Great ambiance, outstanding service, and an overall amazing experience! The staff was incredibly friendly, attentive, and professional from start to finish. We reserved a section for my wife's birthday, ordered food and hookah, and had an incredible time. The DJ was phenomenal, the music kept the energy up all night, and the vibe was perfect. Everyone in our group had a fantastic time, and I would absolutely celebrate here again. Highly recommend! A++++ read more

Came pretty early on a Thursday night. Early, you hear me. Lol Music is good. Not the kind of DJ that mixes the music but still a vibe as the theme was The Carters. We start out as the only people here. Place an order. The receipt comes to the table before the food. Hmm. That's different. We wait, for what we thought would be the food. Not the case. The waitress comes back to ask if we're ready to pay. I know you lying! Never have I ever patronized a prepay restaurant/lounge. I'm truly dumbfounded. How does one pay a tab before the food comes. But don't worry, tip wasn't a concern because you better believe they charge a 20% gratuity to EVERY party. "A 20% tip for walking to the table. No food, no water. Nothing but the bill." Zero lies told. Service was very reflective of the fact that the tab was paid before our food arrived. Rasta Pasta is what I wanted to order. Unfortunately this traditionally vegan dish has dairy in the spicy jerk Alfredo sauce. I ordered the 3 side options: rice, French fries and green beans. The food came out in to go containers. Can't lie, my food was tasty! Had no clue what the rice would be because there wasn't a description. Rice was definitely my favorite. Cooked to perfection and the seasonings were delightful. Because of the consistency, the rice was directly on aluminum foil inside of the container. Green beans were fresh and seasoned really well. Most people don't give much attention to sides, but the chef did an amazing job! Fries were good too! Love ordered Josephine Sliders with fried salmon. Came with fries and he said his food was really good. A slight hesitation ordering salmon, but was glad he did. As the night went on, there were a few times where the DJ got some mixes in. Majority of the time she was playing back to back songs. Either way, I'm a fan because there selection of music was on point. Super chill vibe. Hookah is available if you like. Overall: DJ was great. Food was fantastic. Customer Service is severely lacking and very so reflected the fact that we had to prepay. Love's final statement: "We can come pick up food, but ain't staying in here." Lol. read more

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I've been coming to Josephine Lounge for over 10 years, and I've even had a couple of my birthday parties here. Fun fact--I remember when Mix Master David was getting started, so that should tell you how long I've been coming. The music is always on point, especially the Afrobeats nights, but they switch it up depending on the night. If you're looking for good food, hookah, great vibes, and plenty of room for a section, Josephine is definitely the spot. read more

As a long time Josephine customer I must say that there has definitely been a huge shift. A shift for the good. Reminds me of the good old Josephine days. Great diverse atmosphere, music, food and the service has definitely been better than ever. I know for some time Josephine was known for a Hip Hop spot but that's no longer. Come experience this new Josephine you won't regret it. Oh and another thing people are dancing again!! Come shake a leg! read more

The owner is very pleasant and very hospitable! Great staff. I love coming to Josephine with my friends!! It's safe & a good time!

The best lounge in Brookhaven! Shisha and drinks are amazing and the food is delicious.

Came frim San Diego California for a birthday celebration. We had a wonderful time. Security was great. The bartenders were beautiful and great attitudes. Great service. The atmosphere was amazing good vibes. We were out of towers and had no problems or issues. Love this place will come again when I visit ATL again for sure read more

Josephine Lounge - At the bar another round - Lounges Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

This place was not lit no floor to dance so u have to stand on the seats to dance. They charge a 30 dollar cover to get in with no where to seat if u don't buy a section/table while serving watered down lemon drops for $20 bucks!! Don't waste ur time!!! read more

Had my 46th there and it was a time. Section was $100 a bottle, hookah, wings, slice of cake I didn't get and good music. The staff was please t and respectful. read more

Me and my friends went to Josephine Lounge on Thursday night. We had the seafood boil and the flavors were amazing! One of the best seafood boils in Atlanta and it's at a lounge. We also tried the Honey Ranch wings and they were so good. The wings were crispy and good. The service was wonderful, the servers were attentive and made sure we had what we needed. The vibes and music were amazing, but the karaoke is what made the night fun. We will definitely be back! read more

