308 On State

First time visiting and I have to say this is the newest, best bar in town! 3 levels which offers a lounge, sport bar restaurant and dance club… Juli the bartender makes a great Martini! $ 2 drink specials and only a few blocks from campus…

Super Bowl 50: joined 3 other couples for the Super Bowl at 308 this past Sunday. When we were there from 3pm to about 6, we were the only ones in the bar-​upstairs or downstairs.
We were able to stay in the lounge part of the upstairs. Joe the bartender, provided great service. Drinks were priced well and the appetizers that we worsened with above average «bar food». (Wings, chips, HUGE pretzel).
Very spacious upstairs with good sound for the TVs. Only problem was that the two televisions in the South of the bar area were about 1.5 seconds ahead of the other ones so the overhead sound didn’t quite match the screen on a couple of the TVs that were all on the same channel and set to the Super Bowl.
Only issues is the bathroom upstairs. I can’t imagine having a shared bathroom is a good idea if this place is busy. There are multiple urinals and one bowl, and the bowl doesn’t have a stall door with it so it’s confusing as to how the restroom is supposed to be used. If you are a male and you go in, you have to lock the door to keep out women but by doing that, no one can use the other toilets that are open. I guess the best way, men or women, is to go as a group ???
We were a group of 30 – 40 year olds and we had a great time. We got a little loud but no one cares and I think this would be a good place on campus to enjoy a football Sunday.
****cant say what it would be like on a college weekend being busy and hanging the basement dance club open****

Absolutely not. My friend ordered — they lost the order. We were all finished eating by the time they showed up with it. They didn’t offer to comp anything for her hour wait (it was a sandwich — come on). My drink was empty most of the visit and no one bothered to ask if I wanted a refill. I waited ten minutes after getting my burger for the waiter to bring ketchup. The burger was supposed to have tomato and no onions — guess which it showed up with? We waited for twenty minutes for our check. Literally. Never again.

Revising my review. I was encouraged to try 308 again, and I’m glad I did. All former concerns completely addressed. This place is popping. Great food, kitchen goes above and beyond. Great service, friendly and on it. Great drink specials and fantastic ambiance. And the music… on point.
Have been a few times now and this is one of the best spots in West Lafayette. Make sure to check out second floor and basement club.

Outstanding service, food, and a new twist on defining what bars SHOULD be like on campus

The bouncer not only denied my legitimate ID, he basically destroyed it trying to determine its validity. I was skeptical of the place the first time I went, but their hiring policies are definitely questionable. Out of staters beware.

If zero was an option I’d pick it. Sat in there and never received service.
We walk in and see all of the first floor tables are taken. A female employee tells us we can go downstairs and sit anywhere. We start looking for how to get downstairs and a male employee comes up to us. We tried to tell him we’re figuring out how to get downstairs and he tells us there is no downstairs, and proceeds to tell us there is only an upstairs but they aren’t allowing anyone to sit up there. A couple stands up from the table right next to us and tells us we can have their table and they walked out. As they were walking out they told us they had been sitting there for 20 minutes and had not gotten any service. Then the group next to them says the same thing and leaves.
We sit down at a dirty table and the male employee tells us he will be right back to wipe it down for us. Meanwhile the female employee keeps walking back-​and-​forth passed us and never asks us if we even want anything to drink. There are maybe 10 tables at most.
The male employee then continues to keep walking past us and we see him bring a couple cheeseburgers up the stairs to whatever event is going on up there. There are about five people we can see working in the kitchen, and didn’t appear to be rushing to cook anything. While we are sitting and waiting we asked the male employee if we can order drinks and he says he will be right back and says they are really busy. As we are sitting there other groups come in and try to go upstairs only to be stopped by the male employee every time. Doesn’t explain why just says people can’t go sit up there. The other group just says OK and leaves because the male employee said sorry we are just super busy. Again I couldn’t even remotely see anything that resembled being busy.
After about 15 to 20 minutes of waiting and being told multiple times that our waiter would be right back because they’re so busy we decide to get up and leave.
This place will go under very quickly if they did not figure out how to do basic food service

Five stars! Great food, atmosphere and staff. This is not just another campus bar. Three floors with distinct characters — the basement dance club, the classy ground floor and the classic upstairs. What sets them apart is the floors are clean, the air is fresh and the food is tasty and well priced. Lots of weekly food and drink specials too. You should give them a try!

This is a newer place and a little out of place in Purdue. Not your typical, dirty and gross bar, which I like. This place is modern, on three floors and has a karaōke room downstairs. It is a good place to go if you are taking someone out and want to keep it classier.

Newest of the campus bars at Purdue. This was my first stop for Breakfast Club shenanigans with my friends as we wanted to give this bar a shot. Ground floor is normal seating, basement had more of a club vibe, theres also an upstairs floor, but it was closed to Breakfast Club revelry so I don’t know what it is like. Overall the bar lacked the tradition (and grime) that other older bars on campus have such as Harry’s or Brother’s, but it was quite clean and had that new bar smell! It is good to see a new bar pop up. I’ll definitely keep this option open when I go back to visit Purdue, but regular bar goers will likely have to test its ambience more than I did.