Jim Meehan serves up drinks on the American Categorical opening of the Centurion Lounge on the San Francisco Worldwide Airport on November 4, 2014.
Kimberly WhiteA dangling backyard, the stenciled brand of a gladiator eyeing the entryway, a wall of wine and a framed poster of an iconic Pink Floyd press photograph. The American Categorical Centurion Lounge at San Francisco Worldwide was a jumble of cultural influences.
Nevertheless, followers of the SFO lounge will discover an enormous change subsequent week.
On Sept. 6, the lounge will shut because it undergoes an growth challenge. Beginning Sept. 12, card members who usually have entry to the SFO lounge will be capable to get takeout meals and beverage objects on the entrance to the power.
As beforehand reported, SFO’s Airport Fee unanimously accredited the growth challenge in November 2020. American Categorical estimates that the SFO lounge ought to reopen by the top of 2022.
As made evident by the necessity to develop, the Centurion Lounge discovered its viewers. In its report on its opening, The Factors Man gushed in regards to the facilities — A bathe! A brand new menu curated by Govt Chef Rabi Kapur! Energy shops! — however the air journey weblog couldn’t assist to critique the cramped quarters contained in the lounge. The lounge was too common and lacked sufficient rest areas or privateness.
The growth will develop the lounge to about 16,000 sq. toes (basically doubling its present dimension) by constructing onto the mezzanine stage close to the doorway. Lounge lizards can look forward to finding a revamped menu from Chef Kapur alongside a second bar and cafe space.
