Kirkwood Bar & Grill Liquor License Case Rescheduled To Dec. 6

Supporters and opponents of the Kirkwood Bar & Grill will have to wait until Dec. 6 to see learn if the controversial sports eatery can get its liquor license.

The Atlanta License & Review Board had scheduled a Nov. 22 hearing to see if David Johnson, the bar's owner would be approved for a license to sell liquor.

But Johnson's attorney, Alan Bergner, was unable to attend the hearing and his office manager, Dana Farkas, asked for a continuance.

Earl Williamson, chairman of Neighborhood Planning Unit-O, the land use and zoning advisory group to City Hall that represents Kirkwood, was prepared to ask for a stay as well.

The 5 p.m. hearing threatened to bleed into NPU-O's 6:30 p.m. monthly meeting. It would be difficult to get people to attend both, he told Patch.

The ALRB granted Farkas' request, moving the hearing to its first planned December meeting.

The restaurant, located at 1963 Hosea Williams Dr. SE, has caused quite a row in the Kirkwood neighborhood since opening earlier this year.

Residents to Kirkwood Station, the mixed-used condominium and retail complex where Johnson's bar is an anchor business.

Kirkwood Station's homeowners’ association board also found Johnson's operation to be in violation of HOA rules, such as hours of operation for a business and mirrored glass in the storefront.

Johnson, who lives in Gwinnett County, has characterized the opposition as a small but vocal group who oppose him .