Providing an alcohol-free experience for all ages in a traditional bar atmosphere.
This is the dream of owners Earl Speer and Patty Acra. On June 2nd, 2014 we opened and made the dream a reality. To understand the business model it might help to know a little about Earl. He was put on this path about 19 years ago when he was 25 years old. After years of drinking and doing drugs, he had a life changing moment. By the grace of God, this life changing moment lead him to a twelve step program that he knows saved his life. With a lot of help from friends of Bill W, he has been able to stay sober. After a couple years of sobriety, Earl recognized a need for a place where people could play pool, listen to music, dance, watch sports, eat great food and have a great time without alcohol being served around them. Now, you might be thinking, there are restaurants and coffee shops but these had their own challenges for the atmosphere Earl desired. He came up with the name NADA BAR and the rest is history. Earl will be the first to tell you that he gives the credit for the idea to God. He felt a calling that this atmosphere can help others while still having fun.
The theme song from the 1980's sitcom probably says it best in describing the atmosphere we strive for, "Somtimes you want to go where everybody knows your name and their always glad you came."
We are often asked, Why the name NADA Bar?" There are two reasons: 1) If you say it out loud, it sounds like your saying "not a bar" and were not a bar in the sense that we don't server alcohol and 2) NADA is an acronym for No Alcohol or Drugs Allowed.
Earl and Patty live in Fairview Park. Earl was born and raised in Rocky River and attending Rocky River High School. Patty was born and raised in Middletown OH.
