The Reno Police Department reports four bars and six convenience and/or liquor stores were cited for serving underage volunteers attempting to purchase alcohol as a part of a compliance test.
On Saturday, members of the Regional Street Enforcement Team (SET) sent one 18-year-old volunteer and three 19-year-old volunteers and two 20-year-old volunteers to thirty-one different locations to attempt to purchase alcohol. When asked, the underage volunteers would provide their actual state issued identification card, clearly showing that they were not of legal drinking age.
This project was funded with federal grant funds secured by the Reno Police Department's non-profit partner Join Together Northern Nevada (JTNN).
The criminal penalty for serving alcohol to a minor and allowing a minor into a bar or saloon are misdemeanors with a pre-set fine of $500. The SET and JTNN will now meet with the failing businesses to discuss strategies to improve compliance and prevent alcohol service to those under 21.
Their news release issued the following list of locations that participated in the compliance operation.
Bars that passed and did not sell alcohol to underage volunteers:
GSR bar (upstairs) – 2500 East 2nd Street
Corkscrew - 10 East 9th Street
Archie’s – 2195 North Virginia Street
Beck’s Brewery – 2142 Kings Row
Bully’s – 2005 Sierra Highlands Drive
Atlantis Sports Book Bar – 3800 South Virginia Street
Peppermill Poker Room Bar – 2707 South Virginia Street
Lucky’s Saloon – 1455 South Wells Avenue
Ceol – 538 South Virginia Street
Convenience and or liquor stores that passed and did not sell alcohol to underage volunteers:
Sharma Mart – 504 Denslowe Drive
Valley Market – 505 Denslowe Drive
Chevron – 1625 North Virginia Street
Jackson’s – 901 North Virginia Street
Zippy Mart – 1690 Evans Avenue
AM/PM – 2002 Sierra Highlands Drive
Kahn and Son’s – 2005 Sierra Highlands Drive
LA Food and Discount Liquor – 570 Gentry Way
El Paraiso Market – 2721 Yori Avenue
S.S. Smoke and Liquor – 1475 South Well Avenue
Express Gas – 990 South Wells Avenue
7-Eleven – 800 South Wells Avenue
Bars that sold alcohol to underage volunteers and were cited:
Pub N Sub – 1000 Ralston Street
Blind Onion – 3605 Kings Row
Little Waldorf – 1661 North Virginia Street
GSR bar (downstairs) – 2500 East 2nd Street
Convenience and or liquor stores that sold alcohol to underage volunteers and were cited:
Shop N Go II – 641 Moana Lane
Golden Gate Gas – 3880 Kietzke Lane
Town Food and Liquor – 2640 South Virginia Street
Citi Gas – 1000 South Virginia Street
Sam and Son Market – 895 South Virginia Street
Quickie Mart II – 777 South Virginia Street
