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The on-going saga of Steve's BBQ and just how late it can stay open, is continuing.
Steve Hernandez, owner of Steve's BBQ, friends, his mother and employees all went to the City Council Tuesday, seeking permission for his business to stay open past midnight.

But so far, despite their pleas, nothing has changed. For now, his restaurant, 7007 Greenleaf Ave., must close at midnight. Hernandez is asking for the right to remain open until 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday and until 1 a.m. the other days of the week. Hernandez said if his hours aren't restored, he may have to close. "I am barely getting back on my feet," he said. "Give me back my hours or I assume you don't want me to survive."

The City Council in December had voted 3-2 to make him close at midnight, in part because of a shooting at his business on Nov. 20. At the time, the council said they would review his hours in May, but Hernandez asked for an earlier hearing. Only those on the winning side -- Council members Bob Henderson, Owen Newcomer and Cathy Warner -- can ask for that earlier hearing.

Henderson said Tuesday that he wants to wait. "We haven't closed him down," he said. "We took two hours." Hernandez is open more hours than most other restaurants in Uptown, Henderson said.

"It's a matter of having him come back and prove himself before the council reconsider," he said. "We have no animosity toward him."