The club is ok not to many complaints there but its the food for me the wings are the worst in Georgia ... not only are they trash but they dont even be all the way done they be extra soggy and wet its no excuse to have trash ass wings like this im actually offended honestly i would never order wings there again tbh read more

Josephine Lounge - Buffalo wing from josephine lounge - Lounges Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

I like Josephine lounge. My birthday was on a Friday and they gave me a free section with free champagne and hookah. I enjoyed the food there as well. Josephine is the spot to be Sunday nights FYI read more

We went to Josephine Lounge to celebrate my friend's birthday Friday night. Typically, the cover for this location is free for ladies (sometimes free for everyone) before 11 PM, and $20 after 11 PM. Last Friday, they were charging $30-$40 to get in due to an unknown "celebrity guest" that was performing. We always check Eventbrite in advance before going because you can register for free entry tickets or prepay to save money on the cover at the door. We ended up saving $10 per person by using the Eventbrite tickets. It took a few minutes for the staff at the door to verify our tickets, but there was no issue with redeeming them. After our experience this weekend, I would not recommend that you pay to get in here, period. The place is spacious with lots of seating. We did notice that our booth had some torn "leather". They encourage bottle service, but it is not required. When you arrive early, you can sit in a section for free if you order food, drinks and/or hookah. This is what we usually do because we tend to order a drink or two per person, food and at least one hookah. Our server was a sweetheart! However, we were shocked to see that the prices have went up since the pandemic. Hookah is $77, when it used to be $40. Wings and fries are $15 for 8 wings, when it used to be $11 for a 10 piece (the fries used to be an additional $3-$5). The lemon pepper wings are good, and I do recommend them if you order food. I like that they deliver the food in closed to go boxes (pandemic-friendly). The beef suya is AWFUL now! They charged $14 for a small (think American Deli side of fries size) box of "SUYA" that has absolutely no seasoning (salt) and a little bit of white onions and red peppers. It tasted like unseasoned beef. It used to be $11, a larger portion and seasoned to perfection. A Voss bottle of water was $7 now (it used to be $4) and they do not let you order free tap water with your food! The margaritas are $16 (they used to be $13). The music selection was mostly r&b hits, rap and Tiktok Challenge hits, but the djay kept cutting off the good songs after 15 - 30 seconds of play all night. It was annoying. He DID NOT pick up on the audiences' reaction to his music selections. The "celebrity guest" artist and his entourage (of like 40 people) came in after 1 AM to "perform" for us. It was underwhelming. The artist threw between $50 - $100 in ones on the floor, and I proudly scooped up about $30 myself while dancing because he did it near the section that we were in. Some of the servers and bottle girls were RUDE to us after this! A random waitress came over to me and said "That's my tip", so I gave her some of the money back, although I know that she was lying. My thing is this! Josephine is not a strip club, so I am sure the artist would not disrespectfully throw an actual tip on the ground as he was "rapping". The man threw the money to the crowd, so why LIE and say that it is your tip. The lounge and employees are clearly pressed for money and it shows, respectfully. Then, we were gifted two bottles from other people that we met that night, because we are social and friendly. One girl that was also celebrating her birthday and two men that paid for bottle service and invited us to sit with them in paid sections and they left early and gave us their bottles. It happens. A waitress took my friend's open bottle of Hennessey and told her that she could not keep it because the guy that paid for the section left. It did not make sense with that reason. You cannot resell the open liquor, and after the other waitress wanted me to give her money that was clearly up for grabs by anyone in reach, it made me realize that the place is going downhill fast. Also, one of the servers dropped my leftover food, making it spill on the floor, so I was not able to take home the food that I paid for and did not finish. I am not sure if it was an accident or not because I did not see it fall, but after the other two encounters, I wouldn't be surprised. Overall, I recommend that management have a discussion with their servers, bottle girls and staff about customer service ASAP. They should consider bringing back International Fridays with the lit DJAYs because both djays were not hitting AT ALL. It was not just us that felt this way. I was talking to a girl in the restroom who came from Texas to celebrate her best friend's bday after reading Yelp reviews and bought a section. They did not enjoy themselves either for similar reasons including the music. I would love to see this fixed, so that we can come back and enjoy the vibes and not feel like we overpaid for a mediocre experience. The Caribbean music/Afrobeat was IT. Maybe this was a bad night, but IDK. I have been coming here for years and the difference was not good. I am not sure if it is the pandemic that caused changes or the new staff. We made the most of the experience, because we know how to have fun regardless. I hope they improve soon. read more

