Published August 28, 2009
You Rule
Hollywood's New Nightclub Empire
In the planet's most powerful sovereign regions—you know, like the Cahuenga Corridor—the man
with knowledge is king.
So we thought you'd want to be the first to know that the next all-out-blowout nightclub has
arrived—
Empire is now open in Hollywood.
Risen from
the ashes of Sugar, Empire is founded upon a patented only-in-Hollywood manifesto of vodka bottles and
table-dancing. Past the entrance cabana and the ventilated smoking room within, you'll find the
coliseum-style dance floor surrounded with tiered booths, two rustic bars and Greek columns. (Think the
Parthenon meets
Saturday Night Fever.) We like the seats in back, cloaked in darkness under the DJ
booth.
Owner Steve Marlton (Apple) has brought in various promoters to man the doors—tonight, for instance,
is a Bench Warmer "Back to School" party, where guests should come bearing school supplies. Down the road,
there's a surfer's night in the works, and a Brazilian Night launching Wednesdays later in September.
The Brazilians, of course, are proud rulers of the Bikini Dynasty.
VITALS
Empire
1716 N. Cahuenga Blvd
(N. of Hollywood)
Hollywood
Los Angeles, CA 90028
323-836-0854
official website