Bob Sager serves consumers throughout the soft opening of the Tee Time Lounge in Iola on March 11. The company, positioned at Glacier Wood Golf Club, will open Friday, March 31.Holly Neumann Photo

Tee Time Lounge to open at Glacier Wood

By Holly Neumann

Tee Time Lounge, positioned at Glacier Wood Golf Club at 604 Water St. in Iola, will open its doors for the 1st time on Friday, March 31.

Basic manager Bob Sager is excited about the chance.

“I am no stranger to the bar market,” he stated. “I have discovered distinctive elements of the company from distinctive places of the nation. I began out as a cook, then bartended. I have worked in supper clubs, banquet halls and bars.”

Sager, who owns the company with Christopher Polanco and Danielle Pelto, stated he is searching forward to sharing his talents with not only the Iola neighborhood, but also with golfers at Glacier Wood Golf Club.

“This is a excellent chance to open this up as an eatery, supper club kind of vibe,” he stated. “It will be a fantastic spot for a dating atmosphere, a niche that is not becoming met anyplace: intimacy, but nevertheless about folks, right etiquette and excellent scenery.”

Possessing some enjoyable

Sager also desires to have some enjoyable. There will be karaoke, trivia nights, card nights and even bourbon tasting outdoors by the fire.

“We will normally be undertaking one thing new,” he stated. “I am prepared to attempt something when. It is all about increasing in the market.”

Sager’s plans also contain month-to-month themed bloody Marys in a 36-ounce mug with all the fixings and bottomless mimosas every Sunday.

The meals will contain standard entrees and common American cuisine.

“We will have a Friday fish fry and steaks on Saturday,” Sager stated. “We will also have broasted chicken on Sundays, but if you want a bucket of chicken to go, I will be content to make that any day of the week.”

The menu will also contain each day specials and appetizers.

“I make some of the appetizers myself, from chicken wings, mozzarella sticks and chicken tenders,” Sager stated. “I like meals you can share with a different individual. It creates a camaraderie.”
There will also be hot and cold grab-and-go things for golfers.

“We will have a slow and gradual development,” Sager stated. “I hope folks recognize that, as I want anything carried out properly. We are not going to begin with anything ideal away, as I do not want to overwhelm the employees.”

He desires anything to be constant so that patrons obtain the identical top quality of meals, drinks and service every time they check out.

“Growing pains may possibly occur, but my target is to make this a year-round establishment,” Sager stated.

The neighborhood has been incredibly welcoming so far, according to Sager.

“We had a soft opening on March 11,” he stated. “It was a lot of enjoyable and there have been a lot of folks right here.”

For now, Tee Time Lounge will be open at three p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and keep open as lengthy as folks are there. On Saturday and Sunday, they will open at ten a.m.

Hours will adjust when golf season starts, with the kitchen to open at ten a.m.

There will also be an active cart employees to provide beverage demands to golfers on and off the course.