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Viola Restaurante

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

No Relief for Viola Restaurante in Lost Liquor License

The License Board also approved items for TGI Friday's, Jared Jewelers and Quirk Automotive on Tuesday. Look on Braintree Patch for more on those stories.

The same force – economic distress – that put Braintree restaurateur Joseph Viola in the position of fighting for his alcohol license on Tuesday failed to convince officials that he deserved another chance. Viola and his attorney pleaded with the Board of License Commissioners for time to market and sell Viola Restaurante's all-alcohol license so that he could pay significant debts, but members declined to give Viola the opportunity, citing state law and his failure over the course of several months to cover a bounced check that was supposed to buy his annual renewal nearly a year ago. The board voted unanimously to cancel Viola's license, and therefore it did not take up the matter of the restaurant closing without notice earlier this …

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11:48 am on Thursday, November 15, 2012

Hell, i'll even settle for a wendys... maybe another dunkin donuts?   more ›

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Viola Restaurante Closes Unexpectedly, Faces License Hearing

Viola also failed to pay for its Braintree all-alcohol license this year.

Sometime in the last several weeks, Viola Restaurante on Washington Street in Braintree closed its doors without notice and now faces a hearing before the Board of License Commissioners. The Italian-style eatery, owned by Braintree resident Joseph Viola, also failed to pay for its 2012 all-alcohol license, according to a notice sent from the board to Viola on Oct. 25. Earlier this year a check was returned for insufficient funds and the license payment has yet to be made. A hearing has been scheduled for Nov. 13 to determine whether this year's license is void, and if it is active whether it should be revoked because of the alleged lack-of-notice violation. Both Viola's home phone and the restaurant's are out of service. A leasing agent …

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