Hey man, I know I mentioned a couple of things previously, but I wanted to add a couple more. A guy I know has a good grasp on the business locally, and when I told him about your idea he pointed out a few more things to consider that I thought I'd pass on. For the area where I am, they are only issuing new liquor licenses that allow dispensing until 11pm in certain places like oceanview and VB. The older establishments are grandfathered in and can remain at the old 2am rule. If Falls Church is like this, you might look into buying an already established place. The grandfathered licenses will transfer. Be careful when buying a place though...there were quite a few scams in VB with bars being for sale...I can't remember the details but basically the owner would offer financing, the guy who bought it would miss a payment and the bar would default back to the original owner again. It's happened more than once, so read the contract carefully.
Some legal tidbits: You need to have a wine and beer license before you you can have a liquor license. The city can shut down your bar if you have too many logged incidents. If you call dispatch because of a problem in the bar, don't dial 911. Keep the neighbors happy...I guess a few local places have had issues with their neighbors which resulted in the bar being shut down. Last call is last call...I guess ABC agents (or whatever they are) love to cruise bars at closing time and can fine or shut down bars. I mentioned it before, but being licensed to play music or lease a jukebox that is licensed. I guess a local bar or two got cruised by some lawyer and got fined. Things might be different in Falls Church, but I thought I'd pass on a few things that happen down here just so you're aware of what might happen.
Some legal tidbits: You need to have a wine and beer license before you you can have a liquor license. The city can shut down your bar if you have too many logged incidents. If you call dispatch because of a problem in the bar, don't dial 911. Keep the neighbors happy...I guess a few local places have had issues with their neighbors which resulted in the bar being shut down. Last call is last call...I guess ABC agents (or whatever they are) love to cruise bars at closing time and can fine or shut down bars. I mentioned it before, but being licensed to play music or lease a jukebox that is licensed. I guess a local bar or two got cruised by some lawyer and got fined. Things might be different in Falls Church, but I thought I'd pass on a few things that happen down here just so you're aware of what might happen.