Broad Street Downtown Market and Tavern is decreasing its hard liquor sales to focus on fostering a friendly environment in the restaurant and bar area.
The store’s management decided in mid-August to steer away from business gained through selling hard alcohol, General Manager Kevin Kirwan said. The Market and Tavern will continue to sell and serve it, but the liquor license for Broad Street’s Liquor Cave is in the process of being purchased by another business.
“From a standpoint of being a good neighbor in town, hard alcohol when sold by the bottle is not something we want to be associated with,” Kirwan said. “We like having our craft beers and having a wide variety in bottles and on tap. It makes more sense for us to go in that direction.”
Kirwan added that since liquor can now be bought from a variety of businesses around town, it makes less sense for Broad Street to be in the market.
The Liquor Cave still has some packaged alcohol for sale, but the store is running down its supply and will not restock once it’s depleted.
With college students returning to campus, Kirwan said Broad Street is looking to “amp up” its events in the Underground and continue bringing in a variety of entertainment acts. The overall goal of the store, he said, is to provide a friendly meeting ground for everyone in Hillsdale.
“We are neighborhood restaurant that tries to take care of the people of this community,” Kirwan said.
