Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing 10-15-26
2026-10-15

[0:08] Good afternoon. We will get started in
[0:10] just a moment as we clear the waiting
[0:11] room.
[0:14] All right, one second. Let me just
[0:23] Good afternoon. This is the voting
[0:24] hearing of the Licensing Board for the
[0:26] City of Boston. Today is Thursday,
[0:28] October 15th, 2026. Today's hearing is
[0:31] being recorded and will be posted to the
[0:32] City of Boston's website. While the
[0:34] public is encouraged to attend, there
[0:35] will be no additional public testimony
[0:37] accepted today.
[0:39] We'll begin with the license premises
[0:40] inspection hearing, which occurred on
[0:41] Tuesday, October 13th, 2026. Item number
[0:44] one, Little Haiti International Cuisine
[0:46] LLC, doing business as Little Haiti
[0:48] International Cuisine, located at 1184
[0:50] Hyde Park Ave in Hyde Park. Date of the
[0:52] incident, July 5th, 2026.
[0:55] Operating after legal closing hour with
[0:56] alcohol on bar and cups on tables in
[0:59] violation of Massachusetts General Laws
[1:00] chapter 138, section 64.
[1:03] Um I would vote for a violation. Um
[1:06] I
[1:08] I think um he should have done a better
[1:10] job of clearing out the people inside
[1:12] his license premises.
[1:14] I agree. I think she he definitely
[1:16] should have had a better control of the
[1:17] crowd.
[1:20] I'm also in agreement.
[1:22] Um
[1:23] given that he's serving 90 days with um
[1:27] hours that are have been um rolled back,
[1:31] um I would consider this served and send
[1:34] notification to the licensee
[1:36] um
[1:38] that he needs to understand that family
[1:42] is not an exception to the closing hour.
[1:45] Right, especially I think this violation
[1:46] occurred before the violation that
[1:48] prompted this 90-day. So,
[1:51] I agree.
[1:53] I also agree.
[1:55] Uh violation, which the board will deem
[1:57] served in light of the 90-day probation
[2:00] that they licensee is currently serving
[2:01] and there'll be correspondence
[2:03] relating that family is not considered
[2:05] an exception to the closing hour.
[2:07] And And Danny, the reason why I want to
[2:08] make sure that this is docketed that way
[2:10] is that should there be another
[2:12] um
[2:13] violation of a closing hour that it
[2:15] would be considered a second violation
[2:17] the next time.
[2:18] Right.
[2:19] Okay.
[2:20] Thank you. I'll make sure that that is
[2:20] noted in the docket sheet.
[2:23] Item number two, LCTB Fort Point LLC
[2:26] doing business as Lolita Cocina and
[2:27] Tequila Bar located at 253 Summer
[2:29] Street. Date of the incident August
[2:31] 29th, 2026.
[2:32] Assault and battery with a dangerous
[2:33] weapon, a glass, patron patron in
[2:35] violation of Mass. General Laws chapter
[2:37] 138 section 64 and chapter 265 section
[2:40] 15A and failure to call police in
[2:42] violation of Mass. General Laws chapter
[2:43] 138 section 64 and board's rule 1.14B.
[2:49] I don't think the assault and battery
[2:50] was foreseeable, so I don't see a
[2:52] violation there.
[2:54] Um as far as failure to call the police,
[2:57] uh their testimony was that they had not
[2:59] figured out what had happened and called
[3:01] the next day.
[3:02] My vote would be to note that on the
[3:03] record and send correspondence that they
[3:05] should call the police immediately they
[3:07] find out there's been an incident like
[3:09] this.
[3:11] I agree with all votes.
[3:13] I also agree.
[3:14] So, uh no violation and correspondence
[3:17] from the board.
[3:18] Yes.
[3:19] Item three, Fazira LLC doing business as
[3:21] Turkish Lazuri Cafe located at 1 North
[3:23] Beacon Street in Allston. Date of the
[3:25] incident August 12th, 2026. Patio in
[3:28] operation after closing hour at 11:10
[3:30] p.m. in violation of Mass. General Laws
[3:31] chapter 140 section 9 and also no posted
[3:34] entertainment license.
[3:37] Um
[3:41] Let me see. They They have since put
[3:43] procedures in place. Um I think this was
[3:45] a in a genuine misunderstanding of what
[3:48] they were allowed to do and not allowed
[3:50] to do.
