##VIDEO ID:bkbogGdZkcg## good morning thank you all for joining us we will just give a moment to clear the waiting room and make sure that everyone has connected to audio and can hear us good morning good morning thank you for being with us as a reminder when you are entering from the waiting room please do remain on mute unless or until you are providing testimony before the board good morning this is a hearing before the licensing board for the city of Boston today is Wednesday October 16th 2024 today's hearing is being held pursuant to Temporary amendments to the open meeting law that is what allows us to meet virtually today's hearing is being recorded and will be posted to the city of Boston's website before I review procedural matters I will introduce chairwoman of the board Kathleen Joyce thanks Danny good morning my name is Kathleen Joyce I'm chair of the Boston licensing board today I'm also joined by commissioner Kiana Saxon and commissioner Liam curan thank you please ensure that your audio and visuals are working properly if you are presenting before the board I will call each item in the order that it appears on this morning's agenda I will then ask who is present on behalf of the applicant you'll make a brief presentation regarding your proposal followed by questions by the chair and Commissioners following questions there will be an opportunity for Testimony beginning with elected officials or their representatives for members of the public please limit your testimony to two minutes and please state your name address and affiliation if any the of the first item on this morning's agenda calling item number one Blue Mountain Jamaican restaurant LLC doing business as Blue Mountain Jamaican restaurant located at 1301 Blue Hill AB in matapan has applied for a common Victor license to be exercised on the above 1,50 squ foot full service restaurant with takeout on one floor seats 24 and a full kitchen in the back bathroom in the front right corner storage in the back beside the kitchen a small office and a small front storage area between the office and bathroom public seasonal patio May to October with a capacity for 10 and operational hours on the patio being 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. manager Mara Satchel hours of operation 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. who's present on behalf of the applicant I am Marcia satchel good morning good morning thank you so much for being with us if you could please just uh briefly present the proposed concept to the board I good morning so um Blue Mountain Jamaican restaurant um we've been in business now for five years and we had to relocate to this new location um since it was not a restaurant before it's the reason why we're here um as you stated um in your intro um that's precisely how the property is um situated ated um we are a restaurant that focuses on um ensuring that we are serving healthy meals to the community um being involved with the community um and would love to um get a license and your permission to continue providing community service volunteer service and giving back to our community uh thank you so just to go over the description the restaurant will have 24 seats inside and then you'll have a patio with 10 yes on the outside but that has not been in the works as yet the building um structure the original structure of the building um when the owner um architectural drawing will show that um there's seating on the outside but we will be applying for that um probably later on this year early spring but for now we're just focusing on opening and using the seating that we already have on on the inside are you open yet no we're not open yet we're we're um we're going through the process so we we just have after this meeting then we'll do our um the health department will come in so we're preparing to reopen Okay so do you have an approximate estimate as to when you might be open um we we honestly would like to open towards the ending of this month no no later than early OCT um November okay um let me just double check okay so um the description on the agenda today does include the patio so should this be approved on Thursday we would not be able to issue the license with the patio on the description until it's um finalized just to let you know that okay okay and what would be the steps that I would need to take to get the patio approve Danny do you want to sure that would be to make if this is uh this is on public property so you'll just make sure you get approval through the outdoor dining program by going contacting outdoor dining at boston.gov and there's an application there to make sure you get approval for the public patio but we can walk after this okay I'll do that great great okay I have no other questions commissioner Saxon commissioner curan I have no questions thank you no questions for me thank you thank you are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected officials or their representatives yes madame chair members to the board Conor Newman with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this time the mayor's offic to defer to the Judgment of this board some back information the community process ons had conducted in a Butter's meeting uh there was one resident on who had question regarding parking and another uh attendee was a local business owner who expressed support for this proposal um the applicant they went on to meet with the Wellington Hills um neighborhood association which uh voiced their support for the proposal uh and our office also received a letter in support uh from State Rep uh Russell Holmes with that we'll defer to the board at this time thank you thank you there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter seeing none the board will take this under advisement thank you very much calling item number two Starbucks Corporation doing business as Starbucks Coffee located at 500 Boyston Street has applied for a common viter license to be exercised on the above 2,174 foot coffee shop on the first floor at ground level features a dining area with 30 interior seats two public restrooms a coffee service counter a back work room a utility room and a manager's office there's also a private seasonal patio open April to November but a accommodates 20 seats and operates during the same business hours from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. manager Ricky ralo hours of operation 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. who's present on behalf of the applicant uh Daniel Brennan's here um and handle permits and licenses for Starbucks uh Madam chair board members uh this is a new store 500 Boon a former retail store tal bits um it's been subdivided into various spaces one of which uh is for a Starbucks coffee um it did go through the neighborhood process uh back in March April of 20123 uh we did have to get a special permit for it for the takeout use um we are filing for our certificate of occupancy on Friday and uh we do have a use of premise permit that should be issued this week as well for the outdoor dining um we have 30 seats inside 20 patio seat seats on private property um at the inlet of the atrium at 500 Boon um and we hope to open next Friday if everything lines up uh the 25th thank you chairman Jo you're on mute right now thank you I don't have any questions Commissioners do you I do not thank you none from me thank you thank you are there any any individuals