A slew of Brentwood restaurants have been nabbed this year for serving alcohol to minors.

The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission conducted a sting in April, during which eight restaurants in town were caught selling beer to an underage informant. Five of those restaurants appeared before the Brentwood Beer Board on Monday.

The following restaurants were cited:

City Cafe, 330 Franklin Road, Ste 250B

Le Skewer, 330 Franklin Road, Ste. 904D

Ludlow & Prime, 330 Franklin Road, Ste. 226B

Pei Wei Asian Diner, 101 Creekside Crossing, Ste. 1800

Twin Peaks, 1634 Galleria Blvd.

Brick's Cafe & Bistro, 330 Franklin Road, Ste. 913

Chili's Bar & Grill, 107 Creekside Crossing

Local Taco, 146 Pewitt Drive

This is the second time Brick's Cafe, Chili's and Local Taco have been cited for underage alcohol sales.

Representatives from those restaurants appeared before the Beer Board at its July meeting. The board suspended those businesses' beer permits between seven and 30 days.

"I wish I had an answer," said Police Chief Jeff Hughes when asked why restaurants in the city don't follow the law. "The state is just tearing them up."

Hughes said the ABC did another sting in Brentwood just last week, and issued eight more citations.

The restaurants on Monday night's agenda were suspended from selling beer to anyone, ranging from seven to 10 days.

But those suspensions only apply to beer sales. The city can't prohibit them from selling wine or spirits.

"Anything you're licensed to do is a privilege," Mayor Rhea Little told a restaurant manager. "If you retain the privilege, you've got to do what it says."

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