by Alan Stamm Things got tense when a state inspector told seated drinkers to step away from the bar, she documents in a license suspension order that shut Oak Cafe, a Wyandotte sports bar.
(Photos: TripAdvisor) The Liquor Control Commission representative, Anne Flynn-Sloat, walked into the bar area and found several patrons seated at the bar drinking, the agency says in a six-page report on her Dec. 9 visit at 5:43 p.m. That violated a state health department ban on indoor bar and restaurant service, which had been extended two days earlier. The investigator identified herself and advised the bartender that the patrons could not gather inside the establishment and consume alcohol. The bartender ignored the investigator.
Restaurants and bars in Michigan are continuing to defy state orders put in place to slow the spread of novel coronavirus so that businesses can one day reopen again legally and more safely. Five additional businesses in southeast Michigan alone were slapped with liquor license and permit suspensions for defying state epidemic orders banning indoor service, according to a Monday, December 21, release by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC).
Tenacity Brewing Company, a Flint-based brewer with plans as recently as last year to open a location in Detroit, where employees were allegedly observed on the premises without masks on two occasions. Investigators also stated in their report that they observed customers purchasing drinks and seating themselves inside the brewery.
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