A longtime Columbia-area bar and taproom will close its doors, citing skyrocketing liquor liability insurance rates in recent years. However, its owners have a new restaurant planned for the same spot.
Random Tap, which has been in business for nearly 10 years and is currently located at 117 Spears Creek Church Road in Elgin near northeast Columbia, is set to close. Owners Kimberly and John Gagliardi said the last day of operation for the bar will be April 13.
But that won’t be the end of the line for a restaurant at 117 Spears Creek Church Road. The Gagliardis are planning on opening Eatery 117, a spot that will specialize in breakfast and lunch, at the space that is currently home to Random Tap. The owners are eyeing an opening sometime in May for Eatery 117…