It’s December, which means you start seeing some end-of-the year reports. Included in this coming Monday’s Bemidji City Council packet is a table that has the ratio of food and liquor sold at various establishments around town.

The stats are from 2009 and are compiled to determine the percentage of total sales from food purchases; those with food percantages under 35 percent pay a higher liquor license fee.

The on-sale intoxicating liquor license fee is $3,780 for those establishments with food sales higher than 35 percent and $4,355 for those with food sales under 35 percent.

Here you go:

American Legion           12 percent
Applebee’s                    87 percent
Backyard BBQ               69 percent
Bar 209                        23 percent
Bemidji Bowl                32 percept
Bemidji Eagles             51 percent
Brigid’s Cross               43 percent
Corner Bar                   62 percent
Garden Grill and Pub     17 percent
Green Mill                    76 percent
Ground Round              81 percent
Hungry Bear                 77 percent
Keg N Cork                  36 percent
Peppercorn                  85 percent
Sparkling Waters         78 percent
Tutto Bene                  82 percent

(Now it’s 10 a.m. and I’m hungry.)

- Bethany