I wasn't planning on there being this many posts on Bar X, I thought I'd wrap it all up in part 4, but the day we were able to get in line for a liquor license deserves it's own post.
I'll just start out with this, it's not easy to get a license, and we learned a lot.
Things you should know (you know, just in case you want to open a bar :))
- There is a long line to get a license (especially right now)
- The state only awards licenses once a month
- They usually only give out 1 - 3 a month and sometimes none at all
- In order to even GET IN LINE, you have to pass all inspections and be ready to open which means dump a lot of money into your new business and HOPE that you get a liquor license.
** A lot of people put a lot of hard work and money into a bar and can't afford to sit around waiting for a license. It's sad and so stupid because they end up never opening the bar they just put all that work into. Seriously we got so freaking lucky.
In November 2010 we were rushing to get everything done so we could be on the list that month. On the very last day that we could turn everything in inspectors came and went all day, telling us things that still needed to be done in order to pass. In all honesty we did the bare minimum, we NEEDED to get in line. And we did. We turned everything in literally the very last minute. I can't really explain to you how crazy it was that we got it all done and that we passed. The crew worked SO hard and did such an awesome job. It was funny because in weeks to come, everyone was redoing the crappy job we did just to pass inspections. We wanted everything to look perfect, and that's exactly what happened.
Celebrating everyones hard work.
Some of the crew there that day
These guys were also there everyday and working so hard.
(Yeah that's what the bar still looked like)
It was a good day :)
We were so happy. We went to the meeting and plead our case. (Really, you get up and tell the board why you deserve a liquor license) We didn't get a license that month, which we were ok with because we had some serious cosmetics to take care of. The next month there were more then 10 people in line for a liquor license, (again, we were so happy not to be at the end of that list. Just confirming how awesome it was that we worked so hard the previous month) for most of the month of December there wasn't even one available. Towards the end of the month another bar gave up their liquor license, unfortunately it was because they had gone out of business. But we were awarded the license and opened Bar X on January 6, 2011.
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