Toronto bar could lose liquor licence after customer served 14 beers and later died falling down stairs

Toronto Star · Joshua Smith · 2026-11-06 10:00 UTC

The bar continued to serve the patron alcohol after they became intoxicated, according to an AGCO investigation.

A patron at the bar was served 14 23-ounce beers over about five-and-a-half hours on April 11, and they later fell in a stairwell leading to the washroom, the AGCO said.

A St. Louis Bar & Grill in midtown Toronto may lose its liquor licence in the wake of a probe into a patron’s death in the spring.

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) issued a Notice of Proposal for a 60-day suspension of the liquor sales licence of the St. Louis Bar & Grill at 11 St. Clair Avenue West, the commission said in a news release Thursday.

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