DryDock Late Night Permit Denied

Drydock Seafood (formerly Asian Buffet/Romeo's/Pancho's) went before the Zoning and Platting Commitee on 10/17/06 seeking a permit to allow it to remain open until 2 am. The request for a late night permit was opposed by the Allandale Neighborhood Association. What follows is a message posted to the Allandale listserv responding to a question regarding the outcome by sherahjr@aol.com on 10/18/06:

The vote was 7-2 (which can be appealed by the applicant to the City Council).  It seemed that the members were not impressed that the renovation work for the restaurant on this lease property began without obtaining proper city permits (and the project was red-tagged because of that). Also, it seemed they were quite clear that the purpose of staying open until 2 a.m. on Thurs/Fri/Sat evenings would be to generate revenue from alcohol sales, not restaurant food.  It also seemed clear that they understood that the ANA wants to foster a family-type business area rather than encourage late-night pubs from encroaching on our 'hood. Even HEB closes at 1, which would leave the proposed  "club/restaurant" the only establishment staying open in that center until 2 a.m. Ya'll can say thanks to John Keohane and neighbors on Wynona street, and other ANA faithful who stayed there from 6-10:30 last night, in order to protect the ANA interests on this issue. Ya'll can also thank Amy Simmons for making time to come speak on the issue. All of the this proves once again that neighborhood participation does count!