CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Authorities sent undercover minors into Clarksville restaurants and liquor stores on Wednesday to see if anyone was selling to those underage. Of the 24 businesses they checked, six sold alcohol to an undercover minor – 25% of the establishments.

Agents with the Clarksville Police Department’s Special Operations Unit and the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission conducted the undercover operation, according to a news release from Police Sgt. Charles Gill.

The businesses where employees were charged are:

  • La Plaza Mexican Restaurant – 1068 S. Riverside Drive
  • O’Charley’s Restaurant & Bar #205 – 674 Riverside Drive
  • Naru Korean BBQ – 2088 Lowes Drive
  • Shogun – 120 Morris Road
  • TownePlace Suites by Marriott – 120 Fairbrook Place
  • Crocker’s Fine Wine & Liquors – 224 Dover Road

The employees face criminal charges, while the business permit holders will have to appear before the Clarksville Beer Board and/or the Tennessee Alcohol Beverage Commission.

Obeying the law

Eighteen establishments complied with state law, checked the ID, and did not sell alcohol to the underage customer, Gill said. Those businesses are:

  • El Pancho Villa Grill – 894 Highway 76, Suite 107
  • Don Pancho Mexican Restaurant – 2365 Madison St.
  • Harbor Café – 2131 Lowes DriveChili’s Grill & Bar – 2127 Lowes Drive
  • O’Charleys Restaurant & Bar – 2792 Wilma Rudolph Blvd.
  • Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery – 2790 Wilma Rudolph Blvd.
  • Buffalo Wild Wings – 110 S. Hampton Place
  • El Bracero – 112 Morris Road
  • Hilton Garden Inn – 290 Alfred Thun Road
  • Dos Margaritas Mexican Grill – 1273 Northfield Drive
  • Guacamoles – 1490 Tiny Town Road
  • Gladiator Brewing Co. – 214 Tiny Town Road
  • Arirang Lounge – 2647 Fort Campbell Blvd.
  • Sakura Japanese Steakhouse – 1345 Fort Campbell Blvd.
  • Hookah 21 – 138 University Ave.
  • Revel House Pub & Eatery – 140 University Ave.
  • Favorite Liquors – 2570 Madison St.
  • Queen City Liquors – 101 Profit Drive, Suite A