22 liquor license applications were filed in May 2024
Across three states — Ohio 22 — 9 of them for brand-new locations. Most applicants open six to twelve weeks after filing, so this is roughly what is coming to these neighbourhoods by July.
22applications filed
9brand-new locations
14bars & restaurants
17counties
Where they were
County
Applications
Lorain County, OH
3
Cuyahoga County, OH
2
Hamilton County, OH
2
Montgomery County, OH
2
Butler County, OH
1
Erie County, OH
1
Greene County, OH
1
Knox County, OH
1
Lake County, OH
1
Licking County, OH
1
Lucas County, OH
1
Portage County, OH
1
What kind of places
Venue type
Applications
bar/restaurant (spirits)
10
carryout
8
restaurant (beer/wine)
4
A sample of the month's new applicants
Tacquerias— bar/restaurant (spirits), Sandusky, Erie County, OH
Contemporary Lounge Llc— bar/restaurant (spirits), Riverside, Montgomery County, OH
Drug Mart— carryout, Brimfield Twp, Portage County, OH
Sycamore Grill Tex-Mex Llc— restaurant (beer/wine), Sycamore, Wyandot County, OH
Independent operators only; chain and multi-unit filings are excluded from this list but included in the counts above.
Using these figures? They come from weekly snapshots of the state liquor authorities' own records — Ohio's Division of Liquor Control, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, and the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. Reporters and analysts are welcome to quote them; a link back is appreciated, and I'm happy to pull a county or city cut on request: matt@liquorleads.net.
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