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Hollywood’s night life renaissance has its crown jewel. Mike Viscuso has opened his multi-floor nightlife destination, The Kress. “I’m bring back an institution to Hollywood,” says Viscuso, best known for turning San Diego’s gas lamp district into a booming night life mecca (he owns On Broadway and Deco’s). “The ceilings were totally destroyed,” he says of the historic Kress building at 6608 Hollywood Blvd., “but I hired a group of plastering artists and we patched all the destroyed sections...most people would have saved the 500K.”
Viscuso certainly spared no expense at The Kress, with a basement club straight out of Las Vegas (pictured), a ground floor restaurant, a third floor lounge begging for Paris Hilton and an inspired view-laden rooftop deck with “a full service bar and raised cabanas on both sides.”
The building, once Kress Department Store (and more recently Frederick’s of Hollywood), has beautiful bones that Viscuso refurbished at great expense. Original marble is everywhere at Kress and the ornate ceilings were restored according to the original 1930s design. “I was able to find the original blueprints that were hand drawn in the 1930s at UCLA,” says the 51-year-old.
The 220-seat ground floor pan-Asian restaurant and downstairs club will open first, with the third and fourth floors to follow, Viscuso says. “Downstairs we’ll do hip-hop, and on the third floor we’ll do house, techno and trance.” But the so-called “king of the Gaslamp” knows his club will offer something different than Hollywood’s already crowded night life scene currently provides. “It’s more than just a restaurant or bar,” he says. “I’m bringing back the old glitz and glamour of Hollywood.”
A retro 70's style interior would be best suited for Las Vegas, but the food is amazing. Even with Dolce's Geisha House across the street, both seem to compliment each other. The GM, escorted me on a Grand Tour of the Historic Building. I was impressed. But have to say...
Okay my girls and I went again to Kress this time MnM got us in the front door, which was suprisingly classy and fun, then walked us up to the rooftop, which has an amazing view. Its got a great vibe, and is a monster of a club, never been...
Great music/ sound system in the restaurant area. The service was great, everyone was on top of it. The rooftop area is the best! It's VIP only, so unlike other places you don't feel like everyones ontop of you, great for private parties.
Chef Troy Thompson is a crazy, off-the-wall, creative, out-of-the-box, person. The food is going to raise hell.
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Well I went here last night for their pre-halloween party on friday and at least I finally got to the top to see whats its all about. It was pretty slow,...

went for a halloween party and this place even on the "VIP" floor is boring and has no atmosphere. the employees are ok but not very friendly and the music...

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