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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Strongbox taking a breather

The Rittenhouse Square lounge Strongbox, which opened at 2029 Walnut St. in March, is closed for regular business till Labor Day, says owner Brett Perloff.

"Due to a few factors including the annual exodus to the shore of our clientele, the current economic state and our venue becoming more and more popular for private events, we have decided ... to take advantage of the slowdown in order to complete renovations and tweaking of our product," he said in an e-mail. The club was closed last Saturday night.

Perloff, whose company Perl Media is handling nightlife promotions in Atlantic City's Chelsea Hotel with Premiere Hospitality Group, said Strongbox is available for private parties and special events. Thursday night, he is running a victory party for regular customer Brian Lemke, who last week won the $5,000 buy-in, no-limit hold 'em event at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
Posted by Michael Klein @ 6:28 PM  Permalink | 8 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:16 AM, 06/18/2009
    Hi friends such nice article. your this very learn full and very entertaining thanks...:):) ------------------ attorney--attorney
    — MarkJones123
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:30 AM, 06/18/2009
    How could this place fail in 3 months with such an elitist, ridiculous concept..... Subject: A Message From STRONGBOX Hello and thank you for taking the time to hear our mission. We have set out to create a place - a nightlife experience - that does not yet exist in this city. At the outset, we realized that the most important element to accomplish the ultimate nightlife experience is not the size of the venue, the lights on the wall, or the complexity of the specialty cocktails. While all of those things are important - and rest assured, we have payed close attention to layout, design and cocktails - they are simply not the MOST important. The single most important factor is, without a doubt……….the people. With that in mind, our venue will be hypersensitive when deciding who will pass through the door each night. While the standards may be higher on a Saturday than a Wednesday, know this: There will always be standards. We understand and champion the notion that our product is very much about who you are standing next to and who you can see from across the room. It’s about knowing that when you arrive, you are at Philadelphia’s elite social ground zero. It’s imperative to provide an atmosphere where our guests feel comfortable networking, flirting and celebrating because of the people they are doing so with. There will be no compromise. Sometimes luxury isn’t about material things but rather the experience. And the luxury of this experience won’t be about the label on the bottle you are drinking but rather the people you are drinking that bottle with. Tonight welcome to STRONGBOX.
    — phila1
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:47 AM, 06/18/2009
    Um, can we get a translator for MarkJones123. Thanks!
    — Professor Smart E. Pants, PhD.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:50 PM, 06/19/2009
    WEAKBOX writes the other column on this page.
    — mick314
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:46 AM, 06/25/2010
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    — erik6484
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:22 PM, 06/28/2010
    Its time for break for strong box can we know when its going to be available again. ============ Roger -http://www.socalbronze.com
    — aries1984


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Michael Klein, the editor/producer of philly.com/Food, writes about the local restaurant scene in his Inquirer column "Table Talk." Have a question? Email it! See his Inquirer work here.
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