PITTSFIELD — Bei Tempi patrons will have to celebrate good times without drinks for a bit.

The city’s Licensing Board voted Monday to suspend the bar’s liquor license for five days after bar staff allegedly served alcohol to two underage women in January.

The suspension will take effect July 6 and last until July 10. Bei Tempi can remain open during that period, but cannot serve alcohol.

The incident came to light when a concerned mother reached out to city police in January, claiming her 19-year-old daughter and a friend, also underage, were served alcohol at the Onota Street bar. The mother requested to speak before the Licensing Board in May without using her name to avoid potential retaliation against her daughter.

Ken Ferris, the attorney representing Bei Tempi, argued that it’s impossible to determine whether the women were consuming alcohol inside the bar that evening based on security footage and the mother’s observations.

Some board members, however, believe that’s the most likely scenario.

“I just think the conventional wisdom would dictate that two minors don’t go into a bar on multiple occasions to get juice,” board member John Lifvergren said, referencing the mother's claim the underage women had entered the bar in the past.

It was the second accusation of underage serving Bei Tempi has faced since the bar opened in 2024, though it’s the first time the Licensing Board has doled out a punishment. The first incident, which took place in June 2025, was dismissed when the family making the complaint failed to attend a final hearing.

Three out of five board members were present for the vote. Members Kathy Amuso and Lifvergren voted in favor of the suspension. Chair Thomas Campoli voted against it, though he expressed concern about the allegations.

Elizabeth and Richard Zucco, co-owners of Bei Tempi, could not be reached for comment. An employee at their other establishment, Zucco’s Family Restaurant, said both are currently out of town.

After the first incident in 2025, Elizabeth said the bar would be using a new machine to scan patrons’ identification to confirm their age. At last month’s board meeting, she said the machine had not been used in this specific instance, but that it had been used every time since.

“I wish it was different, and I wish the scanner had been used,” Ferris said.

Easton Martin, 18, a part-time employee at Bei Tempi, told The Eagle on Tuesday that staff are “very strict about [underage] drinking.”

“These young kids come with fake IDs and ruin it for everyone,” he said, adding, “Bei Tempi’s trying to do their best.”