Seven Iowa City Bars Fail Alcohol Compliance Checks

Press release from the Iowa City Police Department

Alcohol sales law compliance checks were conducted Thursday night, January 19th (into the early morning hours of January 20th), at forty-six businesses licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. Working with plainclothes officers, underage persons entered these businesses and attempted to illegally purchase alcoholic beverages. Thirty-nine businesses refused to sell to the underage buyers. The businesses that passed the compliance checks were:

• Martinis (127 E College St)
• Gabe's (330 E Washington St)
• Union Bar (121 E College St)
• Brothers Bar & Grill (125 S Dubuque St)
• Deadwood Tavern (6 S Dubuque St)
• Dublin Underground (5 S Dubuque St)
• Mickeys Irish Pub (11 S Dubuque St)
• Short's Burger & Shine (18 S Clinton St)
• The Summit (10 S Clinton St)
• Airliner (22 S Clinton St)
• Delimart (206 E Benton St)
• Blue Moose Tap House (211 Iowa Ave)
• Gasby's (2303 Muscatine Ave)
• Yacht Club (13 S Linn St)
• Club Car (122 Wright St)
• Hy Vee (1201 N Dodge St)
• Walgreens (2214 Muscatine Ave)
• 2 Dogs Pub (1705 1st Ave)
• Delimart (1486 S 1st Ave)
• Delimart (525 Hwy 1 W)
• Delimart (2410 Mormon Trek Blvd)
• Liquor House (425 S Gilbert St)
• Liquor Downtown (315 S Gilbert St)
• Caseys (204 N Dubuque)
• Caseys (1410 Willow Creek Dr)
• American Legion (3016 Muscatine Ave)
• Suburban BP (370 Scott Ct)
• Suburban BP (1905 Keokuk St)
• Blackstone (503 Westbury Dr)
• Shakespeare's (819 S 1st Ave)
• Creekside Market (2601 Hwy 6 E)
• North Dodge Express (2790 N Dodge St)
• Carl & Ernie's Good Time Pub & Grub (161 Hwy 1 W)
• Hilltop Tavern (1100 N Dodge St)
• Kum & Go (955 Mormon Trek Blvd)
• Coaches Corner (749 Mormon Trek Blvd)
• George's Buffet (312 E Market St)
• Wal Mart (919 Hwy 1 W)
• John's Grocery (401 E Market St)

Seven businesses checked by police sold to the underage buyers. The businesses that failed the compliance checks were:

• Bo James (118 E Washington St)
• The Library Bar (111 E College St)
• Donnelly's Pub (110 E College St)
• The Mill (120 E Burlington St)
• The Vine Tavern (330 E Prentiss St)
• IC Uglys (210 N Linn St)
• Dave's Fox Head (402 E Market St)

Selling (employee) alcohol to persons under 21 years of age is a simple misdemeanor, punishable with a $500 fine for the first offense. Additionally, all violations will be forwarded to the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division for civil penalties against the liquor licenses.