Customers at Weis Market in Whitehall Township will be able to enjoy beer and food at a cafe the store will open at its 3644 MacArthur Road site, located near a laser tag recreational facility and a commercial pool sales business.

Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners, at its Feb. 13 meeting, approved the application for a restaurant liquor license that enables the market to operate a 30-seat restaurant and sell malted beverages. The cafe will be located in the area where the pharmacy is presently. The pharmacy will be relocated in the store.

Mayor Edward D. Hozza Jr. said it is the first cafe serving beer to open at a supermarket in the township, similar to the cafes of Wegmans, which has three markets in the Lehigh Valley area.

The township has approved the transfer of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board license, purchased by Weis Markets Inc. at the Oct. 31, 2016, PLCB auction, to its facility in Whitehall - the north section of the township, outside of Stiles and south of Eagle Point.

There are six or seven employees proposed for the operation of the cafe, the commissioners were told.

The hours of operation for the cafe will be 8 a.m.-midnight Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday.

Along with a varied food menu at the cafe, beer served to patrons on the premises will be limited to two.

There will be carry-out services. Six packs of beer and bottles of wine will be permitted as take-out items by customers.

In its application, Weis Market reported its anticipated percentage of take-out beer sales will be between 25 and 40 percent.

There is no entertainment proposed for the cafe - just a brief dining experience for the store’s patrons.