[3:51] Um so, I would just docket this for uh
[3:54] future reference.
[3:57] I agree.
[3:58] I I also agree. Thank you uh chair.
[4:02] All right. Incident to be docketed.
[4:05] Item four, the same licensee Fazenda
[4:06] LLC, Strega Social Eatery Cafe at 1
[4:08] North Beacon Street in Allston. Date of
[4:10] this incident, September 11th, 2026.
[4:13] Patrons on the patio after hours at
[4:14] 11:55 p.m. in violation of Mass. General
[4:16] Laws chapter 140 section 9.
[4:21] Um
[4:22] same as the previous um incident report.
[4:24] I would just um docket both of these and
[4:26] monitor it.
[4:28] I agree.
[4:29] I also agree. This was a similar
[4:30] instance to the prior.
[4:33] Incident to be docketed.
[4:36] Moving on to the transactional hearing
[4:37] which occurred yesterday, Wednesday,
[4:38] October 14th, 2026.
[4:40] Uh Commissioner Concepcion was not
[4:41] present at that hearing, will not be
[4:43] able to vote on the following matters.
[4:45] Item one, Achilitos Taqueria 005 Inc.
[4:48] doing business as Achilitos Taqueria,
[4:50] located at 1114 Boylston Street. Manager
[4:52] Margaret Pimentel, hours of operation
[4:54] Sunday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. to
[4:56] 2:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday 9:00 a.m.
[4:58] to 2:30 a.m.
[5:01] Uh just want to confirm my notes say
[5:03] that the Fenway Civic um
[5:06] was fine with the hours. Is that
[5:07] correct?
[5:08] Yes.
[5:09] So then I vote to approve.
[5:11] I agree.
[5:13] Item two, 477 West Broadway BB LLC doing
[5:16] business as Seven Street Burger, located
[5:18] at 475 West Broadway in South Boston.
[5:21] Has a petition to change the closing
[5:22] hours from 11:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. We
[5:24] have since heard from the applicant's
[5:26] counsel who has uh amended the request
[5:28] to a 1:00 a.m. close.
[5:32] Um the applicant just opened up in
[5:33] April. There was a lot of opposition and
[5:36] that opposition was local.
[5:38] Um I I understand their argument that
[5:42] other licensed premises on on Long Net
[5:44] Corridor have later licenses, but I
[5:46] would like to see the licensee build
[5:49] trust with the neighbors.
[5:51] And for that reason, um
[5:53] I I
[5:54] would vote to approve the 1:00 a.m., but
[5:56] I would ask that they not come back for
[5:57] another
[5:58] extension until they've had more
[6:00] community process and at least stayed
[6:02] with that 1:00 a.m. for
[6:04] um a year.
[6:06] Yes, I totally agree.
[6:09] Granted with a 1:00 a.m. close and
[6:11] request of the applicant not return for
[6:13] a later closing hour for a period of 1
[6:14] year.
[6:16] Item three, 127 Tremont Street LLC doing
[6:19] business as The Monti Boston, located at
[6:21] 127 Tremont Street, has applied for a
[6:23] new innholder no alcohol license. Uh
[6:26] manager, this was a uh clerical error on
[6:28] the uh agenda, Paul Grant.
[6:31] I vote to approve.
[6:32] I agree.
[6:35] Item number four, Boston Hotel Limited
[6:37] Partnership doing business as The
[6:38] Bostonian Boston Millennium Hotel,
[6:40] located at 20 to 16 North Street, has
[6:42] petitioned to change the manager to Neil
[6:44] Dang.
[6:47] I vote to approve um
[6:49] Mr. Dang as manager of record.
[6:52] I agree.
[6:54] Item five, Yard House USA Inc. doing
[6:56] business as Yard House, located at 110
[6:57] Huntington Ave, has petitioned to change
[6:59] the manager to Brian Saunders.
[7:01] I vote to approve Mr. Saunders as
[7:03] manager of record.
[7:05] I agree.
[7:07] Item six, Yard House USA Inc. doing
[7:09] business as Yard House at 126 Boylston
[7:11] Ave, has petitioned to change the
[7:12] manager to Richard Maldonado.
[7:15] I vote to approve Mr. Maldonado as
[7:17] manager of record.
[7:19] I agree.
[7:21] Item seven, First Watch Restaurants Inc.
[7:23] doing business as First Watch number
[7:24] 1180 at 777 Boylston Street, has
[7:27] petitioned for a change of officers.
