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Juanita's Request to Serve Alcohol Until 5 a.m. Denied - KATV Channel 7 - The Spirit of Arkansas:
Last call will continue to be at 2 a.m. for all businesses in the Rivermarket.
Tuesday, the Alcohol Beverage Control Board unanimously voted to deny a request by Juanita's Mexican Café and Bar to stay open until 5 a.m.
If the measure had passed, Juanita's would have been the only bar in the Rivermarket open between the hours of two to five a.m.
There are only 23 private club licenses in Pulaski County and more can not be granted. That's why Juanita's partnered with the Arkansas Association of the Deaf to transfer their private club license to the restaurant. The Arkansas Association of the Deaf doesn't use their license and would have received some profits from the partnership.
City Manager Bruce Moore argued the city wants to keep the potential for more problems with a club that stays open until 5 a.m. selling alcohol out.
Juanita's moved to the River Market in June after sitting at the corner of the 1300 block of Main Street for 25-years. Hundreds of patrons fill the restaurant every week for lunch and dinner, but it's the bands that bring an estimated 20,000 people a year.
They can appeal the decision or apply again at a later date.
In the meantime, the Arkansas Association of the Deaf will continue to pay for their liquor license so they can one day profit from partnering with Juanita's or another organization.
Last call will continue to be at 2 a.m. for all businesses in the Rivermarket.
Tuesday, the Alcohol Beverage Control Board unanimously voted to deny a request by Juanita's Mexican Café and Bar to stay open until 5 a.m.
If the measure had passed, Juanita's would have been the only bar in the Rivermarket open between the hours of two to five a.m.
There are only 23 private club licenses in Pulaski County and more can not be granted. That's why Juanita's partnered with the Arkansas Association of the Deaf to transfer their private club license to the restaurant. The Arkansas Association of the Deaf doesn't use their license and would have received some profits from the partnership.
City Manager Bruce Moore argued the city wants to keep the potential for more problems with a club that stays open until 5 a.m. selling alcohol out.
Juanita's moved to the River Market in June after sitting at the corner of the 1300 block of Main Street for 25-years. Hundreds of patrons fill the restaurant every week for lunch and dinner, but it's the bands that bring an estimated 20,000 people a year.
They can appeal the decision or apply again at a later date.
In the meantime, the Arkansas Association of the Deaf will continue to pay for their liquor license so they can one day profit from partnering with Juanita's or another organization.
