STRONGBOX LOUNGE IS OPENED AGAIN WITH A NEW LOOK & MENU
StrongBOX was redesigned by The Nouveau Image design and consulting team. “The space needed to open up. The new design will free up the space and also make people more comfortable. I really like the new colors and new decor. It feels like a whole new place and the perfect setting to go with friends for drinks and good music.”-Michelle Miller, CEO
The space is open for business after the VIP party for the Grand Re-opening was shut down for a mix up with permits on April 7, and a lack of food menus…all of this has been resolved. StrongBOX was 100% up to code on State standards but had a very small mix up with a city rule. A few small changes and a revaluation of the space by city workers got Strongbox re-opened the following week, April 16 with a clean bill.
Tonight the Cool Kid’s Reggie Barry & Jackim “Jackie” Wright will be throwing down their popular Tuesday Night Party. To get in on the action, you have to know the right people. Tell them PhillyChitChat sent you, maybe it will help out. (Dropping Brett Perloff’s name won’t help as he sold his interest in the club last year. Someone didn’t realize that when they lifted parts of my blog for their site last week.)
I love the new designs, the peach color, the mirrors and lowering the VIP wall has certainly made the space fresh and spacious.
So now when you get the late night munchies, you can order a personal pizza, hot dog of chicken fingers to satisfy your cravings.
I have never had a $5 hotdog. Must be good! Mmmmm. Hotdogs. Mmmmmm.
please stop talking about the Strongbox
3 posts in 3 months seems to be a bit much
You think it would be, but they were closed by L&I, now they've opened again and they have a menu. There's a couple stories going on here, and surprisingly you can't see it. One being that they originally opened as a snobby VIP club, that concept failed, the original partners then parted ways, someone else becomes the majority owner, re-brands it, the place becomes whopping huge with an overflow new demographic crowd, now it is a VIP crowd cause everyone is clamoring to get in, they renovate to reflect a new crowd, gone is the S&M Chains, in comes the Hennesey coolness and then L&I closed it based on a license that says they are a restaurant acting as a nite club. As I recall Monkey Bar didn't serve food. It's interesting you can't see the significance in the blog entries.
seems like everything perloff touches turns to shit… strongbox has been brutal since the opening day. the cool kids seem to really be pushing this place hard. even if they got half the door how much cake could they be possibly making. the joint only holds a max capacity of 100, and don't let the fire marshall find out there's more cause they will close the box done. i'm guess another three months, and the neighbors with the serious cheddar have the placed closed, and down goes another mogul in the making.
I think the place looks great and "ANONYMOUS" is such a downer. Philadelphia really needs more night life. The city is full of young professionals who want to have places to go. I say good for them. The pictures looks great and I can't wait to check it out.
I decided to delete a few comments. I don't understand why people feel it's necessary to bad mouth me or others, just don't read my site. I don't have advertisements so it's no big deal if I lose a reader or two or 100 or a thousand. I do this for fun, if you think I should cover something you think is interesting send me an email and I will consider it. Thanks, Hughe
ignore the bad comments HughE!!! i think it's interesting and want to read about "new" places opening, or re-opening…whatever…
just like you said: dont come to this site, just dont read it then…
keep writing about this stuff for the thousands who are interested! 😉
Right HughE! I am no Tamburino fan, but I simply don't read what I don't want to read! It's tough for you to write a blog EVERY day! I think Anonymous probably just has a grudge with Strongbox and its owner. Or maybe he's having a bad week. It's not you. Keep up the good work!
Maybe the haters would rather you stayed in with them on Saturday night and report their TV and hair washing habits.