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Mondays crab leg special $10. Come early enough you can get a free section. My date & I sat at a table..not section & still charged gratuity! Only up side for me was karaoke. Service was spotty as we had to keep finding the server. $5 drinks were less than a shot. I expect this from a wanna be fancy club but on a Monday?? I doubt I'll drive this way again. read more

Josephine Lounge - Gratuity ridiculous.. Then they want a tip too! - Lounges Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Came to visit from California with friends & family . We gotten a section due to the large crowd here at Josephine's Lounge paid the money got our alcohol & Hookah. Not even a hour into being there bottle girl Nakitta came to let us know we have to leave because someone paid more for our section . When and how is that possible? If a section is sold it's sold !!!!! We then asked for the owner she brought over someone who was NOT the owner and also moved us to a section by the trash can next to the exit door totally disrespectful .... We were treated very horrible here . I personally believe that what we paid was pocketed and the section was already paid for by the people who ended up showing up and Nikki thought they weren't going to show up . I would never come back here nor recommend ANYONE to visit this lounge. If I could give no stars I definitely would . read more

They advertise everyone is free before 11, but they still charged our group of 5 $20 per person. That alone should have made us not want to stay and spend money but we decided to give them a try anyway *eye roll. Then the ho od rat bartender with b b l screamed at us to move out of the way so the couple that purchased a $5 hookah can stand at the bar and smoke. So instead of us spending $100 per round of drinks, this place would rather hold space for hookah's that lasts 2+ hours. Not everyone who owns a business knows how to run a business. Stop spending money in "lounges" that charge 500% markup for a bottle of alcohol just so you can sit down. Go to other places ! Edited to correct typo of time correction - 1 to actually 11. Attached is Lyft ride arriving before 11 and no one was in line. And to the owner, thanks for the offer. We won't be returning until there are honest people working the entry door and the bartenders stop acting like we are bothering them by ordering drinks. ( the tiny light skin bartender with long braid, barely made eye contact and never smiled, but she wasn't rude. Probably just needed coffee to wake up ) read more

Josephine Lounge - Arrival before 11pm and still charged $20 per person for group of 5 - Lounges Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

This is a nice spot for various ages, it is a club not a lounge as stated in the name. The music was great; The DJ was killing it ...only reason I gave it 4 stars is because no one really danced and there wasn't much of a dance floor. The bartenders was super nice one even went out of her way to go to get some cherries for me, helpful and sexy; kind of thought I was in a strip club looking at the g string red faux leather body suits.. They played a mix of rap and reggae....Entry fees was $20 and $20 for VIP parking; however the parking lot is large enough to park free *I love that, I hate the idea of paying for parking. There are other clubs in the same plaza as well so you can do a small club hop if you wanted to; I did not try the food, however I did see a few people taking to go boxes Another downside is the only seats they have is for VIP.... * I did see people smoking in there, don't know what they were smoking* *I felt safe* Lots of huge security, not playing any games and the police was also right out side. There were a lot of sexy people in the building including 50 cent... The place was clean given the crowd, including the bathroom; Will return now that I know its close to home. It would be a good place to bring out of towners Dress code is grown and sexy. *Visited on a Saturday night* read more

This is a spot I had been hearing about for a while so on a Saturday night my friends and I came through. Josephine's is located smack dead in the middle of a shopping center off of buford highway. There is Valet parking for $10 or you can park further down in the shopping centers parking lot for free. We arrived around 11pm and it was still free to get in, the place was not crowded at all. The ambience was chic and trendy, I was not expecting such a nice lounge based on the outside appearance, it was a pleasant surprise. The bartender told us if we bought a hookah she could get us a place to sit so we opted to purchase drinks and a hookah and was seated in the middle of the spot near the DJ booth. The DJ played a little bit of everything due to it being international night, I was so confused at times but since I planned on having a good time I just went with it. I heard reggae, soca, hip hop, what sounded like African music, I think I heard some techno and country music as well but don't quote me on the last two. By 1am the place was crowded and even I was on the floor dancing. I didn't get the opportunity to try the food but next time I definitely will. read more

