Bradys Sports Bar At JP Dempsey’s On State Street Still Waiting To Open

By Jack Kramer, Correspondent

NEW HAVEN, CT – The owners of Bradys Sports Bar at JP Dempsey’s on State Street hope their long anticipated opening is near.

In a Facebook message Sandy and Mike Sutilia said they are hoping to have their “final inspection” this coming Monday.

“Nothing else to do, had our first staff meeting and training,” said the Sutilias. “We are all very excited but sitting on our hands right now.”

The owners had hoped to be opened weeks ago but ran into problems with work that needed to be done in the renovated kitchen, they said. That work has been done – and now the city of New Haven just has to clear the restaurant for opening.

The new owners already run one of the more popular, award-winning sports bars in Fairfield County.

Sandy Sutilia described her family as “big Patriots fans,” hence the name “Brady” for the sports bar – and said they’ve been hoping to buy the State Street restaurant for the past few years and things fell into place recently.

She said the restaurant “will be a great sports bar, with nine wide screen TVs, great bar service, burgers and wings.”

She said the State Street restaurant will be identical in style to a restaurant the family owns and runs in Redding – the Lumberyard Pub & Sports Bar, an award-winning restaurant.