Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing 9/24/26

0:07 Good morning. Thank you all for joining.

0:08 We'll get started in just a moment as we

0:10 clear the waiting room.

0:20 Good morning. This is the voting hearing

0:22 of the licensing board for the city of

0:24 Boston. Today is Thursday, September

0:25 24th, 2026. Today's hearing is being

0:28 held pursuant to temporary amendments to

0:30 the open meeting law. That is what

0:32 allows us to meet virtually. This

0:33 hearing is being recorded and will be

0:35 posted to the city of Boston's website.

0:37 While the public is encouraged to

0:38 attend, there will be no additional

0:40 testimony accepted this morning. There

0:42 was no license premise inspection

0:43 hearing this week. So, we will begin

0:45 with the transactional hearing which

0:46 occurred yesterday, Wednesday, September

0:48 23rd, 2026. Item one, Sunny Hospitality

0:51 Inc. doing business as HT Harrison

0:53 located at 75 Harrison AB has applied

0:56 for a common vixular license. Manager

0:58 Famuan Fam hours of operation 11:00 a.m.

1:00 to 11 p.m.

1:02 I vote to approve

1:05 as do I.

1:06 I do as well.

1:08 Item number two, Haboui Family Inc.

1:10 doing business as me located at 16

1:12 Bowden AB in Dorchester has applied for

1:14 a common bachelor license. Manager

1:16 Vanderha, hours of operation 7 am to 7

1:19 pm.

1:20 I vote to approve. As do I.

1:24 I also vote to approve. Thank you.

1:27 Item three, 510 Boston Cafe LLC doing

1:30 business as Starbucks located at 510

1:31 Atlantic. A has applied for a common

1:34 bachular license. Manager Heron Patel.

1:36 Hours of operation 5:00 a.m. to 10 p.m.

1:39 I vote to approve.

1:41 As do I.

1:42 I do as well.

1:45 Item four, president and fellows of

1:47 Harvard College, uh, doing business as

1:49 Harvard University Housing and Real

1:50 Estate, HURRE, located at 107 Avenue,

1:54 Louis Pastor, has applied for a

1:55 dormatory license. Manager Helina Dagy.

1:59 I vote to approve the application for

2:01 the dormatory license.

2:03 As do I.

2:04 I do as well.

2:07 Five, Broadway Social Wines, Inc. doing

2:09 business as social wines located at 52

2:11 West Broadway in South Boston has

2:13 petitioned to change the DBA to liquor

2:14 and wine gallery.

2:16 I vote to approve.

2:18 As do I.

2:19 I do as well.

2:22 Item six, BBRG Waterfront TR LLC doing

2:24 business as Joe's American Bar and Grill

2:26 at 100 Atlantic Avenue has petition to

2:29 change the manager to Samantha Reynolds.

2:32 I vote to approve Miss Reynolds as

2:34 manager of record. I believe she has the

2:36 appropriate character and fitness to

2:37 serve.

2:38 I agree.

2:39 I also agree.

2:42 Number

2:42 seven, LSF Legal Crossing LLC doing

2:44 business as Legal Seafoods located at

2:46 558 Washington Street has petitioned to

2:48 change the manager to Reginaldo Diaz.

2:51 I vote to approve Mr. Diaz as manager of

2:53 record. I believe he has the appropriate

2:55 character and fitness to serve.

2:59 I agree.

3:01 BHR Operations LLC doing business as

3:03 Windham Boston Beacon Hill located at 5

3:06 Blossom Street has petitioned to change

3:07 the manager to Brian Komo.

3:10 I vote to approve Mr. Kimo as manager of

3:12 record. I believe he has the appropriate

3:14 character and fitness to serve.

3:16 I agree.

3:17 I agree as well.

3:19 Item nine, BBRT LLC doing business as

3:22 Atlantic Fish Company located at 761

3:24 Boilston Street has petition to change

3:26 the manager to Phoebe French. I vote to

3:29 approve Miss French as manager of

3:30 record. I believe she has the

3:31 appropriate character and fitness to

3:33 serve.

