TAKE A STEP BACK IN TIME PROHIBITION-THEMED EATERY FINDS SUCCESS Story Amanda Larch | Photography Jeremy Holtzapfel
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tepping through the hidden door at Sal’s Italian Eatery and Speakeasy in Ashland transports visitors 100 years in the past to the days of Prohibition and bootlegging. After finding success with their other business ventures, including Bombshells & Ales in Ashland and Bombshells, Burgers & BBQ in Huntington, adjacent to their Bare Arms
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Gun Range, Christy Bare and her husband opened The Union on Carter as a wedding and party venue. When another space opened a few blocks over that had two kitchens, they thought it would help with the catering side of The Union. Once they explored the space, though, they decided they could make something more out of it. Channeling their history of successful themed restaurants,
