the end

I wanted to leave the message that Desi sent out here on the blue line. As part of my own narrative, seeing the end of Poleng Lounge leaves a sting in my heart.

It has been all thunder, lightening, and rain this January 19Th. I count my blessings today and try my hardest to smile at the small things. "Rain on me..." three words that have been floating in my mind. What do they say again about the rain? Ah yes. When it rains..... it........ ::sigh::

It certainly does.

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DAWN OF A NEW DAY

Change happens quickly in the new year, and change happens unexpectedly. Today, I have the unfortunate duty to announce the wind down of Poleng Lounge. 2009 was a rough year and 2010 promises to be a better year. With that in mind, we're packing our bags and saying goodbye to 1751 Fulton St. and on to new projects across the Bay Area and beyond.

In 3.5 years, we took a legendary night club space and transformed it into our vision of a 3rd space for people of like minds to mingle and enjoy loose leaf tea, exotic asian street food, artisan cocktails, and the best of underground music and nightlife. To our surprise we racked up critical acclaim for our take on asian food (in particular Filipino). We were quickly named one of the Top 10 restaurants in 2006 and remained in the Top 100 a few years afterwards.

Most importantly, we made lifelong friends along the way! We have co-workers, dj's and promoters that we think of as family, and a whole host of vendors, foodies, neighbors, and supporters we'll surely miss.

Last call for food is this Sunday, 1/17/10. We'll be running 1/2 off Wine, Sake, and Shochu all week or until we run-out.

Last call for Drinks and Nitelife is Sunday, 1/31/10. Stay tuned for our schedule of month long closing parties.

Thanks for all the support.

Desi Danganan

desi@polenglounge.com

co-founder