3:34 I agree.

3:37 Item 10, Paige Hospitality, Inc. doing

3:39 business as Hava Lounge located at 246

3:41 Tremont Street. As petition to change

3:43 the manager to Kevin Montgomery,

3:45 I vote to approve Mr. Montgomery as

3:47 manager of record. He has the

3:49 appropriate character and fitness to

3:50 serve.

3:52 I agree.

3:56 Item 11, Colo Dorchester, Inc. doing

3:58 business as Yanisburg Burger and Social

4:00 located at 39 Savill Avenue in

4:02 Dorchester has petition to change the

4:04 manager to Kuang Win.

4:06 I vote to approve Mr. Win as manager of

4:08 record. He has the appropriate character

4:10 and fitness to serve.

4:11 I agree.

4:13 I also agree.

4:15 Item 12. EK Boston Lounge LLC doing

4:18 business as Emirates located within

4:20 Logan Airport Terminal E and East Boston

4:22 has petition to change the manager to

4:24 Joseph Benjamin Santos.

4:26 I vote to approve Mr. Santos is manager

4:28 record. He has the appropriate character

4:29 and fitness to serve.

4:31 I agree.

4:32 I also agree.

4:34 13 418 RE1 Appleton LLC doing business

4:38 as Reunion Barbecue at 439 Tremont

4:40 Street has petitioned to pledge the

4:42 license to one Appleton Agent LLC.

4:45 I vote to approve the pledge.

4:48 I agree.

4:53 Uh,

4:55 are you It looks like you're frozen.

5:01 There we go.

5:02 There we go. I might have to turn my

5:04 camera off. I I'm in agreement.

5:06 Perfect. Thank you. Item 14. Walgreens

5:09 of Massachusetts LLC doing business as

5:11 Walgreens number 15390 at 10 to 24

5:14 Street has petition for a change of

5:16 officers, directors, LLC managers, and

5:18 for a change of ownership interest.

5:20 I vote to approve both requested changes

5:24 as do I.

5:25 I also agree.

5:27 Thank you. Item 15, Koopa Corporation

5:29 during business as JP Convenience

5:31 located at 546 Center Street in Jamaica

5:33 Plane as petition for a change of

5:35 officers directors LLC managers and for

5:37 a change uh and for a sorry transfer of

5:39 stock.

5:41 I vote to approve the requested changes

5:44 as joy.

5:45 I also agree.

5:46 Thank you. Item 16, High Sky Market,

5:49 Inc. doing business as Frank Anthony

5:50 Seapport Boston located at 50 Northern A

5:53 has petitioned for a change of officers

5:55 directors LLC managers for a change of

5:57 stock interest and to change the manager

5:59 to Mesh Kumar Patel.

6:01 I vote to approve the change of change

6:04 in officers directors and LLC managers

6:06 as well as the change in stock interest

6:09 and I vote to approve Mr. Patel as

6:11 manager of record.

6:13 I agree.

6:14 I also vote to approve all three as

6:17 well. Thank you.

6:19 Thank you. Item 17, Virginia LLC doing

6:22 business as row 34 located at 381 to 389

6:25 Congress Street has petitioned to change

6:27 the corporate name of uh the member uh

6:30 one of the members to Rising Tide

6:32 Ventures LLC for a change of officers

6:34 directors LLC managers and for a change

6:36 of ownership interest.

6:38 I vote to approve all of the requested

6:40 changes.

6:41 As do I.

6:42 I do as well.

6:45 Item 18, Putt Shack Boston Seapport LLC

6:47 doing business as Putt Shack located at

6:49 58 Pier Form Boulevard has petitioned

6:52 for a change of officers directors LLC

6:54 managers for a change of stock interest

6:56 and to change the manager to Carrie

6:58 Henderson.

7:00 I vote to approve uh Miss Henderson as

7:03 manager of record and to approve the

7:05 other requested changes.

