Customers of Espresso Pizza, Boston Ave.'s late-night fast food mainstay, may have noticed the framed liquor license on the wall behind the cash register. The license has sat unused for two years, but by January the establishment will be serving beer along with its pizza.
"We plan on serving alcohol sometime near the first of the year," Espresso owner Anthony Salvato said. The license allows the restaurant to serve beer and wine, but not hard liquors.
The restaurant is frequented by locals as well as Tufts students, and Salvato hopes that the addition of liquor will be a way the menu can branch out to serve customers. "We serve families and a big community and if [Tufts students] are of age, I hope they will let us be of service," he said.
Although Espresso participates in the Merchants on Points System (MOPS), students will not be allowed to purchase alcohol with points. "Points cannot be for delivery of alcohol," Director of Tufts Dining Services Patti Lee Klos said. "The points program is an alternate means to the dining halls on campus. You could not use points for the delivery of alcohol."
