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Alcohol sales in Harris County were down 94 percent in March when compared to sales in the shorter month of February, records show.

Bars and restaurants sold $7.8 million in beer, wine and mixed beverages throughout Harris County in March, while those same types of businesses sold $134.3 million in February. These numbers, released by the Texas Comptroller, do not include sales from alcohol whole-sellers, like liquor stores, but reflect a stark situation for Houston-area restaurants forced to close their doors amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Kirby Ice House took the top spot in March sales with $220,813, less than half of the $466,515 worth of alcohol the bar sold in February.

Seven Houston-area Bombshells Restaurants and Bars made the top 20 list for March alcohol sales - four of which are in top five spots. Noticeably missing from March’s top 20 list are Houston’s big sports venues, which often post multi-million-dollar alcohol sales.

See March’s top 20 alcohol sellers in the gallery above.

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