7:07 As do I.

7:08 I do as well. Item 19, BR Kenmore LLC

7:12 doing business as Blue Ribbon Brasserie,

7:13 Blue Ribbon Sushi, and Pescador at 528

7:15 Commonwealth A has petition to amend the

7:18 description of the licensed premise 2 in

7:20 one large room on ground floor comprised

7:22 of main dining area with two bar areas,

7:24 mezzanine with additional dining area as

7:25 well as third dining room located in the

7:27 rear together with kitchen, storage,

7:29 restrooms, and back of house areas,

7:30 seasonal April to October outdoor patio

7:33 located on private property with four

7:35 seats and 11 p.m. patio closing hour.

7:37 altogether comprised of 3,315 square

7:40 feet with two entrances and four exits.

7:43 There's also petitioned for a change of

7:44 ownership interest to change the manager

7:46 of record to Alan James TID and to

7:49 change the DBA to Blue Ribbon Sushi,

7:51 removing the other two DBAs on file.

7:54 I vote to approve the amended

7:56 description, the change in ownership,

7:58 the change in DBA, and I vote to approve

8:00 Mr. Tid as manager of record.

8:03 As do I.

8:04 I'm in agreement.

8:05 Thank you.

8:07 Item 20. Patula's LLC doing business as

8:10 Patulas located at 81 L Street in South

8:12 Boston. Has petition to amend the

8:14 description of the premise. Two,

8:16 approximately 2,700 square ft with two

8:18 entrances and two exits in two rooms on

8:21 the first floor. Basement for storage.

8:23 Capacity breakdown. Room one, tables and

8:25 chairs 44 persons, six persons standing,

8:27 bar stools 10 persons. In room two,

8:30 tables and chairs 39 persons, bar stools

8:32 10 persons.

8:34 I vote to approve the amended

8:36 description.

8:38 As do I.

8:39 I do as well.

8:41 Item 21, Nightlight Cafe LLC, doing

8:44 business as 89 Charles located at 89

8:46 Charles Street has petitioned to change

8:48 the closing hour to 1:00 a.m.

8:51 Um, I want to note that the

8:55 um Lency has reached out several times

8:58 to the BHCA to request a meeting to talk

9:01 about the good neighbor agreement. Um, I

9:04 would request that they continue to

9:06 reach out to the BHCA to work on that

9:08 good neighbor agreement. I also want to

9:09 note that councelor Durkin supported it

9:13 and that the BHCA didn't necessarily

9:16 oppose the additional hour for Thursday,

9:19 Friday, Saturday. They were in

9:21 opposition to the seven days a week

9:22 which was um a script news error I think

9:25 in our um posting. So, um I think this

9:30 is a good location that can support the

9:31 one extra hour. Um I think it's a good

9:33 idea for them to do it slowly to start

9:36 with Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Um and

9:39 I so I vote to approve it and I would um

9:43 highly recommend they continue to reach

9:44 out to the Beacon Hill Civic Association

9:46 to work on that good neighbor agreement.

9:48 [snorts]

9:49 I agree with

9:54 Thank you. Uh, Commissioner GPS.

10:05 Here we go.

10:06 Yeah, here I go. I'm back. Apologies.

10:08 Great.

10:10 Uh, sorry. Go ahead.

10:12 I I just wanted to ask that the chair if

10:14 you can repeat your recommendation,

10:16 please.

10:17 Uh, I recommend that the Lency continue

10:20 to reach out to the Beacon Hill Civic

10:22 Association.

10:24 Um, and I vote to approve the additional

10:27 hour for Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

10:29 Okay. I I agree. Thank you.

10:33 The petition is granted for Thursday,

10:34 Friday, and Saturday only, and the

10:36 applicant is encouraged to continue

10:37 working with the civic association.

10:41 Item number 22 will be continued to the

10:43 October 28th transactional hearing. Item

10:46 number 23, Antico Forno, Inc. doing

10:48 business as Antico Forno located at 93

10:51 to 95 Salem Street has petition to

10:53 upgrade its license to a restricted all

10:55 alcoholic beverages license.

