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“The most important elements of the design are the owner’s passion for his vision and the collaboration of the artistic team,” says project architect Jeffrey Lurie, AIA, LEED AP, formerly of L2 Studios. Air-brushed art can be seen throughout the venue, and steel columns form royal palm trees. The 35-foot art rock waterfall sits behind the staircase. The circular grand staircase connects the main floor with the second floor, reserved for banquets and private dining events.

The two cascading staircases lead to the stage.

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In addition to the art collection, Mango’s Tropical Cafe Orlando has full mural epoxy terrazzo flooring, terrazzo grand staircases, hand-painted and glass mosaic, bars, restaurant seating and entertainment stages.

The circular grand staircase at right connects the main floor with the second floor, where banquets and private dining events are held.Though Mango’s Tropical Cafe is categorized as a restaurant/bar/entertainment venue, Wallack describes it as “a gallery of art.” His extensive collection of unique Haitian, Cuban and Caribbean artwork is on display throughout the space. Two cascading staircases lead to the stage at Mango’s Tropical Cafe Orlando. In addition to the main eatertainment venues, the facility houses the Mojito Room, Jungle Room, Vodou Room and other private party spaces. Guests can even opt to take salsa dancing lessons. featuring Mango’s dancers, who have appeared on a variety of television networks. Dinner service and dance performances begin at 7:30 p.m. The bar menu, which measures six pages long, features an assortment of mojitos, margaritas, beer, wine, a bevy of other cocktails and a full bottle and champagne list. Mango’s hosts parties of 2 to 2,000 guests for lunch banquets, sit-down dinners, buffets and carving station extravaganzas. Inside the brightly colored building, guests can experience two floors of music, live entertainment and 9 bars. Wallack credits his son, Joshua, the company’s COO, for identifying the Orlando location and encouraging entry into one of - if not the - most active and largest convention cities in the world. “Hopefully, within five years, it will be a contender for the highest-grossing restaurant/nightclub in the country.” Wallack admits that he had always dreamed of operating a Mango’s on Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas, but too many obstacles kept his vision from coming to fruition. “The new Mango’s Orlando is more than two and a half times larger than the original 25-year-old facility in South Beach and is designed to handle corporate convention parties of up to 2,000 people,” says CEO David Wallack.

The Latin-themed restaurant and nightclub is an expansion of the Mango’s brand in South Beach, Fla.

One of the newest additions, Mango’s Tropical Cafe Orlando, sits at the corner of the busy intersection of International Drive (I-Drive) and Sand Lake Road. Entertainment, restaurants and bars come together under one enormous roof.Įach time one visits Orlando, Fla., a new surprise emerges on the enormous eatertainment landscape.

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