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Council approves two liquor-license applications for restaurant and hotel property manager
Summary
The council approved a restaurant retail-liquor license for a new restaurant at 1817 University Boulevard and approved a special retail (more than 30 days) application for Embassy Suites downtown following staff reports of no objections from police.
The Tuscaloosa City Council approved two liquor-license items: a restaurant retail-liquor license application for a business at 1817 University Boulevard and a special retail (more than 30 days) application related to Embassy Suites downtown.
City staff reported no police objections for either application. The restaurant application — for a mixed bar-and-grill business at the former Pizza Hut location on University Boulevard — listed an expected occupancy of 61 and hours of operation that will include evening service; owners Joseph Motts and Anna Hernandez appeared and told council they opened the business on August 12 and sought the license to reflect the change in ownership and operation.
Councilmember for the district welcomed the applicants and emphasized that the license is for a restaurant that serves alcohol, not a bar, and that the business should operate accordingly. The council approved the restaurant license by motion and voice vote.
The Embassy Suites item was presented as a change in property management; staff said the property and restaurant operations remain the same and that the application was a standard special retail more-than-30-days filing. Staff reported no incidents on record for the relevant 12‑month spans cited in the packet. The council approved that application by voice vote as well.
Both approvals were recorded after staff reports and brief applicant remarks; no formal objections or conditions were recorded in the meeting minutes.
