Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, located in Trenton, New Jersey, has raided 29 different spots for misbranding lower end liquor as high end, more expensive liquor to their consumers.
“Operation Swill,” was a year long sting, with investigators watching as these 29 establishments, both bars and restaurants, filled more expensive empty liquor bottles with lower end, less expensive liquors.
A team of over 100 state investigators, working for The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, fanned out across the state to study the scamming of customers.
Here is a list of establishments included in this raid. Updates tomorrow when the division holds their press conference.
In our area, Cucina Calandra in Fairfield was raided.
Cucina Calandara, Fairfield
TGI Fridays, West Orange
Blackthorn Restaurant, Parsippany
Railroad Café, East Rutherford
The Brick House, Wyckoff
Sunset Tavern, Burlington
Graziano’s Ristorante, Chesilhurst
Villari’s Lakeside, Gloucester Township
Yesterday’s, Marmora
Italian Affair, Glassboro
Bell’s Tavern, Lambertville
TGI Fridays, East Windsor
TGI Fridays, Old Bridge
TGI Fridays, North Brunswick
TGI Fridays, Piscataway
TGI Fridays, Freehold
TGI Fridays, Marlboro
TGI Fridays, Hazlet
TGI Fridays, East Hanover
TGI Fridays, Hamilton
TGI Fridays, Springfield
TGI Fridays, Clifton
Murray’s, Dover
Sona Thirteen, Morristown
Ruby Tuesday, Bridgewater
TGI Fridays, Linden
Café 34, Matawan
Applebee’s, Kearny
Brunswick Grove, East Brunswick
