WINONA, Minn. – In its first compliance check of the season, Winona police found six licensed liquor establishments failed to card a minor who was posing as an undercover agent. Ten establishments did card. In non-compliance with the state law limiting bar service to patrons 21 and older were:
> Broken World Records, 265 East Third Street.
> Fast Eddie’s, 500 West Fifth Street.
> Mulligans Pub, 219 East Third Street.
> Poots Tavern, 579 East 7th Street.
> Red Men Club, 176 West Third Street.
> Sloppy Joes, 526 East 3rd Street.
The goal of compliance checks, said Deputy Police Jeff Jay Rasmussen, was partly to develop data on how to respond to establishments that serve minors. Establishments that passed were issued certificates of compliance. They were:
> The BrickYard, 579 East Third Street.
> Cornerstone Bar, 501West Fourth Street.
> E Bs Corner, 700 West Fifth Street.
> Hei N Low Tap, 529 East Seventh Street.
> Island City Brewing, 65 East Front Street.
> Luckys On Third,107 West 3rd Street.
> Mankato Bar, 477 Mankato Avenue.
> Market Street Tap, 117 Market Street.
> 929 Beer House & Grill, 929 East Eighth Street.
> No Name Bar, 252 E Third Street.
> Port 507, 128 West Second Street.
One bar, Handy Corner, at 700 East Fifth Street, was closed. A compliance check was cancelled at Gabbys Bar & Lounge, at 179 East Third Street, because the bartender knew the undercover minor.
Multi-agencies
Participating in the compliance checks were Winona police, Winona County deputies, and the Winona County Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention. The purpose, said Rasmussen, was to “get it out there that we’re checking and we are striving for compliance because it does make our community safer.”
Data update
The final numbers listed here are re corrected slightly from what was originally reported.