One of the newest restaurants set to open in Evesham Township received a liquor license last week during a special township council meeting.
Brio Toscana Grille, the newest restaurant to open its doors in the Marlton Promenade, took over possession of the retail consumption liquor license. The license will allow the restaurant to sell alcohol to its customers inside of its restaurant.
The Marlton Promenade owners were holding the license, as they had originally purchased it from the township several years ago, Township Manager Tom Czerniecki said. The license was not being used for anything, he said, but the ownership of the promenade was still paying the annual fees and dues associated with the license.
The license was a “pocket license,” Czerniecki said, which the owners had been holding onto for a retailer coming into the promenade.
The members of council approved the transfer of the license to the new Italian eatery in the Marlton Promenade.
Mayor Randy Brown, Czerniecki, MBA President Dan Morton, Burlington County Chamber of Commerce President Kristi Howell-Ikeda, Senator Dawn Addiego, and Eveesham Deputy Mayor Joe Howarth attended the restaurants ribbon cutting ceremony later in the week.
The grand opening weekend is set for Friday, Oct. 14 through Sunday, Oct. 16. During this time, 10 percent of all food sales will benefit Virtua Foundation, the resource development arm of Virtua, a comprehensive healthcare system headquartered in Marlton, with hospitals in Berlin, Marlton, Memorial and Voorhees. The donation will serve to enhance Virtua’s mission through the development of philanthropic resources and the support of community education and outreach, Brio representative reported.
In other township news:
Evesham acquired the Cooper Evans House last week on the Savage Property along Tuckerton Road. Listed on the state’s historic registry, the township has yet to decide what to do with the structure.
The Savage Property is more than 100 acres in size and contains several athletic fields for the township. The Cooper Evans House is listed on the state’s national historic registry.
The township has been trying to acquire the home for several years, Czerniecki said.
Representatives reported that the township will possibly hire an architect to see what can be done with the structure and how it can be used moving forward.
