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this was posted as a bulletin by someone on myspace:

After liquor violations, DJais becomes restaurant only

by Michelle Samenfeld

Friday, January, 25th , 2006

After relentless city charges that Djais was morphing into a major

disturbance after dark, the owners of Djais have decided to renovate the

space and change it to Frida to maintain the venue as strictly a

restaurant.

DJais was in danger of losing its liquor license before the owners

decided to drastically alter the venue and agreed to stiff

liquor-license conditions.

Assistant city attorney Jennifer Zilavy said the city requested that

DJais' liquor license expire after repeated complaints it was serving

alcohol to customers that became extremely rowdy and allowing dancing

without the new town issued required license.

Zilavy said the restaurant/club was also accused of blocking fire exits

when they moved tables to allow for dancing.

"They were not operating as they told the [Alcohol License Review

Committee] they were going to operate," Zilavy said.

Belmar Police Department Sgt. Emil Quast said the department responded

to complaints this year that Djais admitted customers beyond its

capacity limits and did not employ a licensed bartender.

Zilavy said the city withdrew the complaint against DJAis after meeting

with attorney Rick Petri, who represents owner Kip Petersen, said the

owners were planning to become a new restaurant and would agree to a

45-day suspension if the ALRC found any liquor-license violation.

"Their primary concern was this place better be a damn restaurant,"

Petri said.

According to city law, a restaurant is defined as earning at least 78

percent of its sales revenue from food.

The conditions approved Dec.. 5 by the City Council as part of the

liquor-license renewal include reducing the total capacity of Frida from

320 to 160, closing one hour before bartime and limiting entertainment

to television - radios or cassette players with DJs specifically

prohibited.

Frida must also serve lunch and dinner each day of the week and

breakfast Saturday and Sunday.

ALRC member Kenneth Kamp said the conditions made the committee more

confident that nightclub-like practices would not continue at Frida.

"We had a better feeling that they were going to be a restaurant rather

than continuing as a nightclub under a different name," Kamp said.

Quast said the city needs to make better plans to accommodate the

increase in calls for alcohol-related crimes like battery and assault.

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WERD! Hey, I know Davis G is at another club on Saturday nights, but he should have been added to the line-up for the Djais party, am I wrong?

It would have been great to have him over at sound garden but due to the fact that he works at another club that can't happen..... don't get me wrong it would have been out of control....

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