Just in time for the spring semester and two years after Tanks Tavern debuted, owner Brett Allred is working on final details for the opening of his second bar.
   
The new bar, Shot Stop, is located at 1222 Moro St. next to Threads and will be part of the Aggieville scene by the beginning of the spring semester.
   
Allred, 25, graduated from K-State in 2006 with a degree in business administration and opened Tanks in 2007. Considering the success of Tanks, patrons think Shot Stop will be equally successful.
   
“If the bar has the same service as Tanks, then they’ll do great,” said Shane Sleeper, senior in marketing. “Good service and affordable prices is something that a lot of bars lack.”
   
The Shot Stop might be a full-service bar, but what will make it special to Aggieville is its concept. the bar will specialize in a wide assortment of shots and bombs, Allred said.
   
“We will offer a lot of variety of liquor selections,” he said. “A lot of people submitted shots online, so their name will be with their shot on the wall.”
   
There are already several well-established bars in the area, but Allred said, “there is enough business in Aggieville to support a lot more bars.”
   
Even to the employees of other local bars, the Shot Stop looks promising. Jessica Hudson, sophomore in athletic training and waitress at the Purple Pig, thinks Shot Stop will be a good addition to Aggieville.
   
“A new type of bar like this one will have more of a positive effect rather than a negative one for business of other local bars,” Hudson said. “Many of our customers are regulars to begin with, so having this new bar will only attract more people to Aggieville.”
   
Though Hudson is not yet 21, she anticipates that Shot Stop will be a good place to celebrate her birthday.
   
“I will be going everywhere when I am 21, especially the Shot Stop,” Hudson said. “Who knows — I may take all 21 of my shots there that night.”

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2 comments

Logan

Wed Dec 3 2008 02:10

Brett Allred is becoming a big player in Aggieville. My hat is off to him.

joe

Tue Dec 2 2008 11:58

Julie klinko i love you!

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