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My friend and I were visiting Atlanta, GA (March 2019). We were recommended to Josephine Lounge since we heard they had a cool vibe, played good music, and most IMPORTANTLY ... serving top-notch food. Service - Woohoo! As Good As It Gets! (5 Stars) Cleanliness - Woohoo! As Good As It Gets! (5 Stars) Seafood - Yes Meats - Yes Vibe - Woohoo! As Good As It Gets! (5 Stars) What was Ordered: Loaded Lobster Fries - Woohoo! As Good As It Gets (5 Stars) - On the real, they probably threw the whole lobster in the fries. They do not skimp on lobster meat. Even though it was dim, you can see the large, chunks of meat. The fries are crispy as well so this is a nice starter. 3 Flavors Chicken Wings - Woohoo! As Good As It Gets (5 Stars) - We have been eating fried chicken all weekend, but these stood out. It was so good we ordered a second order. My friend would not stop talking about how good the wings were. Till this day, she talks about those wings. Girl even considered emailing the chef, Matt, to get the recipe. Overall, this is a really cool place to hangout, have a drink, smoke hookah, listen to good music, and enjoy quality, great food. Southern hospitality is real here because the service was impeccable--very friendly & helpful front and back of house. Locals and out of towners should definitely check this place out. We'll be back for the wings. read more

This was my second time visiting Josephine lounge. I have a great time every visit. In my opinion it's not worth it if you don't get bottle service because of the limited standing area. The line outside was organized and the bouncers were not nasty. The bottle girls were polite and the barbacks did their job to ensure the place was tidy. read more

Excellent vibe ! I ordered wings and fries , great taste! Drinks were excellent too. The booth settings are cool groups and give a feel of privacy while still being in the general setting. Large screens with action like films are all across the lounge giving a cool futuristic feel. Check them out! I will definitely visit this place again read more

I've been here twice and it was amazing on both occasions. It's located in a huge parking lot, so parking is no problem. Security at the door is friendly (and I didn't mind their multiple compliments). You see the bathroom as soon as you walk in, which I took as "Before you proceed HERE'S where you'll go if you can't hold your liquor, can't hold your tongue, or can't hold your weave on!!!". The setup is very open which allows room to get up and dance. There are booths along the wall as well as a few sections with leather couches on the floor with space around them. Further in there's an open dance floor (MORE DANCING !!!!). The DJ is up high in the center of the largest wall. Perfect for the DJ to interact with the crowd. Both times that I went the DJ was the LIFE of the party! He called out people specifically (I was one of them ) and that makes party goers feel good and gets us even MORE into a party mood. I don't drink but my friends had no complaints about their drinks. We also had bottles on ice in our section. And the hookah comes in several flavors from fruity to minty. The servers are beautiful. Nails done. Hair done. Showing just enough boobage . And they stop by the table often to check on you. I went during the week and it looked like a Saturday night. This is great for those of us who usually work weekends. I loved it. My friends loved it. I WILL be returning. read more

Josephine Lounge - You know the turn up is real when the shoes come off. - Lounges Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

This review is for the food The lounge doesn't offer you the run of the mill bar food. They offer lobster fries, $10 seafood boil (!!!), their famous honey ranch wings, shrimp fried rice... My husband order the food to go, he got the seafood boil, shrimp fried rice, and honey ranch wings. *seafood boil consists of snow crab legs, BIG shrimps, potatoes, corn, and egg The sauce is very flavorful and not salty like most seafood places. You can taste all the Cajun spices that you just wanna grab some bread and soak all the sauce *shrimp fried rice was a miss for me, some of the rice was hard and it was a bit too salty for me *honey ranch wings...I've had them before and they are delicious but this time around, it was a disappointment. It was just sweet without any flavor. I was told that they have a new crew and still training so I'll definitely be back to order again read more

