An inside source from the Dekalb County Office of Economic Development tells Decatur Metro poster, Rus, that “the Georgia Department of Revenue made a “sweep” through Decatur targeting restaurants and bars who were behind in paying their sales taxes.”

He goes on to say “My source said there would be more businesses to lose their licenses but didn’t know yet which ones.”

See this post for the list of Decatur restaurants currently on “the list”.

This is going to hurt a lot of area restaurants in 2008. Who will be able to keep their heads above water and who will not?

Pasta Please and the Angel might just be the first victims.

Stay tuned. I’ll have it all here.

Thanks Rus!

My wife came across this 2008 list of Non-Renewed Alcohol Licenses (effective thru today) on the Department of Revenue website. There’s also a search function here.

Below are Decatur establishments without a current “consumption on premise” liquor license according to the list

Not Yet Reported on Decatur Metro

• Nathalie’s Key West Fish House (giving out complementary glasses – Carl)

• Ted’s Montana Grill (claims they haven’t lost it – Carl)

• Benedetti’s (lost consumption on premise license)

• Los Loros (has 2008 license)

• Crescent Moon (lost retail license)

• Twain’s (lost BWP-brewpub? license)

• Maddy’s (lost retail license)

• Duck’s Cosmic Kitchen (lost retail license)

• Amaryn’s Thai Bowl (lost retail license)

Already reported on Decatur Metro

• The Angel – Closed

• Pasta Please – Closed

• Zocalo – Already Confirmed

• Mick’s – Closed

Can anyone confirm or deny the “new ones”?

I know I sound like a broken record, but what the heck is going on? Ted’s? Can that be believed?