By Timothy Kudo
Daily Bruin Senior Staff
Madison’s Neighborhood Bar and Grill will reopen Sept. 2
after a 10-day suspension for improper use of a service bar,
according to the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control.
A secondary bar was improperly used to directly serve drinks to
patrons when, under the terms of the license, it was only to be
used as a service bar for employees to fill drinks and serve
clients, according to Edward Mimiaga, district administrator for
the department.
Clients were not to purchase drinks directly at the service bar;
rather employees could use the service bar to fill drinks and take
them to patrons.
The violation occurred in March but the
“bureaucracy” prevented the case from being dealt with
until now, Mimiaga said. Madison’s did not appeal the
decision.
Madison’s has been placed on probation for one year. If it
is found to improperly use the bar during that time, it will
undergo another 10-day suspension.