No beer here: City unanimously denies license to Quiznos in University Square

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The Capital Times (WI)

By Samara Kalk Derby

"A Quiznos submarine sandwich shop in the new food court at University Square will not be able to sell beer after a unanimous vote by the city's Alcohol License Review Committee Wednesday night."

"Susan Crowley, the director of prevention services for UW Health Services -- the largest tenant in the student services tower part of the development -- spoke against the move. She said the large seating area would make it nearly impossible to control the distribution of alcohol once it was sold by Quiznos..."

"'This just looks like an attempt to add a beer tent to a food court mall,' she said, adding that the food court is accessible to people of all ages, many of who are under the legal age to consume alcohol..."

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