Marshfield Tavern Receives 10-Day Suspension of Liquor License

Friday, April 25th, 2025 -- 12:00 PM

(Karen Madden, Marshfield News-Herald) A Marshfield tavern received a 10-day suspension of its liquor license and will be closed from April 23 through May 2 after city officials determined the owner violated Wisconsin statutes and the city's municipal code on multiple occasions.

According to Karen Madden with the Marshfield News-Herald, the Marshfield City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the Class B liquor license suspension for La Taberna Club Nocturno, at 434 S. Central Ave.

On April 15, the Marshfield Judiciary and License Committee went into closed session for more than an hour to discuss complaints made about the tavern and whether the situation warranted a suspension of the business's liquor license, which is held by Yolanda Hernandez of Green Bay.

The committee decided to recommend a 10-day suspension to the Marshfield City Council. According to a complaint filed by Marshfield Police Chief Jody Geurink with the city, on June 30, 2024, and July 21, 2024, Jose Gonzalez, the owner and manager of La Taberna Club Nocturno allowed the tavern to stay open past 2 a.m.

During a Nov. 19 meeting, the Judiciary and License Committee decided to assess 30 demerit points against the tavern's liquor license for the violations.

According to city ordinances, any Class B liquor license that receives 100 or more demerit points in two consecutive license terms is subject to not being renewed.

The complaint states that on Feb. 16, 2025, La Taberna Club Nocturno once again stayed open past the 2 a.m. closing time. This time, Gonzalez would not let police officers into the tavern to check, which is a violation of Wisconsin statutes and the city's municipal code.

Officers were able to enter the tavern through an open back entrance and found patrons were in the bar consuming alcohol past the hours of closing for licensed establishments, according to the complaint.

The tavern has been open since March 2024, according to its Facebook page. During the April 15 meeting, the Judiciary and License Committee approved giving the business 65 additional demerits against its Class B liquor license.

It also made the decision to suspend the liquor license for the business for 10 days for violating the law regarding allowing officers inside the tavern. On Tuesday evening, Judiciary and License Committee Chairman Brian Varsho presented the committee's findings regarding La Taberna Club Nocturno.

He said representatives from the tavern, the Marshfield Police Department and an interpreter met with the committee in closed session April 15 and heard from each side. La Taberna Club Nocturno can reopen on May 3.

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