[7:29] I vote to approve.
[7:31] I agree.
[7:33] Item eight, Sodexo Operations, sorry,
[7:35] items eight and nine, Sodexo Operations
[7:37] LLC doing business as Chase Sapphire
[7:40] Lounge by The Club at 200 Logan Airport
[7:42] Terminal B and as the Lounge at 300
[7:44] Logan Airport Terminal C has petitioned
[7:47] for a change of officers, directors, LLC
[7:49] managers of both licenses and to change
[7:52] the manager to Kevin uh sorry, to John
[7:54] Bon Derek at the Lounge.
[7:57] I vote to approve uh the requested
[7:59] changes to both um 8 and 9 and to
[8:02] approve Mr. Bon Derek as manager of
[8:04] record.
[8:05] I agree on both.
[8:08] Item number 10, Global Montello Group
[8:10] Corp doing business as Global Montello
[8:12] Group Corp number 2777
[8:15] located at 470 Meridian Street in East
[8:16] Boston has petitioned to change the
[8:18] manager to Douglas Dow and has
[8:20] petitioned for a change of officers,
[8:21] directors.
[8:23] I vote to approve Mr. Dow as manager of
[8:25] record and to approve the other
[8:26] requested changes.
[8:28] I agree.
[8:30] Item number 11, Polish American Citizens
[8:32] Club of South Boston Inc. located at 82
[8:34] to 84 Boston Street in Dorchester has
[8:37] petitioned for a change of officers,
[8:38] directors and to change the manager to
[8:40] Stanislawa Kapchak.
[8:43] I vote to approve the change of change
[8:46] in officers and directors and to to
[8:48] approve Ms. Kapchak as manager of
[8:50] record.
[8:51] I agree.
[8:53] Item number 12, Polish American
[8:54] Political Club of Hyde Park doing
[8:56] business as the Polish Club located at
[8:58] 1391 River Street in Hyde Park has
[9:00] petitioned for a change of officers,
[9:02] directors and to change the manager to
[9:03] William Thomas.
[9:05] I vote to approve Mr. Thomas as manager
[9:07] of record and the other requested
[9:08] changes.
[9:10] I agree.
[9:11] Items 13 and 14, EAHG Boston 2 TRS LLC
[9:16] doing business as Hotel AKA Boston
[9:18] Common at 90 Tremont Street and EAHG
[9:20] Boston TRS LLC doing business as Hotel
[9:23] AKA Back Bay at 154 Berkeley Street
[9:26] has petitioned to pledge both licenses
[9:28] to CB Admin Agent LLC.
[9:31] I vote to approve the requested changes.
[9:33] I agree.
[9:36] Item 15, Quality Mark Inc. located at 21
[9:39] Mass Ave has petitioned to amend the
[9:42] condition on its license to remove the
[9:45] prohibition against selling singles,
[9:47] half pints, or pints.
[9:50] I vote to approve the requested amended
[9:52] amendment to the license.
[9:55] Yes, [snorts] I appreciated the
[9:56] community support. I agree.
[9:59] Thank you. Item number 16, Commonwealth
[10:01] Cellars Inc. doing business as
[10:02] Commonwealth Cellars located at 12
[10:04] Commonwealth Ave in Allston has
[10:06] petitioned to remove the condition on
[10:08] its license prohibiting the sale of nips
[10:10] and singles.
[10:12] Um, I would vote to not approve this
[10:15] request for a change in conditions. Uh,
[10:18] there was a lot of opposition. It's not
[10:20] a new proposal and I don't think it
[10:22] makes sense in this particular area.
[10:25] Again, I'm listening to the community on
[10:26] this. I agree.
[10:28] Would that be a rejection uh with or
[10:30] without prejudice?
[10:32] Um, with prejudice.
[10:35] Which means they can't come back, right?
[10:37] They can't come back for at least a
[10:38] year.
[10:38] Yes.
[10:39] I agree.
[10:40] Rejected with prejudice.
[10:44] Item 17, Boston Harbor Cruises LLC doing
[10:46] business as The Landing located at 6
[10:48] Long Wharf has petitioned for a change
[10:50] of officers, directors, LLC managers,
[10:52] and for a change in ownership interest.
[10:55] I vote to approve the requested changes.
[10:57] I agree.
