The Problem
Neighbors near The Zoo Lounge filed numerous complaints about noise from the 4,300-square-foot patio martini bar’s outdoor speakers since it opened in December. While the Zoo Lounge was never closed for having too many violations, bar-owner Gregg Fornario said New Castle County gave him an ultimatum: do something about the noise or face the heaviest fines possible.
The Solution
| The Dizzy Bulldog
7313 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin 239-5464 Open 4 p.m. till close, seven days a week The bar, which has NFL Sunday Ticket, will open at noon on Sundays once football season starts |
Fornario has retooled the nightclub Myst and the adjacent Zoo Lounge as a more traditional pub called The Dizzy Bulldog, which opens on July 9. He built a stage inside the building, which will host classic and modern rock bands on the weekends, but the only music on the patio will be from a jukebox, he said.
What’s new?
The Dizzy Bulldog will offer casual pub fare, like burgers, cheese steaks and appetizers, with nothing on the menu costing more than $10, Fornario said. Its 15 plasma TVs will be tuned to sports. Outside, the patio will focus on entertainment, featuring a pool table, air hockey table dartboard and, on Friday and Saturday nights, a mechanical bull, he said.
Quotable
“Things happen for a reason. I think this is a better fit for the town anyway.”
