A new bar called Sinners and Saints is going in on 36th St. near Phinney Ave.

We ran into the owner and he told us the bar’s focus will be tequila, including some high-end varieties. He hopes to open on April 2nd.

Back in June, a customer at The George & Dragon in Fremont complained to the health department about people smoking on the bar’s outside deck — a health code violation. While the complaint prompted an email flame war and some publicity, it was far from an isolated case: 15 complaints were logged against the bar over a 4 month period, reports the Seattle Times.

That was enough for Public Health to sue the establishment this last week. The suit asks a judge to fine The George & Dragon $100 a day until it complies with the law, which requires a 25-foot buffer zone. Stay tuned…