10:57 I vote to approve the upgrade.

10:59 As do I.

11:01 I do as well.

11:03 Item 24, Terramia, Inc. doing business

11:05 as Tamia located at 98 Salem Street. Has

11:08 petition to upgrade its license to a

11:10 restricted all alcoholic beverages

11:12 license and has petitioned to change its

11:14 corporate name to Tamia Corporation. Um,

11:17 I vote to approve the upgrade

11:19 as do I.

11:20 I do as well.

11:21 And the change of corporate name as

11:23 well.

11:23 Yes, I vote to approve.

11:27 Agreed.

11:27 Yes.

11:28 Thank you.

11:30 Uh, item 25. Penalis Kitchen, Inc. doing

11:33 business as Mangu Dominican Beastro

11:35 located at 264 Hide Park A in Jamaica

11:37 Plane has petitioned to upgrade its

11:39 license to a restricted all alcoholic

11:41 beverages license and has also

11:43 petitioned to uh to change its closing

11:47 hour to 12:00 a.m. Thursday through

11:49 Sunday only.

11:51 I vote to approve the upgrade and to

11:53 change the closing hour.

11:55 As do I.

11:56 I do as well.

11:58 Thank you. Item 26 Inc. Doing business

12:01 as Lynden Supret located at 101 Brighton

12:03 A in Alustin has petitioned to transfer

12:05 the license to Lynen Supret Spirit and

12:08 Wine Inc. doing business as Lyndon Supre

12:10 at the same location. Coyote Patel

12:12 manager 11 p.m. closing hour.

12:16 I vote to approve the transfer and to

12:19 approve Miss Patel as manager of record.

12:22 I agree.

12:24 I also agree.

12:26 Item 27, SK Wine and Liquors, Inc. doing

12:28 business as Bower Wine and Spirits

12:30 located at 2:55 Newbury Street. Has

12:32 petitioned to transfer the license to

12:34 Ragunaf Inc. doing business as Bower

12:36 Wine and Spirits at the same location.

12:38 Parthumar Patel, manager, 11 p.m.

12:40 closing hour and has also petition to

12:43 pledge the license and stock to Northern

12:44 Bank and Trust Company.

12:47 I vote to approve the transfer and to

12:49 approve Mr. Patel as manager of record

12:51 and to approve the pledge. Um, and to

12:55 vote approve the pledge. Mhm.

12:58 I agree.

13:10 Okay, I agree.

13:11 Thank you.

13:14 Item 28. Blanchards West Roxberry, Inc.

13:17 doing business as Blanchards, located at

13:18 418 Lraine Street in West Roberry, has

13:21 petitioned to transfer the license to WR

13:25 Cappies, Inc. doing business as Cappy's

13:27 Fine Wine and Spirits at the same

13:29 location. Eugene Michael Pion, manager,

13:31 11 p.m. closing hour, has also

13:33 petitioned to update the description to

13:36 approximately 9,842

13:38 ft of retail space in one main room on

13:41 the ground floor of a two-story

13:42 building, 3,510 ft of office space in

13:45 the second floor of the building, and an

13:47 additional 9,842 ft of space in the

13:49 basement for storage. There's one main

13:51 entrance and exit in the front, two

13:53 exits in the rear, and one exit on the

13:55 side to include an adjacent two-story

13:57 addition to the south side of the

13:58 license premise. The applicant has also

14:00 petitioned for a first priority pledge

14:02 of the license and inventory to Leader

14:04 Bank NA and a second priority pledge of

14:06 inventory to Blanchard's West Roxberry,

14:08 Inc.

14:11 I vote to approve the transfer. Um, I

14:13 vote to approve Mr. Pony as manager of

14:15 record. Um, I vote to approve the update

14:20 in the description.

14:22 Um, and to approve the pledge to Later

14:26 Bank and the inventory.