[10:59] Item 18, 107 Salem Street Inc. doing
[11:02] business as Bacco located at 107 Salem
[11:04] Street has petitioned for a change of
[11:05] officers, directors, and for a change in
[11:07] stock interest.
[11:09] I vote to approve the requested changes.
[11:11] I agree.
[11:14] Item 19, 370 Western Ave Wild Duck Inc.
[11:16] doing business as The Wild Duck located
[11:18] at 370 Western Ave has petitioned for a
[11:20] change of officers, directors, and for a
[11:22] change in stock interest.
[11:24] I vote to approve the requested changes.
[11:27] I agree.
[11:30] Item 20, CMG 10 PO Square LLC, doing
[11:33] business as Mariel, located at 10 Post
[11:35] Office Square, has petitioned to amend
[11:37] the description of the licensed premise
[11:38] to there will be four individually named
[11:40] and contiguous concepts over combined
[11:42] area of 33,493
[11:44] square feet, of which 16,091 is on the
[11:47] basement level, 10,947 on the ground
[11:49] floor, 5,225 on the mezzanine level, and
[11:52] 1,230 on the second floor. Concept one
[11:55] is located in the basement level of the
[11:56] North Tower, representing 7,641 square
[11:59] feet, inclusive of storage, food and
[12:01] beverage preparation, and staff
[12:02] facilities, with one entrance and three
[12:04] exits, with a total occupancy of 283
[12:06] persons, and a seating capacity of 120.
[12:09] Concept two is located on the ground
[12:11] floor of the North Tower, representing
[12:12] 5,977 square feet, inclusive of storage,
[12:15] food and beverage preparation, and staff
[12:17] facilities, with its two entrances and
[12:19] four exits, with a total occupancy of
[12:21] 258, and a seating capacity of 171.
[12:24] Concept three is located on the ground
[12:25] floor, mezzanine, and second floor of
[12:27] the South Tower, representing 11,425
[12:29] square feet, inclusive of storage, food
[12:31] and beverage preparation, and staff
[12:32] facilities, with its two entrances and
[12:34] three exits, with a total occupancy of
[12:36] 339, and a seating capacity of 289. And
[12:39] concept four is located in the basement
[12:41] level of the South Tower, representing
[12:43] 8,450 square feet, inclusive of storage,
[12:46] food and beverage preparation, and staff
[12:47] facilities, with its one entrance and
[12:49] three exits, with a total occupancy of
[12:51] 256, and a seating capacity of 218.
[12:56] Thanks, Danny. Uh before I I vote, I
[12:58] just want to make a comment. This is a
[13:00] really great innovative use of one of
[13:03] our licenses. It's um multiple and
[13:06] distinct concepts um
[13:08] coming together,
[13:10] um and again, under the same license.
[13:13] So, um
[13:15] great application, uh great process. My
[13:18] vote would be to approve.
[13:20] I agree.
[13:22] Thank you. Item 21, Dawa MD Inc., doing
[13:25] business as Myung Dong First Avenue,
[13:27] located at 92 Harvard Ave in Allston,
[13:29] has petitioned to upgrade its license to
[13:31] a restricted all alcoholic beverages
[13:33] license.
[13:35] Um I would vote to approve the upgrade.
[13:38] I agree.
[13:40] Item 22, The Circle Bar and Grill doing
[13:42] business as The Circle located at 356
[13:43] Chestnut Hill Ave in Brighton has
[13:45] petitioned to upgrade its license to a
[13:47] restricted all alcoholic beverages
[13:49] license.
[13:50] I vote to approve the upgrade.
[13:52] I agree.
[13:55] Item 23, PT Opco LLC doing business as
[13:58] Pink Taco located at 374 Congress Street
[14:00] has petitioned to transfer the license
[14:03] from the above to 374 Transferee LLC at
[14:06] the same location. Daniel Doherty,
[14:08] manager, 1:00 a.m. closing hour.
[14:11] I vote to approve the transfer noting
[14:13] that this is a transfer to a landlord. I
[14:15] also vote to approve Mr. Doherty as
[14:16] manager of record and I expect them to
[14:18] come back
[14:19] when they have a new um
[14:22] a new concept for the space.
[14:24] I agree.
[14:26] Thank you. Item 24, Triple Eight
[14:28] Management Corp doing business as
[14:29] Station Bistro, located at 20 Hudson
[14:31] Street, has petitioned to transfer the
[14:33] license to Double Eight Management Inc.
