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City Commission Approves Outdoor Seating for Plymouth Roc

The city's Liquor License Review Committee also discussed a proposal from Compari's and Fiamma for Sunday morning liquor sales and from Cellar 849 to change its winery license to a brewery license.

Come summer, the bar and restaurant will have a new feature to draw in customers—an outdoor seating area.

The Plymouth City Commission unanimously approved the restaurant's request for outdoor seating on Monday, after the city's Liquor License Review Committee discussed the proposal in a separate meeting.

“We are exhilarated,” said Jordan West, the operating partner at the Plymouth Roc. ”It will change the image of the building.”

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According to West, it has been an “epic battle” trying to reinvent the image of the location, which was once occupied by an unpopular restaurant called Boulder's.

The Liquor License Review Committee also discussed proposals from / and the Penniman Street wine bar .

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Compari's/Fiamma's request for Sunday morning alcohol sales was approved, but it is contingent on owner Frank Yaquinto submitting more details on what he plans on doing with the license.

"We need to know what they're doing on Sunday morning," said City Manager Paul Sincock during the committee meeting. "Are they doing Sunday brunch now? That's great, but from a law enforcement standpoint, we just need to know exactly what the plans are."

Committee member and City Commissioner David Workman later said that they need to have it in writing to set a precedent for future Sunday morning alcohol sales requests.

Cellar 849, which sells only wine, requested a new microbrewer liquor license.

According to Plymouth Mayor Dan Dwyer, the wine bar started selling pizza a few months ago and more patrons are now requesting beer.

Because of the currently in place in Plymouth, the city cannot add any new liquor licenses for at least one year. However, the owner is considering getting rid of its winery license in order to add the brewery license.

The city is going to check with its attorney to make sure this move is appropriate under the liquor license cap.

"We're going to work with them," Dwyer said. "They're a great business downtown."

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