Sherri's Executive Lounge

Sherri’s Executive Lounge is a veteran- and woman-owned premium indoor cigar lounge and jazz bar at 3834 Genessee St in Kansas City’s West 39th Street District (Midtown). It held its grand opening on June 29, 2024, and offers hand-rolled cigars, a full bar, and live jazz, blues, R&B, and soul featuring local KC artists. It is independent and locally operated under Sharp Leader, LLC. Note: this page corrects substantial seed-data errors — the business is not a 1998 dive bar at 1221 Union Ave in the West Bottoms; the real venue is a 2024-founded cigar lounge in Midtown.¹²³

| Corporate parent | None — independent; owned/operated by Sharp Leader, LLC ¹ | | Notable features | Premium hand-rolled cigars; bespoke mahogany/Spanish-cedar humidors; full bar; private rooms; VIP memberships; live jazz/blues/R&B/soul with local KC artists; recurring nights (Marley Mondays, Ladies’ Night, Friday jazz, Saturday live bands) ¹³² |

Description

Sherri’s Executive Lounge is a premium indoor cigar lounge and live-music bar in Kansas City’s West 39th Street District, at 3834 Genessee St.¹⁴ It bills itself as “a luxurious sanctuary for cigar enthusiasts, business professionals, and anyone seeking refined ambiance and camaraderie.”² The space features plush tufted-leather furnishings and bespoke humidors crafted of mahogany and Spanish cedar, with a world-class selection of premium hand-rolled cigars, a full bar, walk-in seating, and private rooms.³²

The lounge programs live entertainment several nights a week, drawing on local Kansas City musicians for jazz, blues, R&B, funk, and soul. Recurring events include Marley Mondays, Ladies’ Night, Friday-night jazz and date-night sets, and Saturday live bands.³² The venue does not sell tobacco products online and does not carry cigarettes, positioning itself as a premium cigar-and-spirits destination rather than a smoke shop.¹

Despite the name, no individual named “Sherri” is identified among the venue’s publicly listed team. The business is operated by Sharp Leader, LLC.

Ownership and history

Sherri’s Executive Lounge held its grand opening on June 29, 2024.¹² It is described across its own site and Visit KC as a “Veteran- and Woman-owned small business.”¹² The lounge’s team page lists Jason as Founder & CEO, Nayeli as Co-Founder, and Jessy as Lead Consultant; no last names are published.⁵ The business is “Owned and Operated by Sharp Leader, LLC,” with an associated company site at sharpleader.com.¹ A Yelp reviewer describes owners “Jason and Nayeli” as down-to-earth hosts focused on guest experience.³

Menu

Last verified: 2026-08-13 · Source: official-site shop and VIP-membership price list (Wix storefront, first-party) · URL: https://www.sherrislounge.com/all-products-1; https://www.sherrislounge.com/list · Confidence: Medium

Status: partial. Sherri’s publishes no itemized cigar list and no itemized drink or cocktail list on its own site. The /cigars shop category is live but empty — it returns “We don’t have any products to show here right now” — and the site states outright that it does not sell tobacco products online.⁶¹ The only itemized, priced first-party lists the lounge publishes are its candle retail line and its membership tiers, both reproduced below. Cigar and beverage pricing is in-house only.

Candles (retail)

Signature-scent candles sold through the site’s own storefront. No product descriptions are published on the category page.⁷

• Morning Brew ($18.00)
• Éclat Rouge ($18.00)
• Bombshell ($18.00)
• Love Spell ($18.00)
• Havanna Nights ($18.00)
• Sherri’s Reserve ($18.00)
• Puttin’ on the Ritz ($18.00)

Memberships

Three annual tiers plus a walk-in day pass; multi-year discounts offered. A couples membership is available on inquiry at the lounge only.⁸