[14:35] doing business as Station Bistro at the
[14:37] same location. William Huang, manager,
[14:40] 2:00 a.m. closing hour.
[14:43] I vote to approve the transfer and to
[14:44] approve Mr. Huang as manager of record.
[14:48] I agree.
[14:50] Item 25, Petit Robert Inc. doing
[14:51] business as Petit Robert Bistro, located
[14:54] at 480 Columbus Ave in Roxbury, has
[14:56] petitioned to transfer the license to
[14:57] Petit Robert LLC doing business as Petit
[15:00] Robert Bistro at the same location.
[15:02] Louis Laguerque, manager, 12:00 a.m.
[15:03] closing hour.
[15:05] I vote to approve the transfer and to
[15:07] approve Mr. Laguerque as manager of
[15:08] record.
[15:10] I agree.
[15:13] Item 26, Casarosi LLC doing business as
[15:15] Frenchie, located at 560 Tremont Street
[15:17] in Roxbury, has petitioned to transfer
[15:19] the license to 562 Tremont LLC doing
[15:22] business as Osteria 560 at the same
[15:25] location. Matthew Burns, manager, 12:00
[15:27] a.m. closing hour.
[15:29] And has petitioned to update the
[15:29] description of the premise to
[15:31] approximately 1,900 sq ft of restaurant
[15:33] space with one entrance and one exit on
[15:35] the first floor and garden level of a
[15:36] five-story mixed-use building. First
[15:38] floor includes a dining area, bar area,
[15:40] kitchen, and greenhouse eating area.
[15:42] Garden level includes an additional
[15:43] kitchen, storage, and restrooms. Also
[15:45] includes approximately 120 sq ft
[15:47] seasonal April through October outdoor
[15:48] patio on private property with seating
[15:51] for 17 and a closing hour of 12:00 a.m.
[15:54] I vote to approve the transfer and Mr.
[15:56] Burns as manager of record and the other
[15:58] requested changes.
[16:00] I agree.
[16:02] Item 27, Boston Urban Hospitality Inc.
[16:04] doing business as Boston Chops located
[16:06] at 1375 Washington Street in Roxbury has
[16:08] petitioned to transfer the license to
[16:10] Washington Street Spirits LLC at the
[16:12] same location. Sean McGrath, manager,
[16:14] 1:00 a.m. closing hour.
[16:18] I vote to approve the transfer and Mr.
[16:20] McGrath as manager of record.
[16:22] I agree.
[16:24] Item 28, LaSalle Hotel Lessee Inc. doing
[16:26] business as Hyatt Boston Harbor located
[16:28] at 101 Harborside Drive in East Boston
[16:30] has petitioned to transfer the license
[16:32] to Boston Harbor Lessee LLC doing
[16:35] business as Hyatt Boston Harbor at the
[16:37] same location. Chad Goudy, manager, 2:00
[16:39] a.m. closing hour. And has also
[16:41] petitioned to update the description of
[16:42] the premise to whole of said 15-story
[16:44] building covering 216,900
[16:47] sq ft with six entrances and 13 exits.
[16:50] Whole includes first hotel includes
[16:51] first floor lobby and pool area, three
[16:53] meeting rooms, restaurant, and 3,622 sq
[16:56] ft outdoor patio.
[16:58] Second floor, six meeting rooms and a
[16:59] kitchen. Third floor, four meeting
[17:01] rooms, pre-function areas, and 14 guest
[17:03] rooms. Floors 4 through 14, all guest
[17:05] rooms. And 15th 15th floor, guest rooms
[17:08] and one meeting room.
[17:09] Licensed premise also includes two
[17:10] outdoor event spaces, the Harborside
[17:12] Pavilion at 4,500 sq ft and the West
[17:14] Lawn at 1,649 sq ft. Total outdoor
[17:18] license space covers approximately 9,771
[17:21] sq. ft. And total license premise covers
[17:24] approximately 224,000 sq. ft.
[17:26] Seasonal outdoor service takes place
[17:28] from May to October and outdoor space is
[17:29] closed at 11:00 p.m.
[17:32] I vote to approve the transfer and to
[17:34] approve Mr. Goundie as manager of
[17:36] record. And I also vote to approve the
[17:38] updated description and the other
[17:40] requested changes.
[17:42] I agree.
[17:43] Thank you.
