Two Ottawa restaurants say province unfairly revoked their rights to sell booze
Two restaurant owners in Ottawa are fighting for the right to sell takeout alcohol again after being told they weren't allowed because their restaurants are located inside grocery stores, even though they say they are not a grocery store.
![Two Ottawa restaurants say province unfairly revoked their rights to sell booze](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7016784.1699479778!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/tony-zacconi.jpeg)
![Tony Zacconi and his family have operated various businesses in Ottawa's little Italy for decades. He opened Mercato Zacconi in 2021 to take advantage of the new law that allowed licensed restaurants to sell wine and beer to go, Man standing in a grocery store](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7016784.1699479778!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/tony-zacconi.jpeg)
Two restaurant owners in Ottawa are fighting for the right to sell takeout alcohol again after being told they weren't allowed because their restaurants are located inside grocery stores, even though they say they are not a grocery store.