks away on Holly St. and took the 'Beaver Inn' business there, but for now he is also running the older establishment with virtually no changes other than the new moniker.  I was actually a bit shocked at how little this place had changed since the last time I was in a few years ago-- I had thought that a new name would mean a new business, ownership, etc. and had expected to find the place thoroughly cleaned and redecorated.  This is absolutely not the case (to my delight)!  The State Street Bar looks and smells just as funky as the 'ol Beav, and they still serve PBR drafts and deep fried dill pickles.  Win!

The biggest difference I noticed on the evening that I stopped by was how empty the place was, but then again it was on a weeknight and between sessions at nearby Western Washington University.  The thing that really amused me, though, is that the one customer at the bar when I arrived was the same guy who had served me drinks at the *new* Beaver the night before and on countless other occasions at this very location: Don the bartender!  Guess that guy just couldn't stay away.  Me either!

Pool tables in the back, dart board, air hockey table, jukebox, lots of seating, a few TVs, low ceilings and the reek of fried food, spilled beer, and years of tobacco smoke.  Feels like home :)