[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That bar on Spruce was called?Kelliann's, used to be
Murphy's. I heard that it was recently sold by the owner,
who made a nice profit. Also, L&I shut down a Caribbean
Restaraunt (where I work weekends) on 52nd and Walnut for
not having an exit sign up by the stairway that leads
from the second floor to the first. The weird part was
that they stormed in at 1:30 AM?with 15-20 uniformed
officers, two guys from L&I and someone from the LCB. All
they found was the absence of the exit sign and made?all
patrons and employees?leave (causing refunds in some
cases). It seemed really odd to me that it was conducted
like?a raid. L&I must be on a mission of some sort
throughout the city.
L&I shut down bob and barbara's and tritone's (15xx south
st.) recently:
http://philly.metro.us/metro/local/article/South_Street_haunts_shuttered_by_LI/13168.html
july 30 2008:
SOUTH STREET. Call it coincidence or just poor timing, but a
weekend shutdown of two popular South Street bars has one
business owner shaking his head.
Jack Prince, who owns Bob and Barbara’s Lounge at 1507 South
St. said License and Inspections officials came in at 11:30
Friday night with police and the state Liquor Control Board
and shut his business down for apparent violations of the
fire and electrical code.
“I can understand an L&I inspection, but the way they came
in it was pretty strong,” said Prince, who seemed flustered
by the situation. “We’ve been here 14 years and never had a
problem like this.”
The same thing happened minutes earlier at Tritone across
the street, which is in a building owned by Prince.
Both businesses were cited for several infractions – ranging
from faulty wiring to smoke alarms that were not registered
– dated Thursday and Friday, according to L&I records. They
remained closed last night.
L&I officials were not available to comment on why the bars
were shut down so quickly, but an spokesperson with the
mayor’s office said the deadline given to property owners
typically depends on the severity of the violations.
Prince said he thinks the problems stem from a few noise
complaints from neighborhood residents. He was unsure when
the bar might re-open.
Barney Richardson, a longtime business owner on the block,
compared it to a raid.
“They come down and put people out, shut you down, it’s like
a Gestapo tactic,” said Richardson. “It’s very unfair,
especially to a small businessman.”
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