Happy Valley Brewing Company

137 Elmwood St, State College
(814) 234-4406

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Chenoa Tremblay

Friendly staff, fast service, and comfortable environment.

Lori Metzgar

Had lunch here today, very disappointing!!! Asked to add lettuce to a sandwich and waitress said she would asked, however, they don’t normally change anything. She was correct, Chef Misty said no they can’t add it. Wow, to the customer service! Had to order a side salad for lettuce. Then, ordered espresso martinis and they were clear, which obviously wasn’t correct and had to send those back. We will not be returning!

EMADFOCO

They have changed their short rib nachos. They no longer give ample amounts of meat or pepperoncinis. Just look at some old pictures of the nachos on google reviews and compare to what you get today. Plus, these people up-charge the smallest things like $1.50 for a few pickles on our burger. It’s obvious what matters most to this owner, and it’s not the customer.

Ann Casap

Great beer, great service!

Tony Grodzki

Great atmosphere, amazing food and super friendly / knowledgeable staff. Our server, Raylee, was amazing! Super friendly, professional and helped us pick out some menu items. Overall I highly, HIGHLY recommend trying this place out.... 👍👍👍 A+++

Candace Hoffman

Super disappointed. A frozen burger. Really? When charging for fresh food, serve it.

Brian Welch

Disappointing. The atmosphere was nice and our waitress was pleasant. The beer was just okay. Not bad but nothing special. The food was not very good. They clearly do not know what a smashburger is. The whole point of a smashburger is to take a patty and SMASH it on the grill to create a crispy exterior. Their smashburger is simply a thin frozen beef patty cooked normally on a roll that’s way too big for the tiny amount of beef on it. They are using a popular term to sell a really cheap and undersized burger. I have had better burgers at fast food restaurants and I hate fast food. The onion rings were not great. Too much breading and one bite all of it falls off the onion. Needless to say, we will not be back.

Alex Peluso

Excellent service and a great time! Had a terrific server Matthew! Could not have been more happy! Definitely recommend the burger!!!

Ann Marie Bomba

Lunch was subpar. Chipotle Chicken sandwich was overcooked and lacking chicken .Foccacia bread was stale. Sadly…We won’t go back.

Jeff Giacobello

It's 2025, if you're not going to be open, update online. Especially in a poo dunk area like this, people have to drive a while to get here. Do better.

Julie Hadesty

Awesome place, good beer and food and Lisa is so fun!!

Jeffrey Ellis

Cool decor, especially the murals on the high ceilings. Waitress was friendly and attentive. The food was good but not great, as was the bock beer I got. We (three of us) ordered an onion ring appetizer to share and there were only six onion rings. Seemed rather overpriced for the quality of food, too.

Cris Case

I’m really disappointed in how the manager behaved after we waited an hour and a half for our food! Here’s what happened…

My sister reserved an area for our large party to eat after my nephews graduation. There were 28 of us so they split us into 3 tables. No problem, we knew we had a big party and were fine sitting at different tables because they were right next to each other. We arrived at 11:30, there were barely any patrons in the restaurant, but it started to get busy after we ordered. After about 30 minutes one of our tables (of about 10 people) gets their food. We figure the remaining 18 should be coming out. Mind you, 9 of those meals were kids meals of either chicken tenders, pizza and a burger. Another 20 minutes pass by and still no food. We ask the waitress to check on it and she says she’ll bring out anything that is ready. We asked if she could bring the kids meals out because they were hungry. She goes back to the kitchen and comes back empty handed. Said it’s still being worked on. Another 20 minutes go by. The people who got their food in our party were already finished eating! My BIL goes to find a manager to ask what may be the hold up. We had at this point waited almost an hour after the first group got their food. And as we were waiting, two tables of 6 people each right next to us, all ordered, ate and left!

Finally the manager comes over…actually she couldn’t be bothered to come over to our table. Instead, she stood around the corner with her hands on her hips, looking irritated and says, “You do know we have a downstairs too right? And we are really busy. You see that right? Your ticket is next.” No ‘I’m sorry for the wait.’ No, ‘We appreciate your patience, we know it’s taking a while’. No acknowledging that the children were crying and asking why everyone else got their food even those that arrived well after us. Nothing. Just attitude and rudeness. The waitress was sweet and we told her none of it was her fault and that we just wished her manager was not rude to us because we dare inquired why half our party got their food a whole hour ahead of us? If Lisa, the manager is reading this. You probably shouldn’t be in customer service.

CrumbNumb

Best burgers I’ve ever had, demolished that thing.

Lawrence Peabody

The beers were all really good the food was just ok at best. The burger patties are small and look prebought but maybe the patties are made? We got the gruyere grilled cheese and the cheese wasn't even melted. The wings were good, we asked for well done, next time I will say extra well done but the flavor was great. One person got the half chicken entree and loved it. The atmosphere and vibe was good. In the future this is a beer and app place made I will try the chili or some simple stuff.

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