O’Meara’s restaurant charged with 26 alcohol violations
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By Abe Nelson
Published: May 12, 2008
O'Meara's restaurant racked up $26,000 in Virginia Department of Alcohol and Beverage Control fines and administrative costs between August 2006 and April 2007, according to ABC documents.
The ABC charged the restaurant at 8971 Center St. with a total of 26 violations.
The restaurant appealed the Virginia ABC hearing officer's decision to impose the fines, but withdrew the appeal, surrendered its license and closed in April 2008.
Surrendering the license rendered the fines moot, said Virginia ABC spokeswoman Becky Gettings.
"The fines are to keep their license in good standing," Gettings said.
Seven of the violations were for allowing the consumption of alcoholic beverages by a person the licensee knew or had reason to believe was intoxicated.
One violation held that the licensee enticed, urged or entreated patrons to purchase alcoholic beverages in violation of state law.
The restaurant was charged with seven counts of making gifts of alcoholic beverages in violation of Virginia law and eight counts of holding happy hour between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m.
There were also two charges of allowing people who the licensee knew or had reason to believe were intoxicated to loiter on the premises.
One charge of making gifts of alcoholic beverages in violation of Virginia law was dismissed.
Gettings said there is no specific number of charges that would cause an establishment to be automatically shut down.
"Any hearing can result in fines, suspensions, dismissals or revocation," Gettings said.
Mike O'Meara, the owner of the restaurant, could not be immediately reached for comment.
Keith Walker can be reached at 703-369-6751 or .
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Posted by ( Candice ) on May 19, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Well you think this place is bad...don’t go to L&B;’s in Dale City. That place the waitress, bar manager and bouncers are very rude. What happened to customers come first and are always right. These people still your money and credit cards if your not paying attention. I quit going there! And recommend the public not to go there either...it’s not worth your credit card being stolen to find out it was the bar manager that charged $1000 to it and then tipped themselves a few hundred.
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Posted by ( sassyjj ) on May 14, 2008 at 12:52 pm
I stopped going there when a saw a young man drop his gum on the floor and as he was picking it up the bouncer and 3 of his friends picked him (all 120 lbs) and beat him so bad....then when others that didnt even know him were trying to get them off of him they just said they would bar all of them for commenting? Then police came ad did NOTHING put take up for thoes bouncers. That place was a joke!
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