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Smoothie‑shop owners propose all‑day café and evening wine service on Bank Lane; council expresses support
Summary
Joe Krissic told the council he wants to expand his Bank Lane smoothie shop into an all‑day café with coffee, wine, cocktails and outdoor seating using retractable bollards to close the lane in evenings; council members asked timing and operational questions and offered encouragement, though the liquor‑license process and any ordinance approvals remain separate steps.
Joe Krissic, owner of the El An Juice smoothie shop on Bank Lane, told the Lake Forest City Council on May 4 he would like to evolve the business into an all‑day café that adds coffee service by day and wine, cocktails and small evening plates after hours.
"What we want to do is create a space where everyone can just come hang out after work, have a glass of wine, relax," Krissic…
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