For the second time in a year, the Campus Lounge has reopened under new management with a retooled format that references its 40-year history as a hockey-centric dive in the Bonnie Brae neighborhood, but updates it with trendy menu offerings and other improvements from its most recent incarnation.
“We believe in giving the Campus Lounge back to our community,” said interim general manager Alex Kaulbach, a 47-year-old restaurant consultant who has run eateries in Spain, Austin, Texas, and, since 1997, Denver. “We’ve done as much as we can to nod to Jim Wiste, the original owner.