![]() ![]() ![]() If Highland Tavern were to appeal the revocation, or try to reopen in the future, he said it would take a lot for them to earn back the trust of residents and public officials.Ī call to the bar’s lawyer Monday seeking comment was not immediately returned.īut Mark Gutentag, Highland Tavern’s attorney, said last week that the state health orders punish bars and restaurants with liquor licenses more than other businesses. “The bottom line is the public’s health needs to be protected, and we need the cooperation of all the businesses, all the agencies and the citizens,” Swirsky said. He had enjoyed the bar in the past, watching at least one season of losing Cleveland Brown’s football there.īut he said COVID-19 is a deadly public health threat, and he’s happy with the decision to revoke Highland Tavern’s license.Įveryone, including businesses, needs to do their part to protect each other, Swirsky said. Swirsky said he has been fielding complaints from a lot of people about Highland Tavern. “It’s an embarrassment that a local business, which has enjoyed the support of the area’s citizens, would thumb their noise at regulations designed to protect the citizens,” Swirsky said. Ward 1 City Councilman Rich Swirsky said the state has been “more than patient” with the Highland Tavern. The bar has 21 days to appeal the decision to the Franklin County Common Pleas Court. Records show Highland Tavern was found in violation in each of its three citation hearings. Highland Tavern went before the Ohio Liquor Control Commission for three of its four citations last week. and a lack of social distancing by patrons. The bar was cited on four separate occasions with violating state health orders, including selling alcohol after 10 p.m. The stiffest penalty previously handed down was a 45-day suspension. 2, the bar will no longer have its liquor license and will be unable to sell beer or alcohol, according to documents obtained by the Beacon JournalĪ spokesperson for the Ohio Liquor Control Commission confirmed Highland Tavern is the first bar in the state to lose its license for COVID-19 violations. and breaking other state health orders.Īt the close of business on Oct. Highland Tavern’s liquor license is being revoked after the bar was cited several times for selling alcohol after 10 p.m. nightly.AKRON An Akron bar is the first in the state to lose its liquor license for violating the state’s COVID-19 orders. on weekdays with kitchen hours going until 10 p.m on weekdays and 11 p.m on weekends. While it's definitely not the TV-heavy sports bar that the Blake Street Tavern was, there are still enough flat-screens to satisfy fans. The smokehouse theme continues from the kitchen to the bar and dining room with rough-hewn woods, dark colors and mounted animal heads. and Belgium, make up the bulk of the beer list. Twenty beers on tap, many from Colorado but also a few rare artisan ales from around the U.S. "It's like a cross between bacon and smoked pork shoulder," says Goloskewitsch. Wings, spare ribs and rib tips highlight the menu, but Goloskewitsch and McMinn have also come up with something new with their "cowboy bacon," a Boston butt that wet-cures for nine days like bacon and then is smoked for eight hours or so over apricot wood. Instead, he and McMinn are building a creative and unique list of meats with influences from the wide world of wood-fired cooking. Chef de cuisine Nick Goloskewitsch says the menu is "non-denominational barbecue," meaning that he's not trying to lure fans of any one regional style. But the smell of wood smoke and slow-cooked meats might just keep them coming back. Sommatino's Satellite Bar has also managed to stick around on a stretch of Colfax Avenue that's more grungy than gentrified.īallpark and RiNo are booming now, which may help bring customers to the door of the Spruce initially. See also: 2601 Proves to Be a Great Number for New RiNo Restaurantsīrian Sommatino and chef Jeremy McMinn built a strong reputation - and big crowds - at the Highland Tavern, the spot they opened eight years ago in a section of Lower Highland that was far from trendy at the time it started as a neighborhood watering hole and later added a kitchen and full menu. Now the Spruce Tap House, which opened on Friday, is giving it a go, with a team that has demonstrated the ability to succeed in difficult locations. Brauns moved from its home in front of the Pepsi Center but couldn't find success closer to Coors Field, while RiNo's came and went with barely a notice. When the Blake Street Tavern left its original location for bigger digs down the street (in the cavernous and clubby space that once housed Polly Esther's), a vacuum was left that sucked in a couple of other eateries that tried to make a go of that space. ![]()
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