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Trustees ask Joy Café to present fuller restaurant plan, move liquor-license decision to next meeting

Village President and Board of Trustees, Village of Fox River Grove · April 1, 2026
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Summary

Fox River Grove trustees voted unanimously to place Joy Café’s liquor-license application on the next meeting agenda after urging owner Arpan Patel to add a kitchen and more dining space so the proposal reads as a restaurant rather than primarily a gaming venue.

Fox River Grove trustees voted Sept. 5 to delay action on a liquor-license application for Joy Café and asked the applicant to return with a more detailed plan emphasizing restaurant operations.

Administrator Soderholm told the board that Arpan Patel, owner of Top Shelf Liquors, submitted a liquor-license application for a unit adjacent to his store. Patel…

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