• Single Day Pass — access to the lounge during regular hours; purchased in store, price not published.
• Jr. Executive — regular-hours access, unlimited coffee bar, complimentary non-alcoholic beverages, no corking fees, 5% discount (including on boxes), 1 free stick per month. ($700.00/year)
• Executive — regular hours plus extended-hour events, unlimited coffee bar, complimentary non-alcoholic beverages, no corking fees, 10% discount (including on boxes), 2 free sticks per month, 2 free guests per visit, free event access; limited to 30 members. ($1,275.00/year)
• VIP / Sr. Executive — 24-hour lounge access and private parking, unlimited coffee bar, complimentary non-alcoholic beverages, no corking fees, 15% discount (including on boxes), 2 free sticks per month, 2 free guests per visit, personalized humidified locker, exclusive invitations to events and tastings, deliver-to-locker service, first access to limited-edition and rare blends; limited to 25 members. ($1,650.00/year)

Not itemized

• Cigars — premium hand-rolled selection kept in bespoke mahogany and Spanish-cedar humidors; no brand list or price list published.¹³
• Bar — Visit KC describes a full bar; the lounge’s own membership benefits emphasize a coffee bar, complimentary non-alcoholic beverages, and no corking fees, language that suggests a bring-your-own-bottle arrangement rather than a priced house cocktail list. The two characterizations are not reconciled by any first-party source.²⁸

Programming

• Marley Mondays³
• Ladies’ Night²
• Friday jazz and date-night sets²
• Saturday live bands — jazz, blues, R&B, soul, local KC artists.¹

Hours: Mon–Wed 12PM–9PM, Thu 12PM–10PM, Fri–Sat 12PM–11PM, Sun 11AM–5PM; members enjoy 24-hour access.¹

Full schedule: sherrislounge.com

Links

• Website: https://www.sherrislounge.com/[^site]
• Phone: (816) 788-5323 ^{12 2}

See also

• midtown-kc
• Registry

Sources

Footnotes

1. Sherri’s Executive (Cigar) Lounge official site — sherrislounge.com. Address 3834 Genessee St, Kansas City, MO 64111; phone (816) 788-5323; grand opening June 29, 2024; “premium executive jazz lounge”; “Veteran and Woman owned small business”; “Owned and Operated by Sharp Leader, LLC”; does not sell tobacco online / no cigarettes ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³

2. Visit KC listing — “Sherri’s Executive Lounge.” Veteran- & woman-owned premium indoor cigar lounge; 3834 Genessee St, KC, MO 64111; West 39th Street District; grand opening June 29, 2024; live music, VIP memberships; phone (816) 788-5323 / (608) 770-4320 ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹²

3. Yelp — “Sherri’s Executive Lounge,” 3834 Genessee St, Kansas City, MO; categorized as Cigar Bars; 118 photos, 12 reviews (updated April 2026); owners “Jason and Nayeli”; full bar, private rooms, live music ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷

4. W39thKC — West 39th Street Community Improvement District “Coffee & Drinks” / district directory, locating Sherri’s in the West 39th Street District ↩

5. Sherri’s Lounge “Our Team” page — Jason (Founder & CEO), Nayeli (Co-Founder), Jessy (Lead Consultant); no last names listed ↩

6. Sherri’s Lounge official site, “Cigars” shop category — returns “We don’t have any products to show here right now”; no cigar list or pricing published online. Accessed 2026-08-13 ↩

7. Sherri’s Lounge official storefront, “All Products” category — seven signature candles at $18.00 each (Morning Brew, Éclat Rouge, Bombshell, Love Spell, Havanna Nights, Sherri’s Reserve, Puttin’ on the Ritz); no descriptions published on the category page. Accessed 2026-08-13 ↩

8. Sherri’s Lounge “VIP Memberships” page — three annual tiers with published prices (Jr. Executive $700, Executive $1,275, VIP/Sr. Executive $1,650), plus an in-store Single Day Pass at unpublished price and a couples membership by inquiry; benefit lists include unlimited coffee bar, complimentary non-alcoholic beverages, and “no corking fees.” Accessed 2026-08-13 ↩ ↩²