Support This Liquor License

Here's a liquor license we should not oppose, Rogers Park. It's for a nice restaurant just off of N. Sheridan Road on W. Pratt. It's on a quiet cul de sac, but the license should cause no problems for neighbors. Why not? Because people don't go to a fine Mediterranean restaurant, have a nice bottle of wine with their hummus, then stumble out to pee on the neighborhood lawns. Leave that to the drunks wobbling out of the Oasis bar, just around the corner, which stays open until 4:00 a.m. Support this liquor license. Or, at least, please don't oppose it. From Alderman Joe Moore, January 4: Dear Neighbor, I am writing to invite you to a community meeting on a proposal for an incidental liquor license for a new restaurant located at 1146 W. Pratt. The meeting will be held at 1146 W. Pratt on Monday, January 7th, at 7 p.m. The site is currently occupied by Cafe Suron. The owner of Cafe Suron is selling the restaurant to Aykut Sinanoglu, who plans to open a new restaurant called Tas, which will offer Mediterranean cuisine. The plans include an application for an incidental consumption on premises liquor license, which allows restaurants to serve liquor, I held a similar meeting in April 2005 to discuss Cafe Suron's request for the same type of liquor license, and it was well received. Mr. Sinanoglu currently manages six restaurants. I am interested in hearing your views on this application before I make my recommendation to the Mayor's License Commissioner. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please share your thoughts by replying to this e-mail or calling my office at 773-338-5796. Thanks for your input.