Jerry Parsons, the vice-president and an owner of West Main Kitchen in Syracuse, attended a Kosciusko County Alcohol and Tobacco Commission meeting on Thursday, Sept. 7. InkFreeNews photo by Liz Shepherd.

By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

WARSAW — An alcoholic beverage permit for the new owners of West Main Kitchen in Syracuse was approved during a Sept. 7 Kosciusko County Alcohol and Tobacco Commission meeting.

Jerry Parsons, the vice-president and an owner of the restaurant, located at 201 W. Main St., attended the meeting regarding the new permit application. Parsons said he and his wife purchased the restaurant from its previous owners in June.

“(The previous owners) reached out to the state to find out what the process was for us obtaining the permit and informed us they could not transfer but we would need a new application,” said Parsons. “In the interim, the state informed the previous owners that we could be assigned as managers so we’ve currently been operating under their previous license.”

Parsons said West Main Kitchen serves dinner from Thursdays through Saturdays by reservation only.

The commission also addressed four permits with violations, voting to renew all of them after hearing about each violation.

Allison Robie, an owner of The Dock Café, also known as the old location for Peterson’s Fish, 1009 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, discussed a violation which occurred before the permit for that location entered escrow. Robie said a waitress did not check identification for a patron.

Heidi Um, the manager of Milford Party Pack, 314 N. Higbee St., said a cashier served alcohol to a minor and did not check the individual’s ID. Um said the employee was flustered due to the store being busy. The employee is still working at the store.

Rocky Clemens, a founder/manager of Time Out Inn, 1701 W. Lake St., Warsaw, said the business received a $250 fine after someone with the state’s excise police asked an employee if Time Out sold food. The employee said ‘no’ even though Time Out sells sandwiches and soups.

State Excise Officer April Tackett said state law requires any business with an alcohol permit to have food readily available at all times of operation.

Stefan King, an owner/manager of Hoplore Brewing, 307 W. Market St., Warsaw, addressed a violation after a bartender didn’t check ID for a patron. King said the business paid a $1,000 fine and the employee at fault was terminated.

The following permits with no violations were approved:

• American Legion Post 49, 301 N. Buffalo St., Warsaw. Beer, wine and liquor – fraternal club.
• Kroger Limited Partnership I, doing business as Kroger J-837, 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw. Beer, wine and liquor – drug store.
• Oakwood Resort, 702 E. Lakeview Road, Syracuse. Beer, wine and liquor – hotel.
• Saint Regis Club LLC, 101 E. Center St. Unit 101, Warsaw. Beer, wine and liquor – river and lake.
• Texas Roadhouse Holdings LLC, doing business as Texas Roadhouse, 700 W. 300N, Warsaw. Beer, wine and liquor – restaurant.
• Warsaw Seafood Inc., doing business as Asian Cajun, 658 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw. Beer and wine retailer – restaurant.

The next local ATC meeting is at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Kosciusko County Courthouse.