Level Up: Geeksboro evolves into Battle Pub, adds food, bar, amenities
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Friday, July 20, 2018
By Bizzer Events
If you can tell Peter Parker from Harry Potter, chances are, you are familiar with Geeksboro. The former Geeksboro Coffeehouse Cinema is now Geeksboro Battle Pub, a bigger, bolder version of the popular local hangout for video gamers, comic book fans, sci-fi movie buffs and other pop-culture aficionados.
The new location at 2618 Lawndale Drive in the Kirkwood Commons shopping center will open July 27 and include a bar and restaurant to go along with Geeksboro’s existing offerings of coffee drinks, video and board games, and nerd culture-themed events.
That’s the vision that made Geeksboro founder Joe Scott and new co-owner Stephen Maloy take the plunge and move to a new location. On a recent afternoon, the two, along with Geeksboro staffers, unpacked boxes and arranged furniture in the summer heat. Stacks of board games, superhero posters and video-game collectables covered the tabletops, waiting to be put into place.
Looking around, Maloy and Scott are enthusiastic about what they see around them, including a full commercial kitchen with a walk-in refrigerator and 360-degree bar.
More room means more space to do different things — while still retaining what makes Geeksboro special to its patrons.
“It’s bigger, but it’s not so big that it loses the intimacy,” Maloy said.