14:30 I agree.

14:31 I am also in agreement.

14:33 you. Item 29, Scobies LLC doing business

14:37 as Scobies located at 782 Adam Street in

14:39 Dorchester has petitioned to transfer

14:42 the license to Esteemed Hospitality LLC

14:44 doing business as session house at the

14:46 same location. Terresa Murphy, manager,

14:49 closing hour 1:00 a.m. And it's also

14:51 petitioned to update the description of

14:52 the premise to 3,810 ft restaurant space

14:55 with two entrances and two exits on two

14:58 floors. First floor includes various

14:59 dining areas, bar with seating for 16,

15:01 restrooms and kitchen. Basement includes

15:04 office and storage and prep areas.

15:08 I vote to approve the transfer. I vote

15:10 to approve Miss Murphy as manager of

15:12 record. And I vote to approve the update

15:15 in the description.

15:18 I agree.

15:20 I agree. [snorts] And 30, Sza LLC doing

15:24 business as Shabu Xen located at 78 to

15:26 89 Brighton A in Alustin has petitioned

15:28 to transfer the license to Runai LLC

15:30 doing business as Zu Seafood and Beef

15:33 Hot Pot at the same location. Chilang

15:35 Kai manager 11:30 p.m. closing hour.

15:40 I vote to approve the transfer. I vote

15:43 to approve Miss Chai as manager of

15:44 record

15:46 in the closing hour.

15:48 Three.

15:49 I agree.

15:52 Item 31. RG East LLC doing business as

15:55 Blackbird Donuts located at 25 Lewis

15:57 Street in East Boston has applied for a

15:59 new common vicular or 7-day wines and

16:01 malt beverages license. Manager Elena

16:03 Dilva. Closing time 8:00 p.m.

16:07 I vote to defer this application given

16:09 the fact we're limited on East Boston

16:11 licenses at this point.

16:14 That makes sense.

16:17 Yes, I agree as well. This will be

16:19 deferred for now um based on the

16:21 availability of the East Boston

16:22 licenses. Uh item 32, Porter Hospitality

16:25 LLC doing business as Cambria Hotel

16:27 Boston Logan located at 155 Porter

16:30 Street in East Boston has applied for a

16:32 new inholder all alcoholic beverages

16:35 license. Manager Matthew David Soy

16:36 closing time 12 a.m.

16:39 I vote to defer this application um due

16:42 to the number of limited East Boston

16:43 licenses.

16:45 Again, makes sense.

16:47 I agree.

16:48 will be similarly deferred. Item number

16:50 33, Beatles Lunch, Inc. doing business

16:52 as Cafe Weekend located at 120 Harvard

16:55 AB in Alustin has applied for a new

16:57 common venture 7-day wines and malt

16:58 beverages with Laor's license. Manager

17:01 Sunnil U out closing time 11 p.m.

17:05 I vote to defer due to the limited

17:06 number of licenses we have for which

17:08 they qualify. I'm not even sure we have

17:10 one for which they qualify. So, a

17:11 deferral

17:13 three.

17:14 Thank you, chair. I agree. will be

17:17 deferred as well due to license

17:18 availability. Moving on to non-hering

17:21 transactions. The following are applying

17:22 for a new common virtual license at a

17:24 previously licensed location. Item one,

17:27 Nure Restaurant, Inc. doing business as

17:29 the Halal Fusion located at 429 Faniel

17:31 Street in Brighton. Manager Muhammad

17:34 Arie. Hours of operation 11:00 a.m. to

17:36 10 p.m.

17:37 I vote to approve.

17:40 I agree.

17:42 Item two, Cohenor Flames, Inc. Doing

17:44 business as Kohor Flames located at 23

17:46 South Huntington A in Jamaica plane.

17:49 Manager Amandep Singh. Hours of

17:51 operation 10:00 a.m. to 10 p.m.

17:53 I vote to approve.

17:55 Three.

17:56 I do as well.