[17:44] Item 39, Nine Restaurant Group LLC doing
[17:47] business as Nine located at Nine Park
[17:48] Street has petitioned to transfer the
[17:50] license to Nine Park Street Restaurant
[17:52] Group LLC doing business as Fumo Beacon
[17:55] Hill at the same location. Luigi Fenini,
[17:57] manager, 1:00 a.m. closing hour. Has
[17:59] also petitioned to pledge the license to
[18:01] Nine PSR LLC.
[18:05] Um I vote to approve the transfer Mr.
[18:09] Fenini as manager of record.
[18:11] Um and to the pledge.
[18:16] I agree.
[18:17] Thank you.
[18:18] Item 30, Amelia's Taqueria 4 Inc. doing
[18:20] business as Amelia's Taqueria located at
[18:22] 1076 Boylston Street has petitioned to
[18:24] transfer the license and the location to
[18:26] Seaport Lane Hospitality LLC doing
[18:29] business as American Provisions and
[18:31] Maxines located at Two Seaport Lane.
[18:34] Matthew Thayer, manager, 1:00 a.m.
[18:36] closing hour.
[18:38] Have also petitioned to change the
[18:40] classification of the transferred
[18:41] license to an upgraded restricted all
[18:44] alcoholic beverages license.
[18:47] I vote to approve the transfer and Mr.
[18:49] Thayer as manager of record. And I also
[18:52] vote to approve the other requested
[18:54] changes including the
[18:56] change in classification.
[18:59] I agree.
[19:00] Thank you. Item number 31, Patel
[19:02] Townline Variety Inc. doing business as
[19:04] Townline Variety at 130 Tremont Street
[19:06] in Brighton has applied for a new retail
[19:09] package store all alcoholic beverages
[19:10] license. Manager Hardil Patel, closing
[19:13] time 11:00 p.m.
[19:16] I vote to approve the application for um
[19:20] this new license, and my request would
[19:23] be that they keep a copy of the floor
[19:25] plan on site, and that they come back to
[19:28] us should they increase
[19:30] um the space that will be used for
[19:32] alcohol.
[19:35] I agree.
[19:36] Application is granted uh with the uh
[19:39] stated condition.
[19:42] Item 32, JLI Family Corporation doing
[19:44] business as El Patron de los Tacos,
[19:46] located at 50 Maverick Square in East
[19:48] Boston, has applied for a new Common
[19:50] Victualer 7-Day Wines and Malt Beverages
[19:51] License to be exercised on the above.
[19:54] Manager Kelly Orrego, closing time 2:00
[19:56] a.m.
[19:58] I vote to approve Mr. Orrego as manager
[20:01] of record. I believe he is the
[20:02] appropriate character and fitness to
[20:04] serve, and I would also vote to approve
[20:07] a zip code restricted 02128 license for
[20:11] this application, this location.
[20:14] I agree.
[20:16] Uh applicant will be granted an 02128
[20:18] zip code restricted license.
[20:20] Moving on to non-hearing transactions.
[20:22] The following are applying for a new
[20:24] Common Victualer license at a previously
[20:25] licensed location.
[20:27] Item 1, The Real Chai LLC doing business
[20:29] as The Real Chai, located at 100 Hanover
[20:31] Street. This is within the Boston Public
[20:33] Market. Manager Rajiv Roy, hours of
[20:36] operation 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
[20:38] I vote to approve.
[20:40] I agree.
[20:41] I also agree.
[20:43] Item 2, Flavor LLC doing business as
[20:46] Umami Sushi, located at 417 Washington
[20:48] Street. Manager Nhu My Dinh Tram, hours
[20:51] of operation 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
[20:53] I vote to approve.
[20:55] I agree.
[20:58] Item 3, Hustle Hub LLC doing business as
[21:01] Nam Po, located at 431 Cambridge Street
[21:03] in Allston. Manager Ling Rong Ling,
[21:06] hours of operation 11:00 a.m. to 10:00
[21:07] p.m.
[21:08] I vote to approve.
[21:10] I agree.
[21:11] I also vote to approve.
[21:13] Thank you.
[21:14] And then four T Holic Boston Inc. doing
[21:16] business as T Holic located at 912
[21:18] Beacon Street. Manager Chijin Zhang
[21:21] hours of operation 11:00 a.m. to 10:00
[21:23] p.m.
[21:25] I vote to approve.
[21:27] I agree.
[21:28] I vote to approve.
