Brick City Bar and Grill, Newark

The aromas of wings slathered in pomegranate sauce and homemade fettuccini alfredo just emerging from the kitchen fills the air inside Brick City Bar and Grill. Diners settle in to "half-moon booths" and peer over at the "plasma screens behind the granite bar" described by NJ.com. A wall of water enclosed in glass separates the restaurant and bar, where red lighting on the ceiling illuminates hardwood floors, wooden tables, and exposed brick walls below. Twenty draft beers fill glasses, while screens above let guests keep up with sports and the latest changes in coaches' hairstyles. A classic rock soundtrack energizes the room until midnight Sunday–Wednesday and 1 a.m. Thursday–Saturday.