The embattled Crimson Sports Bar and Grille is once again facing charges of providing alcohol to underage drinkers--an accusation that could shut it down permanently.

Officials at the Grille offered no comment and refused to speak to reporters on Tuesday regarding the restaurant's scheduled appearance before the Cambridge License Commission on November 25 for a disciplinary hearing.

The Commission is acting on a report from Boston College (BC) police about a BC student who was apparently intoxicated and injured in a fall from his dormitory window on the night of October 6, 1997, said Commission Executive Director Richard V. Scali.

According to a statement in the report by the victim's roommate, he and the victim had been served four pitchers of beer and two shot glasses of hard liquor at the Grille that night. The roommate went on to say that the victim was hiding on the ledge outside his room during an alcohol inspection when he fell, Scali said.

The victim of the fall was "severely injured" and has dropped out of school for the remainder of the semester, Scali said.

According to the report from the victim's roommate, the pair used false identification, including an out-of-state driver's license, to enter the bar.

The Grille was recently served with a six-day suspension of its liquor license after a License Commission sting operation found several underage patrons at the establishment in October of 1996.

If the Grille is cited on November 25, it will be the restaurant's third reprimand for serving alcohol to underage customers.

In an interview with the Crimson in August, Scali said that the Grille "is right up there with the worst offenders in the city. This place has been blatantly in violation for two years."

The Commission director's comments yesterday about the Grille were more reserved.

"It's up to the commissioners here to make the judgments. The record speaks for itself," Scali said.

The Commission has the option of pursuing several disciplinary actions against the Grille, according to Scali. The Commission can suspend, revoke, cancel or further condition the Grille's license.

"I don't know what my recommendation will be at this time," Scali said. "It's getting more and more difficult these days [to ensure that patrons are of age] because fake ID's are getting better and better and more prevalent. The [licensees] have to be very diligent and very observant at the door and at the bar."

"[The Grille is] in a very difficult market," Scali continued, referring to the fact that the because so many college and high school students frequent Harvard Square, many underage patrons may attempt to drink there.

The Grille is a member of the Cambridge Licensee Advisory Board, a support group which provides members with information on the law and serves as a "networking organization," said Board President James Tipping.

Scali said that the Grille's participation in the Advisory Board could serve both to implicate and to exonerate the establishment.