Bossa Bistro & LoungeThe Going Out Gurus are reporting that two Adams Morgan bars, Bossa Bistro & Lounge and Bobby Lew’s Saloon, have had their liquor licenses revoked by the D.C. Alcohol Control Board for low food sales. Both bars had restaurant-class licenses, which require 45 percent of gross receipts to be derived from food sales. Neither establishment has ever been in trouble regarding their liquor licenses before, but it’s unclear what will happen now, as the board seems bent on sticking to the letter of the law and making an example out of the two.
Depending on how their appeals go, this news could have far-reaching consequences in Adams Morgan.
According to Adams Morgan ANC Commissioner Bryan Weaver, four other Adams Morgan establishments are also in jeopardy of losing their licenses: Adams Mill Bar and Grill, Chloe, Ventnor Sports Cafe and Grand Central. “There are 16 places in Adams Morgan that are in non-compliance,” by not hitting the 45 percent sales mark, Weaver said today, but “These [six establishments] are making less than 25 percent. [The ABRA board has] drawn this line in the sand.”
DCist interviewed Bossa owner Rob Coltun last year.
