Take “Truth or Consequences,” for example.

“It’s as if we took the Golden Eagle cocktail program and put that in a space that was hidden inside Ladybird and built an experience around it,” he says.Įlectric Hospitality beverage director Timothy Parker (formerly Golden Eagle bar manager) designed the cocktail program, featuring 12 handcrafted drinks each with a lengthy imaginative description. He describes Ranger Station, as a “much smaller and a more concentrated version of Ladybird.”

“Then I started imagining: what if there was a hidden attic bar at the rangers’ hideout where they could go to spin a few good records, knock back some strong cocktails, maybe play a few rounds of poker, and generally let loose in the company of their own?” A rendering of the bar at Ranger Station “If Ladybird has always been a National Park-inspired ‘rest stop’ along the Eastside Trail, it left me asking the question of where the park rangers might go after hours, after a long day out in the wilderness,” writes Lennox, who also owns taco and coffee shop Muchacho. Supply chain issues have delayed the bookshelf’s installation, so guests will have to use their imaginations for now. To get to Ranger Station, guests will eventually be able to enter through an exterior staircase (currently under construction) or an interior staircase hidden by a bookshelf door. Half the space mentioned is Ranger Station-the rest is bathrooms, back-of-house area, and extra Ladybird dining. “What you may not know is that we have also quietly been building out a very special, hidden cocktail bar inside of Ladybird called Ranger Station as part of this project.” “In March, we set out to add 3,500 square feet of interior space, significantly larger and nicer restrooms, an expanded dining room space with a big fireplace,” wrote owner Michael Lennox in an email to V.I.P.s.

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