Ross Board Approves Remo's Liquor License Request

 received approval from Ross Township officials Monday to purchase a liquor license for its operations at 2151 Babcock Blvd.

The license is being transferred from Islander Bar & Grill Inc. in Neville Township and will allow the company, whose parent is Spaghetti Brothers Inc., a privately owned corporation, to serve alcohol both at its rental facility and off-site at catered functions. 

It was approved unanimously at Monday night's meeting of the board of commissioners — but only after one commissioner floated the idea of conditioning the approval on the installation of an alcohol Breathalyzer in the facility. 

"I'm concerned with the potential motorist who isn't aware of what his blood alcohol level is," said Commissioner Chris Eyster, of Ward 2. 

He said he'd like to see Remo's install a machine that would display the results after patrons inserted money. 

"I think it's a good idea for every bar," Eyster said. 

Commissioner Dan DeMarco, who represents the 1st Ward, where Remo's is located, said the board shouldn't ask a condition of one business that it wasn't requiring of similar businesses. 

"I can't agree with this," he said. 

"That's a lawsuit waiting to happen," said Commissioner Gerald O'Brien, who represents Ward 7. 

Mazzoleni, who attended Monday's meeting, said he would not agree to the condition, if it were approved. 

Remo's, a catering operation with a rental facility, serves Italian-style cuisine for funerals, weddings and business luncheons. Roy Mazzoleni, one of Remo's owners, has said that he had no plans to expand into a full-fledged restaurant, but would use the license to complement the catering business. 

No one from the public testified in favor or against the transfer request during the public hearing part of the meeting. 

The Mazzoleni family has been in the catering business in Pittsburgh and the North Hills for more than 30 years. The family opened the original Frenchy's location in East Liberty and previously owned La Cite in . 

The license transfer is expected to take eight to 12 weeks after the application is submitted to the liquor control board. 

Remo's hours of operation will remain the same, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, according to a letter submitted to the township by attorney Brendan J. Moran of the firm Caputo & Caputo.

Sunday hours will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.