To celebrate, he's dovetailing The Glen's first late night with a one-year anniversary bash. You want to bring the right mix of businesses down there. As long as everyone plays by the rules and as long as everyone else is held to the same standards we're held to, we have no problems with that. The Glen's first 2am close comes nine months after the Planning Commission approved a trial six-month conditional use permit for Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. While The Glen, then called Willow Glen Billiards and Brew, technically opened in July 1997, owners Horst Brenner and Karamanos decided not to hold the anniversary party in July of this year.
Some neighbors are still wary about late-night noise and people parking on their streets.
We have the zoning in downtown San Jose for after-hour types of places. Willow Glen is not zoned for that. Karamanos has been optimistic since the name change in August. In fact, Karamanos boasts, The Glen has become so popular that dinner customers are often turned away. It's amazing what that name change did.