Monthly digest · August 2025

54 liquor license applications were filed in August 2025

Across three states — Ohio 54 — 35 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 October.

54applications filed

35brand-new locations

33bars & restaurants

26counties

Where they were

County	Applications
Montgomery County, OH	6
Butler County, OH	5
Cuyahoga County, OH	5
Franklin County, OH	5
Hamilton County, OH	3
Lucas County, OH	3
Muskingum County, OH	3
Summit County, OH	3
Fairfield County, OH	2
Mahoning County, OH	2
Medina County, OH	2
Allen County, OH	1

What kind of places

Venue type	Applications
bar/restaurant (spirits)	27
carryout	16
restaurant (beer/wine)	6
manufacturer	3
club	2

A sample of the month's new applicants

El Patron/ Fairfield — bar/restaurant (spirits), Fairfield, Butler County, OH
Escape Goatz — restaurant (beer/wine), Hamilton, Butler County, OH
The Event Vault — restaurant (beer/wine), Urbana, Champaign County, OH
Spirito Solare Llc — manufacturer, Keene Twp, Coshocton County, OH
7123 Lorain Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44102, Dba Lorain Convenient — carryout, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH
Locally Spruced — carryout, Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga County, OH
Parma Vfw Post 1974 — club, Parma, Cuyahoga County, OH
Trader Joes #599 — carryout, University Heights, Cuyahoga County, OH
Devil'S Honey — bar/restaurant (spirits), Lithopolis, Fairfield County, OH
Qwik Vape & Mart — carryout, Lancaster, Fairfield County, OH
Luv Vybz Lounge — bar/restaurant (spirits), Columbus, Franklin County, OH
17755 Ravenna Corp Inc — bar/restaurant (spirits), Newbury Twp, Geauga County, OH
305 Quick Stop — carryout, Willowick, Lake County, OH
Oak Ridge House Llc — bar/restaurant (spirits), Ironton, Lawrence 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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