This club is intended for mature audiences.
The new Kings Lounge at 105 N. Geddes St. has a full-service bar. It has a “bistro” kitchen and dining areas. There’s a nice big dance floor. It offers trivia nights, game nights, ladies nights, sports on the TVs and special parties.
It’s been attracting crowds during its “soft opening” period for the past few weeks. Then it had its ‘‘grand opening” on Halloween.
But it’s not just any crowd.
“We are inclusive,” said co-owner Christina Stevens. “We welcome everyone. But, yes we are looking for a certain type of crowd.”
The word Stevens and her co-owner and cousin Starlett Rice use in promoting the club is “mature.”
That doesn’t necessarily refer to age, although Stevens and Rice suggest it’s a place where people who are “30-plus” might feel comfortable. It also refers to the way they expect their customers to act.
“I respect you when you come in,” Stevens said. “I want you to respect my place, my business that I worked hard for.”
All that means is the Kings Lounge is a place to have fun, but not for letting things get out of control.
Kings Lounge is in the building near the intersection of North Geddes and Erie Boulevard West that was previously home to Rain Lounge, one of the best-known gay bars in the city. Rain closed in January after struggling during the Covid pandemic.
Kings Lounge is not a gay bar, though some people who have stopped in have asked about that, Stevens said.
But Stevens repeats: Everyone is welcome, as long as they respect the club and each other.
Both Stevens, who grew up in Rochester, and Rice, who is from Syracuse, have day jobs: Stevens works as a mental health counselor for ARISE. Rice is a nurse.
They chose to try to run a business of their own to help support the local community.
‘’We wanted to try something different,” Stevens said, “I wanted to have a business and give back to the community. We plan to host parties and events to make that happen.”
And Kings Lounge offers a little something for everyone.
“You can have a drink, have some food, dance, watch football, do trivia,” Stevens said. “It’s a little bit of everything.”
Kings Lounge, a new nightclub/bistro that opened at 105 N. Geddes St. in Syracuse. (Don Cazentre photo)
Kings Lounge has a small kitchen that offers what Stevens calls a bar or bistro menu. The menu ranges from burgers to fried chicken, with mozzarella sticks, a chicken wing dip, fried Oreos, fried dough and more thrown in.
It will also features Soul Food Sundays, with full dinners you can enjoy while watching the full slate of games.
The full bar includes several specialty cocktails. They include the Code Enforcer (Crown Apple with tequila and mixers), the King (bourbon and grapefruit juice) and the Candy Bowl, a mix of vodka, moscato and Blue Curacao that can be garnished with sweets like Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids.
Friday and Saturday are “club nights,” where DJ Kid Solo will spin the tunes.
“He’s great,” Stevens said. “He never plays the same song twice and he really adjusts the choices to fit the crowd.”
For Stevens and Rice, Kings Lounge is set up to be the place where people can just relax and enjoy the vibe.
“I came here (Syracuse) six years ago, and I kept looking for a place where I wanted to go,” Stevens said. “I was looking for a place where I felt comfortable enough to hang out for a while or all night. That’s what I wanted and I hope that’s the kind of place we have here.”
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Don Cazentre writes for NYup.com, syracuse.com and The Post-Standard. Reach him at dcazentre@nyup.com, or follow him at NYup.com, on Twitter or Facebook.
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