Liquor license suspended at popular Fort Collins bar

Sundance Steakhouse & Saloon's liquor license was suspended by the State of Colorado this week.

A post on Sundance's Facebook page at 2 a.m. Tuesday told patrons the bar wouldn't be able to sell beer, wine or liquor for the next 15 days "due to circumstances beyond our control."

Signs posted in the windows of the 2716 E. Mulberry St. establishment allege the venue violated Colorado liquor/beer codes. A Colorado Open Records Act request for additional information on the citation was denied because the state's investigation is ongoing.

Sundance disputed those allegations in a statement sent to The Coloradoan, adding that it "look(s) forward to vigorously defending ourselves in the court of law."

The country western-themed location houses a restaurant, dance hall, live music and off-track horse race betting. Sundance will remain open through the suspension and said it intends to resume alcohol service as soon as possible.

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For the liquor license to be reinstated, it must be approved at a State of Colorado hearing. A hearing for Sundance hadn't been scheduled as of Tuesday afternoon.

The establishment has also been suspended from the local Responsible Association of Retailers (RAR), a group of businesses with a code of ethics focused on the safe sale and service of alcohol and marijuana. Sundance can be re-instated after a peer review determines practices have changed, according to TEAM Wellness & Prevention Executive Director Gordon Coombes. TEAM leads the local branch of RAR.

Sundance was purchased by new owner Kyle Scott last year under the title NICSCO, LLC.

The establishment has a Tuesday college night promotion where well drinks and draft beers are 25 cents each between 8-11 p.m. Women drink free from 9-11 p.m. on Saturday nights.

Sundance is one of nine Colorado establishments with an off-track betting license.

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