Came with my daughter and best friend first server informed us that we can not use a credit card without a chip, then demand we use another card, then they charged gratuity on one item and the sever was like that is how we do it. First of all this should be listed and people would probably tip with better attitude. Server was not friendly and I probably would never come back. Talked to bar staff server never came back awful service.Other service smoking hooka and not serving anyone. Would give zero but food was ok read more

This server is going to Single-handedly shut this place down. She has such a bad attitude and the owner allows it. Don't get me wrong the Owner was very accommodating when he showed up but the fact that he lets her work here with her terrible attitude is beyond me. read more

Josephine Lounge - She has such a bad attitude and the owner allows it. - Lounges Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

The only reason they are getting 2 stars is because of the amazing quesadillas I had with fries. Great food! But this isn't a restaurant so let's get into it: To park within the cones in the shopping plaza it's $10. I simply parked outside of the cones FOR FREE lol. Get in line to get a full TSA frisk down. I didn't pay a cover. Walked in and it was a very awkward entrance. It doesn't just open up, there's a big black busted up wall to greet you. To your right is a seating area and THEN you get into the actual lounge. The music was trash, I think the DJ was stuck in 2003 because I legit remember being in middle school when those songs came out it was passport Saturday so I was expecting some international hits. I'm so glad we didn't reserve a section because we got there early enough to get seating for free and I would have been HIGHLY pissed if I paid for that. The service was good, people did come check on me and my girls throughout the night. Overall I would never come back..but OH the bathroom was nice and had great lighting for my selfies that I took out of boredom lol read more

Josephine Lounge - Lounges Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Came here Friday the 17th of July and The crowd was kind of sketch.. in the clubs defense I was gold I came on a bad night and with COVID many people were staying in. The music was on point, they played regular hip hop and switched over to Afro beats which is the only reason we came a The manager was accommodating allowing us to sit down at a booth and providing us with complimentary drinks. The scene and decor is really nice. read more

Josephine Lounge - Lounges Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Went to get some food from Josephine Lounge a few days ago. They have crab boil special for $10 and a larger platter for $25. I got the platter bag and let me tell you: the flavor was out of this world. I think it's better than Juicy Crab and the other crab places. The sauce is something I never tasted before. It's such a good deal too. I also got some Honey Ranch Wings and they were crispy and saucy. Very good. I will definitely be back for the crab again. The only thing I would complain about is it's not a restaurant setting. More of a lounge vibe. Other than that the food is great! read more

Josephine Lounge - Crab Boil Special - Lounges Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

I came here on October 7th. After chugging down a lot of liquor, I needed food right away. I ordered shrimp eggrolls and nachos. The eggroll had no veggies in it, no extra nothing. It was just a shrimp wrapped up in the roll served with a side of sweet chili sauce. The nachos had all the Fixin's except someone dumped sugar in the meat. It was so sweet that it was not even palatable. I may come back to Josephine's for the party and the alcohol, but I will NEVER order the food here again. I wasted my money and left with only Waffle House as my option at 3am. read more

Way better than expected. My group was in town for a bachelorette weekend. We went on 03/17/17. I inquired via internet about a section and a young lady by the name of Kat ended up being the one I corresponded with. She was awesome throughout our entire time chatting. It's highly recommended to book a section and I noticed that when I walked in. It's definitely affordable if you have a mid-large group. Everything about that Friday night was amazing. Kat and our waitress took care of us but most of all, we were turnt up!! The DJ was great and overall the atmosphere was just fun. When I'm back in Atlanta, I'll be stopping back through here for sure. read more

I've been here twice and the dj is always fire! If you like Afro Beats then you'll definitely love the atmosphere.

Came after reading the reviews and seeing that soca is a thing here. Yay. We arrived minutes to midnight and there was no line, so we were inside immediately. The DJ was good. A mix of hip hop, soca, and Afro beat. We didn't drink, so I'm not sure what the bar situation was like. I only took a break from dancing once, so thumbs up to the DJ! My feet however, did not thank me later. Side bar: dress code seemed pretty casual. I wore heels, but there were quite a few in flats. read more

