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5th Sun Cafe & Lounge lands its liquor license

When Trudy Gonzalez opened 5th Sun Cafe & Lounge on Speer and Federal Boulevards this winter, she had all the pieces for the cafe part of her name: an espresso machine and a bevy of breakfast and lunch items. But "lounge" was a misnomer because she didn't have a liquor...
By Laura ShunkApril 26, 2011
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When Trudy Gonzalez opened 5th Sun Cafe & Lounge on Speer and Federal Boulevards this winter, she had all the pieces for the cafe part of her name: an espresso machine and a bevy of breakfast and lunch items.

But “lounge” was a misnomer because she didn’t have a liquor license — until now.

Gonzalez secured her ability to serve alcohol at the eatery last week, which means that in addition to mole, green chile and the rest of what the owner calls “healthy Mexican food,” the place started serving up beer, wine and spirits over the weekend.

Cheers.

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Laura Shunk was Westword‘s restaurant critic from 2010 to 2012; she’s also been food editor at the Village Voice and a dining columnist in Beijing. Her toughest assignment had her drinking ten martinis and eating ten Caesar salads over the course of 48 hours. She still drinks martinis, but remains lukewarm on Caesar salads.

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