WORCESTER — A city license commissioner said she was "stunned" and left wondering what kind of culture exists inside the Smokah Bar & Lounge after hearing about a fight that left a pool table overturned and windows broken in February.
Commissioners also heard allegations from police that illegal drink specials were being sold at the bar, also known as Habaibna Hookah Lounge at 250 Commercial St., when they responded there for a report of a fight on Feb. 28.
Sgt. Thomas Needham told commissioners at their Dec. 3 meeting that police went to the bar Feb. 28, and could not see inside because of the window dressings. Once inside, police found the bar in disarray with the pool table on its side, but the people who caused the disturbance were gone.