Tim LU

Tim Lu grew up as a Philadelphia native. He briefly moved out of the area while heattended Penn State University for undergraduate but moved back home directly after graduation. Tim has owned various and unique venues in Philadelphia for over thirteen years and continues to share all of his visions with the rest of the city. Tim's ambition is to create operational teams of people with a passion for hospitality and letting the sum of their experience and expertise become a unique experience for our customers. These experiences include hybrid dining and nightlife elements for brunch and dinner, unique indoor/outdoor venues, and elevated nightlife and day-life experiences. At home, Tim is a family man, Father of three beautiful children and husband to wife, Dana Lu. Tim has an open-door policy in both business and personal where everyone has a voice to be heard and where he leads from the front. Tim's mission, vision, purpose and goals are clear and that is a testament to his venues and the people operating them. Tim believes that with the perfect guest experience, exquisite cuisine, and unparalleled operational team, the sky is the limit to where he can go from here. Glu Hospitality has been formed with Tim as the CEO and under Glu lives venues: Figo, Izakaya by Yanaga, Anejo, Bagels & Co, Brewerytown Foodhall, 1225 Raw, Leda's Cocktail Lounge, Leda's Courtyard, Vesper, and Omakase by Yanaga.