[21:29] Item five Daily Provisions Operations
[21:31] LLC doing business as Daily Provisions
[21:34] located at 501 Boylston Street. Manager
[21:36] Warren Sewell hours of operation 7:00
[21:38] a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
[21:40] I vote to approve.
[21:42] I agree.
[21:43] I agree as well.
[21:45] Item six Borgo Italian Kitchen 555 LLC
[21:48] doing business as Borgo Italian Kitchen
[21:50] located at 111 Brighton Ave in Allston.
[21:53] Manager Darius Savina hours of operation
[21:55] 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 2:00 a.m.
[21:57] I vote to approve.
[21:59] I agree.
[22:00] I also agree.
[22:02] And item seven SNR Group Corporation
[22:04] doing business as Papperino's Pizza
[22:06] located at 394 Geneva Ave in Dorchester.
[22:09] Manager Sayed Hussain hours of operation
[22:11] 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
[22:13] I vote to approve.
[22:14] I agree.
[22:15] I also agree.
[22:18] Following have applied to make changes
[22:19] to their existing common victualer
[22:20] licenses. Items one through three
[22:22] Sweetgreen Boston LLC doing business as
[22:25] Sweetgreen located at 350 Harrison Ave,
[22:27] 47 Northern Ave and 360 Longwood Ave
[22:30] have applied to change the manager of
[22:33] record at the first two locations to
[22:35] Daphne Terron and at the third location
[22:38] to Johan Gonzalez.
[22:40] I vote to approve.
[22:42] I agree.
[22:43] I also agree.
[22:46] Item four Tatte Bakery LLC doing
[22:48] business as
[22:50] Tatte Bakery and Cafe located at 70
[22:53] Charles Street has petitioned to
[22:56] update the description of the premise.
[22:58] Essentially the only change is upgrading
[23:00] the
[23:01] upgrading the capacity from 52 to 58.
[23:04] I vote to approve.
[23:06] I agree.
[23:07] I also agree.
[23:09] Following have applied for one-day
[23:10] amendments to their existing licenses.
[23:12] Item one, The Catered Affair Inc. doing
[23:14] business as The Catered Affair, located
[23:16] at 700 Boylston Street within the Boston
[23:18] Public Library,
[23:19] has applied for a later closing hour of
[23:21] 2:00 a.m. for a wedding on November
[23:23] 14th.
[23:24] I vote to approve.
[23:25] I agree.
[23:28] Item two, the same licensee, The Catered
[23:29] Affair within the Boston Public Library,
[23:31] uh has applied for a later closing hour
[23:33] of 2:00 a.m. for a holiday party on
[23:35] December 19th.
[23:37] I vote to approve.
[23:38] I agree.
[23:39] I agree as well.
[23:41] The board has before them a list of
[23:42] applications for special one-day
[23:43] alcoholic beverages licenses, which have
[23:45] been administratively reviewed by staff
[23:47] for approval by the board.
[23:50] Acknowledged.
[23:52] Thank you. Hand on old and new business,
[23:54] the first three items are for
[23:55] acknowledgement by the board. Item one,
[23:57] the board has received correspondence
[23:58] from Massachusetts Fine Wine and Spirits
[24:00] LLC, DBA The Crossing Line and Spirits
[24:03] at 39 Temple Place,
[24:04] notifying the board of its permanent
[24:06] closure and intent to transfer the
[24:07] license.
[24:09] Acknowledged.
[24:11] Item two, similarly, the board has
[24:12] received correspondence from Chickadee
[24:14] LLC, doing business as Chickadee at 21
[24:16] Dry Dock Ave, notifying the board of its
[24:18] permanent closure and intent to transfer
[24:19] the license.
[24:22] Acknowledged.
[24:23] And item three, the board has received
[24:24] correspondence from Pam Kopfler LLC,
[24:26] doing business as Pam, located at 100
[24:29] Huntington Ave, uh similarly notifying
[24:31] the board of its permanent closure and
[24:32] intent to transfer the license.
[24:34] Acknowledged.
[24:36] Item four, for a vote, this had been
[24:38] deferred uh from a prior hearing to
[24:40] allow for completion of the community
[24:41] process, which has occurred.
[24:43] Castaneda-Gomez Corporation, doing
[24:44] business as La Fonda Colombiana at 972
[24:47] and 974 Saratoga Street in East Boston,
[24:50] has petitioned to change the closing
[24:51] hour from 1:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. We have
[24:53] heard from ONS that the Orient Heights
[24:56] Neighborhood Association did take a vote
[24:58] uh and had voted to oppose this
[25:00] application.
