Bar that defied shut-down order has lost its liquor license

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota restaurant that continued to host dine-in service in defiance of Gov. Tim Walz’s coronavirus order has temporarily lost its liquor license.

State officials suspended the license Sunday for the Boardwalk Bar & Grill in East Grand Forks. The suspension comes just days after a Polk County court closed the bar and restaurant to in-person dining. Judge Corey Harbott on Friday granted the attorney general’s motion for a temporary restraining order to shut down dine-in service.

The governor’s executive order closes bars and restaurants to in-person dining in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.