College football fans can now stop into Rama Jama’s restaurant for more than just breakfast or burgers, as the Tuscaloosa institution in the shadow of Bryant-Denny Stadium now offers beer and wine.

Votes by the Tuscaloosa City Council in late September and early October cleared the way for Rama Jama’s and owner Michael Hebron, who took over the restaurant last year, to sell beer and wine both with meals and to go.

“We’re excited to be able serve a burger with a beer,” Hebron said.

Selections currently are limited to Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob Ultra for the beer selections and rose, a red blend and chardonnay from the Essentially Geared Wine Co.

When sold to go, Rama Jama’s offers them in six-pack and 12-pack varieties as state law requires alcohol to be sold in its original packaging.

But singles are available for consumption on-site and in the expanded dining section on Saturdays, when Hebron said the parking lot would be blocked off to add in about 60 new seats.

Also on Saturdays, Rama Jama’s will be offering mimosas mixed fresh after the doors open by 7 a.m.

“We look forward to being able to provide them with another amenity to their meal,” Hebron said.

The menu options expand beyond just beer and wine, though. Hebron said Rama Jama’s now offers oysters — either raw or freshly fried — that come in regularly from Appalachicola, Florida, and, starting next week, Thursday and Fridays will see the restaurant open until 8 p.m.

“This weekend, we’ll just keep the doors open until they decide to stop coming in,” Hebron said.

After taking over the business last year from founder Gary Lewis, who opened Rama Jama’s at 1000 Paul W. Bryant Drive in 1996, Hebron said the transition has since been a smooth one.

The former golf pro left New York City to take over the business in the city he came to love after sending his daughter to the University of Alabama.

He moved here to stay closer to her and, so far, doesn’t seem to regret any of it.

“I’ve really enjoyed it,” Hebron said. “It’s been a wonderful year and I’ve met a lot of exciting people.

“The bond of Alabama football brings a lot of good people together.”

Reach Jason Morton at jason.morton@tuscaloosanews.com or 205-722-0200.