Gaston County businesses that violated state ABC laws in 2022
Seven Gaston County businesses paid fines in 2022 to avoid suspensions of state permits to sell alcohol.
The ABC Commission revoked all alcohol permits in 2022 from one Gaston County business, Remedies, although it continues to serve food. Remedies was the location of a November 2020 shooting that left six injured, including two Gastonia Police officers working off-duty security at the Union Road nightclub.
The ABC Commission meets monthly to review allegations of violations by establishments that serve and/or sell alcohol. Those violations are issued and give business owners the option of contesting it, suffer a suspension or pay a fine.
The following represents the ABC Commissions actions involving Gaston County businesses last year.
November
T/A Standard Distributors, 1801 Spencer Mountain Road, Gastonia, 10-day suspension, avoided upon payment of $1,000 on two charges of delivering wine to a retailer who did not hold the proper wine permit. Two other incidents involved eight-day suspensions, avoided by paying a total of $1,600 on two other charges of delivering wine to a retailer who did not hold the proper wine permit.
Leather and Lace, 512 W. Main Ave., Gastonia, eight-day suspension, avoided upon payment of $800 on the charge of failing to superintend the premises.
October
Pickle Bistro and Bar, 103 N. Holland St., Dallas, 30-day suspension, avoided upon payment of $3,000 on the charge of (1) failing to deface a tax stamp once the spirituous liquor bottle became empty, (2) being open to the general public while holding a private bar/club permit, (3) possessing or consuming alcoholic beverages in an area of the premises not approved by the Commission and (4) defacing a tax stamp or seal before the spirituous liquor bottle was empty.
June
Nichols Food Store 4, 1813 Hickory Grove Road, Gastonia, 10-day suspension, avoided upon payment of $1,000 on charges of (1) possession of slot machines, and (2) possession of video gaming machines.
May
Backstreet Holdings, 55 Glenway St., Suite 300, Belmont, 53-day suspension, the last 50 days avoided upon payment of $5,000 on charges of (1) advertising brand name on exterior of premises, (2) Happy Hour - more than one drink per customer, (3) fail to superintend, (4) fail to superintend, (5) perform services after having consumed alcoholic beverages, (6) perform services after having consumed alcoholic beverages, and (7) perform services after having consumed alcoholic beverages.
Nichols Food Store #1, 318 S. Main St., Belmont, 15-day suspension, avoided upon payment of $1,500 on charges of (1) fail to cooperate with law enforcement officer, and (2) fail to post permit.
February
Nichols Food Store #8, 85 McAdenville Road, Belmont, 10-day suspension, avoided upon payment of $1,000 on two charges of possessing two video gaming machines while upon licensed premises.
January
Remedies, 1225 Union Road, Gastonia, cancellation of all ABC permits on the charge of permittee no longer eligible to hold ABC permits.
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