When stepping into The Vanguard, you may feel like you've traveled back in time to a 1940s wartime factory.

The new Harrison bar and restaurant is decked with plush, vintage furnishings, a 60-seat bar, artwork of factory workers, and antique Americana decor. It's owned by Thomas and Dean Maroulakos, the two brothers behind The Barrow House in Clifton and Cowan's Public in Nutley.

The Vanguard incorporated re-purposed factory windows and reclaimed bricks and foundry floors.

"We spend a lot of time and effort to make things look old," said Thomas Maroulakos.

Executive chef Rob Stephan is whipping up crabcake BLTs ($19), scallops and linguine ($26) and an Asian noodle bowls ($19) for hungry diners. The cocktails are tiki-inspired.

Here's a first look at The Vanguard in Harrison.

The Vanguard is at 300 Somerset St., Harrison; thevanguardharrison.com.

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