10 Springfield businesses let liquor licenses lapse; MGM’s Cal Mare restaurant giving up wine bottle sales

Parker St. Pub Polish Alliance

12/11/2019 -Springfield- The Parker Street Pub, 93 Parker Street, (also known as the Polish Young Mens Association) has surrendered their liquor license. (Don Treeger / The Republican)

SPRINGFIELD — Ten Springfield bars and restaurants are not renewing their liquor licenses for 2020, and an 11th is applying for a new license after failing to meet the deadline earlier this month.

License Commission Chairman Peter Sygnator said Siano’s Pizzeria, 965 Boston Road, will come before the commission at its last meeting of 2019 on Dec. 26.

If it gets the commission’s approval, Siano’s has the next day, or the following Monday or Tuesday, to take its paperwork to the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission in Boston and then bring the paperwork back to City Hall. Otherwise the pizzeria won’t be able to serve alcohol starting Jan. 1.

Every year there is someone who misses the deadline,” Sygnator said.

MGM Springfield is giving up one of its package goods licenses, used to sell bottled wine at the Cal Mare restaurant.

The idea was that if diners enjoyed the wine they had with their meal, they could buy a bottle to take home. But Sygnator said the casino told the city it didn’t do enough business selling bottled wine through the restaurant to make the license worthwhile.

MGM is keeping a separate package goods retail license used to sell beer and wine at the convenience store in its hotel lobby.

The state Gaming Commission regulates on-premises alcohol service at MGM, not the city.

4/4/2019 -Springfield- The Italian restaurant Cal Mare is located inside the MGM Springfield casino. (Don Treeger / The Republican)

The Polish Young Men’s Alliance of Indian Orchard — doing business as Parker Street Pub — hasn’t renewed or announced plans to get a new license. A phone number for the fraternal club was disconnected and a sign on the building indicates it is for sale or lease.

Sygnator, who is also assistant tax collector and the city 's parking clerk, said the Polish Young Men’s Alliance would also have to settle an outstanding tax debt before getting a new liquor license. The club owes $8,067 in real estate taxes and another $194 in personal property taxes for a total due of $8,261.

Other licensees not renewing are:

  • Adolfo’s Ristorante, 254 Worthington St., which closed.
  • Delaney’s Market, 1365 Main St., which closed.
  • Fat Cat’s Bar & Grill, 232 Worthington St., which closed. A comedy club now using the space is operating on a series of one-day licenses.
  • Luxe Burger, 1200 West Columbus Ave., which closed.
  • The Melha Shriners sold their headquarters at 133 Longhill St.
  • Mike’s East Side Pub, 535 Page Blvd., has been sold to Pride.
  • Moriarty’s Pub, 755 Liberty St., didn’t renew after its last last suspension.
  • Napoli Restaurant, 1633 Bay St. An employee who answered the phone this week said the restaurant will close.

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