Table Mountain Inn Agrees To Fine After Underage Liquor Incident

GOLDEN, CO -- Golden's long-standing Table Mountain Inn restaurant asked the city's local licensing authority to pay a fine rather than have their liquor license suspended after a minor was served alcohol in December, 2017.

The Table Mountain Inn at 1310 Washington Avenue, was allowed to renew their liquor license after paying a $2,224.36 fine (equivalent to a percentage of four days of alcohol sales at the hotel's bar).

According to an order to show cause, an employee at the Table Mountain Inn served alcohol to a person under age 21 on Dec. 20, 2017. The restaurant reported that employee had immediately been terminated. The licensing authority pointed out that the restaurant had a similar offense in 2014.

"Whatever the enforcement agency decides we will do," said longtime manager Chris Brown. "We do everything on our part to make sure we never serve an underage customer. We've agreed to increase our training and vigilance. ...We have been serving this community for 26 years and we hope to continue for another 26 years, serving the community responsibly," Brown said.

In 2017, the Colorado Department of Revenue listed seven other Golden underage liquor violations at local establishments:

Briarwood Restaurant

- Sale to Minor

- 6 days suspension, 4 days served, 2 days held in abeyance for a period of one year
- $200.00 fine paid in lieu of active suspension

Courtyard Golden

- Sale to Minor

- 6 days suspension, 4 days served, 2 days held in abeyance for a period of one year
- $200.00 fine paid in lieu of active suspension

Dagotto’s Panini Bistro

- Sale to Minor

- 6 days suspension, 4 days served, 2 days held in abeyance for a period of one year
- $200.00 fine paid in lieu of active suspension

El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant

- Sale to Minor

- 10 days suspension, 10 days served, 0 days held in abeyance for a period of one year
- $1,370.34 fine paid in lieu of active suspension of one year

Heritage Liquor

- Sale to Minor

- 12 days suspension, 8 days served, 4 days held in abeyance for a period
- $2,560.00 fine paid in lieu of active suspension

La Casa del Sabor

- Sale to Minor

- 6 days suspension, 4 days served, 2 days held in abeyance for a period of one year
- $200.00 fine paid in lieu of active suspension

Loaf N Jug 81

- Sale to Minor

- 6 days suspension, 4 days served, 2 days held in abeyance for a period of one year

- $200.00 fine paid in lieu of active suspension

Tequitas Family Mexican Restaurant

- Sale to Minor

- 6 days suspension, 4 days served, 2 days held in abeyance for a period of one year

- $200.00 fine paid in lieu of active suspension

Thai Gold Restaurant

- Sale to Minor

- 6 days suspension, 4 days served, 2 days held in abeyance for a period of one year

- $200.00 fine paid in lieu of active suspension

Trailhead Taphouse & Kitchen

- Sale to Minor

- 6 days suspension, 4 days served, 2 days held in abeyance for a period of one year

- $200.00 fine paid in lieu of active suspension

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