17:57 Item three, Brighton Marine, Inc. doing

17:59 business as Brighton Marine located at

18:01 77 Warren Street in Brighton. Manager

18:03 Christopher Guyer. Hours of operation 7

18:05 a.m. to 2 p.m.

18:06 I vote to proof.

18:12 I I could see you speak but couldn't

18:13 hear you, Commissioner Saxon, but I I

18:15 saw you said I agree.

18:16 I agree. There we go.

18:17 I am also in agreement.

18:19 Thank you. Item four, VMS Roma LLC doing

18:22 business as a Roma Pizza and Grill

18:23 located at 4:10 to 4:30 Tremmont Street

18:26 in Roxberry. Manager Stefan Fitachi.

18:28 Hours of operation 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

18:31 I vote to approve.

18:33 I agree.

18:34 I also vote to approve.

18:37 Item five, American Bakers and Chefs

18:39 Group, Inc. Doing business as Bostononia

18:41 Cafe located within city hall on the

18:43 eighth floor Delhi space. Manager Jorid

18:46 Porchi. Hours of operation 7 a.m. to 4

18:48 p.m.

18:49 I vote to approve.

18:50 As do I.

18:51 I do as well.

18:53 Item six, Taiwan Boba Lab, Inc. doing

18:56 business as Chincha Cafe located at 418

18:58 Market Street in Brighton. Manager Ming

19:01 Kai Thai. Hours of operation 7 a.m. to

19:03 10 p.m.

19:05 I vote to approve.

19:06 As do I.

19:07 I do as well. Item seven, Ushi's Kitchen

19:10 LLC doing business as Fisky's Cafe

19:13 located at 27 Harbor Point Boulevard in

19:15 Dorchester. Manager Devari Patel. Hours

19:18 of operation 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.

19:20 I vote to approve.

19:21 As do I.

19:22 I agree.

19:24 Following is applied to make changes to

19:26 their existing commitular license. Uh

19:28 Peing House doing business as Peaking

19:30 House located at 160 Dudley Street in

19:32 Roxbury has petitioned to change the

19:34 manager to Peter Pang.

19:35 I vote to approve. As do I. I agree.

19:40 Following has applied to make changes to

19:41 their existing licensed patio. Trillium

19:44 at Farnsworth LLC doing business as

19:46 Trillium located at 47 Farnsworth Street

19:48 has petitioned to amend the description

19:50 by adding 736 square ft and 50 seats to

19:53 their approved outdoor patio on private

19:55 property.

19:57 I vote to approve. As do I.

19:59 I do as well.

20:01 Following have applied for one-day

20:03 amendments to their existing licenses.

20:04 Item one, Doorchester Beer Holdings LLC.

20:07 doing business as Dorchester Brewing

20:09 Company located at 1250 Mass a

20:11 Dorchester has applied to extend their

20:13 premise to cover the adjacent parking

20:14 lot for October Fest on October 4th from

20:17 3 to 8:00 p.m.

20:18 I vote to approve

20:20 as do I.

20:21 I do as well.

20:23 And item two, Trillium at Farnsworth LLC

20:26 doing business as Trillium at 47

20:27 Farnsworth Street has uh applied to use

20:31 their existing patio uh from October

20:33 21st to October 31st, which is past

20:35 their normal patio season. um with patio

20:37 service to close at 9:30 p.m. Sunday

20:39 through Thursday and 10:30 p.m. Friday

20:41 and Saturday.

20:43 I vote to approve.

20:44 I do as well.

20:46 As do I.

20:47 Thank you very much. The board has

20:48 before them a list of applications for

20:51 special one-day alcohol licenses which

20:53 have been administratively reviewed by

20:54 staff for approval by the board.

20:57 Approved.

20:59 Thank you. There are no items on old and

21:01 new business this week. Those are all

21:02 the items before the board this morning.

21:04 That will address.

21:05 Thank you. Thank you very much.

21:07 Thank you.

21:08 Thank you all.