Puddy
12-13-2005, 01:59 AM
AKRON, Ohio - The beer taps behind the bar at a northeast Ohio pub are sitting unused after the owner discovered he picked a dry district.
More than $560,000 was invested in Legends Sports Pub & Grille in nearby Plain Township before owner Mike Bolognue learned from the state Division of Liquor Control that he couldn't get a liquor license.
Bolognue said he plans to serve food until May, when voters can decide whether to approve alcohol sales. The pub opened Nov. 16.
"We're the only sports bar in the world, we think, that doesn't sell alcohol," Bolognue said.
The pub serves breakfast, which wasn't originally planned, and focuses on specials like steak and hamburgers to drive food sales. At another Legends bar Bolognue operates, 60 percent of the revenue comes from selling alcohol.
The liquor control agency routinely accepts applications while still researching whether a license can be issued, spokesman Matt Mullins said. The agency didn't learn the area was alcohol-free until well after it began the process, he said.
from: http://www.mercurynews.com
More than $560,000 was invested in Legends Sports Pub & Grille in nearby Plain Township before owner Mike Bolognue learned from the state Division of Liquor Control that he couldn't get a liquor license.
Bolognue said he plans to serve food until May, when voters can decide whether to approve alcohol sales. The pub opened Nov. 16.
"We're the only sports bar in the world, we think, that doesn't sell alcohol," Bolognue said.
The pub serves breakfast, which wasn't originally planned, and focuses on specials like steak and hamburgers to drive food sales. At another Legends bar Bolognue operates, 60 percent of the revenue comes from selling alcohol.
The liquor control agency routinely accepts applications while still researching whether a license can be issued, spokesman Matt Mullins said. The agency didn't learn the area was alcohol-free until well after it began the process, he said.
from: http://www.mercurynews.com