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Kick Axe Throwing sets its target date in Old City

Bring your own plaid. Atmosphere will have the feel of a ritzy mountain lodge, with a large bar, cozy stone fireplace, taxidermy, and board and table games.

Kick Axe Throwing's Brooklyn location is in the Gowanus neighborhood.
Kick Axe Throwing's Brooklyn location is in the Gowanus neighborhood.Read moreCOURTESY KICK AXE THROWING

Ax-throwing is finally coming to Center City.

Brooklyn-based Kick Axe Throwing has set a soft-opening date of April 22 for its Philadelphia location, in the massive, long-vacant space at 232 Market St. that previously was occupied by the Stephen Starr restaurant Tangerine.

Bring your own plaid. Atmosphere will have the feel of a ritzy mountain lodge, with a large bar, cozy stone fireplace, taxidermy, and board and table games, says owner Ginger Flesher-Sonnier, a math teacher at Neshaminy High earlier in her career whose husband and partner, Darren Sonnier, is in intelligence work.

In a change from previous plans, they’re planning a full food menu, including brisket, nachos, thin-crust pizza, and grilled cheese. The bar will be stocked with 20-plus beers, both canned and draft, hard ciders, spiked seltzers, wine, and sake cocktails.

Hours will be noon to 10 p.m. weekdays, noon to 2 a.m. weekends. Grand opening will be May 3.