I have to say that place has the best decor I ever seen and the wings were pretty good / I went there for the Turin fury vs wilder price was great " free" entry. My issue was the horrible waitress. Issue number #1 - waitress took my money and took her 20 minutes to get my change ( 20,00 bill 1 beer I want my change ) she advised I'm not going Run off with your change " the problem was she was just talking to her waitress freind and was engulfed in a convo and my change was not important. Issue 2 - I asked for a menu ( very nice has lights on it ) and I ordered some wings ( the menu said 11.00) she said I owe her 15.00 I asked where did the 3.00 come from I was advised that I have the wrong menu . I advised that you gave me the menu than the cost went down to 11.00 again ... I'm not happy read more

Very nice inside. Kinda standoff is though, unless u buy a section you are almost forced to stand up the whole night. Had tickets to the Tank Performance but he wasn't there. We had our wrist bands on and almost tricked into buying a bottle. All good though, the drinks from the bar were great. And the server was nice and understanding that we didn't want a bottle when they offered free drinks with the wrist band. Might come again on a different occasion and dress way down. It was pretty inside, the bathrooms were clean, the staff was nice and the bartenders were great. Just didn't care that they were "section only". read more

This was my first experience at a Lounge & it was not it. I went for my friends birthday celebration. They did have affordable sections for 100$ per person. That came with a Josephine champagne which was not that great and a hookah. I did like they give you juice for free. My issue is there was more people at my friends section than the four but they still had them pay at the door and then turn around and charge her $100 more. The DJ kept stopping the music and talking over the music just as you catch a vibe. Thankfully it was clean from what I could see through the dark. read more

Josephine Lounge - Lounges Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

I visited Josephine Lounge for the second time ever on Monday (last Monday was the first) for the $10 seafood boil. Most Lounges are closed on Monday, and I was looking for a good after work happy hour. I stumbled across this place on Instagram. My party was pleasantly surprised at how good it was! Seasoned perfectly. The best thing about their Monday/Tuesday happy hour is that it's a laid back vibe with a great mixture of R&B/HipHop tunes. I would say every one was nice from the security guard, waitress, to the hookah girl. I'll probably be back next week. read more

No Passport Needed Anymore - Summer 2018 review. I visited Josephines on a Saturday looking forward to dancing to dancehall reggae, afrobeat, hip hop and more as they advertised. I've been here several times over the years. This place has changed and I don't think I will be back. We arrived early because we left another event that ended at 10pm. Was there from 10;30 to 1am and the DJ played a super fast (20minute) mix of dancehall and I heard absolutely NO AFROBEAT. Remember.....they close at 2am and you have to buy two bottles ($300 or more) to get a seat. Passport Saturdays is dead. Don't come here if you want to hear international music. All they played was the same boring top 40 played on the radio. This used to be a fun lounge but not anymore. The food......got them 3 stars. At 10:30 when we arrived they were out of shrimp. We ended up just getting wings and chicken sliders. The wings were seasoned to perfection. My mouth waters, just thinking about it. read more

very disappointed , we came to this Lounge on January 31, 2022. I was with my brother and we pay entrance fee $43.00 ($3 card fee) but they advertise free entrance fee in their website. The people at the door was very rude. The music was very good. We drink about 3 alcohol paid $131.00 . They forced us to seat on a table and forced us to buy bottle of alcohol drink which we paid $462.00 ( and we didn't even drink that much, at the end they took the bottle for them to sell it next day) and we paid for hookah $72.10 . We spend at this club $665.08 for just 2 Hours. This is ridiculous. If you go to this club never sit on the table and never order bottle of drink or hookah. read more

Awwww man! Scam the heck out of you! Don't give them your card!! From the hookah to the 20 service charge they hand you for walking over your drink!!! The hookah had a hole in it and I can tell it was from a previous customer!!! Run!! Disputing this with my credit card company tomorrow!! Spend your money somewhere else beside this Cluster of Clubs.. I got the video to prove it read more

Great late night bar food! I ordered Togo and I was surprisingly pleased with the quality of the food. Sweet chili wings are by far my favorite on the menu. Light, crispy and full of flavor. The chef there has his flavor profiles down! They were the right balance of sweet & savory with sesame seeds and hints of garlic with each bite. I'm coming back for these next time I'm in the area. Lobster Fries were the second thing I ordered and if you're hungry these will definitely fill you up. Might have been a little too rich for my taste but all in all they won't disappoint especially if you're looking for some late night food. I'll be back soon read more