Alcohol Beverage Control investigators suspended Morgan Hill
Bowl’s alcohol license for 15 days effective Feb. 11, according to
John Carr, ABC spokesman. The action includes StriXe Lounge,
Betsy’s Restaurant, Troy’s Bocce Ball and means the businesses
can’t sell alcohol until Feb. 26. In addition, Morgan Hill Bowl is
on probation for the next 18 months and if any similar violations
occur, ABC has the authority to take further disciplinary
action.
– Morgan Hill Times
Alcohol Beverage Control investigators suspended Morgan Hill Bowl’s alcohol license for 15 days effective Feb. 11, according to John Carr, ABC spokesman. The action includes StriXe Lounge, Betsy’s Restaurant, Troy’s Bocce Ball and means the businesses can’t sell alcohol until Feb. 26. In addition, Morgan Hill Bowl is on probation for the next 18 months and if any similar violations occur, ABC has the authority to take further disciplinary action.
ABC suspended the license after the department reviewed police reports and numerous calls for police service that occurred between May 2008 and May 2009. Based on the accumulation of reports of battery, fights, public drunkenness, narcotics possession and assaults, the licensee was found to be operating a “disorderly premises.”
The ABC department received several complaints regarding the operation of the premises and the drain on police services required to maintain order.
ABC investigators and the Morgan Hill Police Department worked closely together during an ongoing investigation. The investigation revealed the premises was operating in violation of the rules and laws governing the operation of a restaurant with an alcoholic beverage license.
“It created conditions contrary to public safety and welfare,” Carr said.
Tim Brown, general manager of Morgan Hill Bowl said StriXe and Troy’s are closed though Betsy’s and the bowling alley remain open, but no alcohol can be served until Feb. 26.
Brown said new rules will come into play when the suspension ends. First, they’ve hired an outside security agency and will have at least one guard on duty every night, and at least two Friday and Saturday nights. In addition, they will now close at midnight during the week and at 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday; there will be no more DJs, only karaoke; and they’ve eliminated happy hours.
“The idea is they don’t want discounted items on alcohol,” Brown said of the ABC.