[25:02] Um given the fact they went back and had
[25:04] this community process and um the
[25:07] outcome of that, my vote would be not to
[25:09] approve this additional hour at this
[25:11] location.
[25:13] I agree.
[25:14] I'm also in agreement.
[25:16] Uh and would that be a rejection with or
[25:18] without prejudice?
[25:20] Oh.
[25:22] Uh with prejudice for 1 year.
[25:27] Okay. Yes.
[25:29] Same here.
[25:30] Rejection with prejudice meaning that
[25:31] the applicant cannot return with this
[25:32] application for at least 1 year.
[25:35] And finally, item number five, the board
[25:37] will deliberate on applications for new
[25:39] on-premise alcoholic beverages licenses
[25:41] which have been heard by the board and
[25:42] whose deliberations were deferred.
[25:46] Yes, thank you. Um
[25:49] happy to be at this moment where we can
[25:51] um
[25:53] vote on some of these applications that
[25:54] have patiently been waiting
[25:56] um for our decision.
[25:59] Um
[26:01] I would like to take a look at um the
[26:04] application we had before us
[26:07] that was heard May 14th, 2025. That was
[26:10] Deja Brew at 704 East Broadway in South
[26:13] Boston.
[26:14] Um this is a a
[26:16] This space has been in the family since
[26:18] 1982 and it's been operating as a cafe
[26:20] since 1996.
[26:22] Um they have closed and reopened and
[26:26] reimagined their concept as a dessert
[26:30] and cocktail bar.
[26:31] Um
[26:32] the testimony was that they're going to
[26:34] keep it very small, very intimate, um
[26:37] very small bite appetizers and desserts.
[26:41] It's not going to be like a loud sports
[26:43] bar that you find in other parts of
[26:44] South Boston. There was an overwhelming
[26:47] amount of support for this application.
[26:49] Um the applicant testified that she's
[26:54] committed to opening up her space for
[26:56] community gatherings. This is a
[26:58] woman-owned business with a lot of
[27:01] neighborhood support. Um so, my vote
[27:05] would be to approve an unrestricted all
[27:07] alcohol license for Deja Brew in South
[27:10] Boston.
[27:12] I agree for all those reasons stated.
[27:15] As the newest member on the board and
[27:17] someone who was not here, I will be
[27:19] abstaining.
[27:20] Thank you, Commissioner Concepcion. Um
[27:22] thank you, Chairman Joyce. And uh
[27:24] Commissioner Saxon, um Deja Brew will uh
[27:26] be receiving an unrestricted all alcohol
[27:29] Sorry, yes, alcoholic beverages license.
[27:33] Any Any other applications to discuss,
[27:35] Chairman Joyce?
[27:36] Yes, I'd like to talk about one more
[27:37] application.
[27:39] Um
[27:40] uh at 104 Essex Street in the Leather
[27:43] District.
[27:45] Um
[27:47] We She Wei Cafe. I'm I might have
[27:50] mispronounced that, but this This
[27:53] licensee was recently honored as a
[27:55] Michelin recommended restaurant. It's a
[27:57] Chinese restaurant that focuses on
[27:59] hand-pulled noodles. They were heard um
[28:03] not too long ago in June.
[28:05] And um there was a lot of support from
[28:08] the neighborhood association and the
[28:09] Chinatown Civic Association.
[28:11] I would vote to approve an unrestricted
[28:14] beer and wine location for this
[28:16] applicant at this location.
[28:19] I agree. That makes sense.
[28:22] And for the same reasons as my last
[28:24] statement, um I will be abstaining.
[28:27] Thank you, Commissioner Concepcion. And
[28:28] thank you all. She Wei Cafe will uh be
[28:30] awarded an unrestricted beer and wine
[28:33] license.
[28:36] Any others uh that you'd like to
[28:37] discuss, Chairman Joyce, today?
[28:38] Uh that would be all for today. Thank
[28:41] you.
[28:42] Thank you. If that is all, then those
[28:44] are all of the matters before the board
[28:45] uh this afternoon. Uh that will adjourn
[28:47] this hearing. Thank you all and enjoy
[28:48] the rest of your day and weekend.
[28:50] Thank you.
[28:51] Thank you, you too.
[28:51] Thank you.