Court Orders Nashville Bar To Close After Refusing To Comply With Health Department Order

Nashville has had fairly good compliance with the order to re-close bars for the month of July. But a biker bar in Old Hickory refused to comply, even after a visit from health inspectors on Friday. So on Sunday, they returned with a court order to close Full Throttle Bar and Grill.

Owner Gary McIntosh met officials with the Metro Public Health Department on Sunday morning as they came to tape signs to the windows and padlock the building.

“You’re going to allow me to say what I’ve got to say because I’m getting sick and tired of you guys bullying everybody. This is how I make my living,” McIntosh said on a video posted to Facebook.

He went on to argue that just because he has a “limited service restaurant” license should not mean he has to close since he serves food. Generally, the state considers an establishment a bar if less than half its revenue comes from food.

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