who would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected officials or their representatives yes Madam chair members of the board Conor Newman with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this time we'd like to defer to the judge of this board our office is unaware of any concerns at this time uh with a very minor move uh across the street uh for this business with that we'll refer to the board thank you good morning Madam chairs and members of the board Laura Toano here from ccil of Flynn's office at this time he would like to go and reference supp Board of this proposal thank you thank you are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter board will take this under advisement as well thank you thank you calling item number three cazandra 2018 Corp doing business as tea station coffee located at 1041 Saratoga Street in East Boston has applied for a common Victor license to be exercised on the above 478 square foot open floor space featuring one b a three Bas sink and a refrigerator the room includes a counter to assist customers manager Carlos seses hours of operation 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. who is present on behalf of the applicant oh Carlos I see you there you go you've unmuted yourself good morning um more members uh my name is Carlos as you stated um I am the uh owner of melod Cafe which is um um sorry melod restaurant which is a building next to the um to the coffee proposal uh the idea is to uh like we have no coffee sections on this area it's a small place it's um it's only for take out pick up will be coffee um and like a juice bar and uh we would like to help uh we would like you guys to allow us to help uh other uh people to get like you know those Services because there's no one around uh we already went through the neighborhood um meeting with the BS we also um assist to the uh Board of the neighborhood section and uh all the U instruments are on place just to start thank you thanks for joining us today just to confirm there's only going to be a counter and no um seats no seats okay commissioner curan and commissioner Saxon do you have any questions I do not thank no questions thank you thank you are there any individuals who would like to provide testimony on this matter beginning with elected officials or Representatives yes madame chair members of the board Conor Newman with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this time we'd like to defer to the Judgment of this board some background information the community process uh this applicant um had was with us in a Butters meeting that occurred on July 9th uh there were no serious concerns raised in that meeting uh they went on to be in contact with the oran Heights neighborhood association which is the act Civic for this area with that we'll defer to the board at this time thank you thank you Connor are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter board will take this matter under advisement as well thank you following item number four Lon Paris Inc doing business as Lon Paris Patisserie located at 43 to 61 Pier 4 Boulevard has applied for a common VCT license to be exercised on the above 925t single floor with a counter for takeout nine tables with a of 10 capacity one bathroom in the back and one Kitchen in the rear manager Anthony gry hours of operation 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. who is present on behalf of the applicant do we have anybody with us on behalf of Leon Paris Patisserie we will attempt to contact the applicant and take a second call calling item number five Bart Jones LLC doing business as the hummus shop located at 37 Charles Street has applied for a common VCT license to be exercised on the above 800 square F feet open space hummus shop that is approximately 200 squ feet of customer space including an ordering counter reachin fridge utensils and customer trash area along with three tables or 10 seats most food is grabing go will be eaten away from the premise manager Colin daily hours of operation 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. who's present on behalf of the applicant hi good morning I am daily thank you Mr DY for being with us if you could just please briefly present the proposed concept to the board sure uh we're a small hus shop we've been around Boston uh selling cpg um products for the past seven years thired farmers markets then we had a food truck that we took around Boston and Belmont Farmers Market lexman Farmers Market uh we sell predominantly wholesale but um decided that we kind of wanted to interact with the community that we're selling our food to a little bit more uh we found that space in Beacon Hill super small it's um you know 750 square feet for us it was pretty big because we're used to working on a food truck um we ended up taking this Bas um outfitting it with a kitchen making it work and um so far the feedback that we've gotten from the community has uh been really positive we opened with a temporary TV uh over the weekend um and today would be our third day um in operation sorry about that um so you're at 37 Charles Street um correct and there three tables inside so is do you do take outo delivery uh we haven't uh and we probably wouldn't do delivery um if we did take out it would just be like toast POS where a customer puts in their order and comes and picks it up um but that's we haven't even expanded into that yet so it's just in person they ordered the counter it's pretty quick um you know five six minutes we have a handful of people over you know the weekend that sit at tables we had a lot of tourist that come in and and sit at the tables and and eat um and a lot of residents ended up taking it home okay um all right I have no questions at this time commissioner sax Commissioner Karen I have no questions thank you none for me thank you thank you are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected officials or their representatives yes Madam chair members of the board Connor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood services at this time the mayor's office would like to defer to the Judgment of this board uh our office had the applicant circulate Flyers to a Butters within 300 ft I believe we just received one letter uh with some concerns raised uh they went on to meet with the local civic association um which opted to do non do non opposition to this proposal um which is some questions regarding queueing outside I believe uh with that defer to the board thank you hello yes my name is Lily sederman I'm here on behalf of District 8 City councelor Sharon Durkin at this time I'll read a brief statement on her behalf dear chair Joyce and members of the board as the district 8 city counselor and a Beacon Hill resident I want to extend my full support of the proponent request for a common victu license for the hummus shop located at 37 Charles Street the applicant has extensive culinary experience and has proven to be a successful owner operator of the hummus shop food truck which travels all over the Greater Boston area I'm eager to support their expansion and thrilled to see a brick and M location in historic Beacon Hill on the biggest Commercial Street in the neighborhood and one of the main commercial corridors in the city of Boston the proponent has done all of the community work necessary and now I am proudly supporting his business and concept which I know will be successful for these reasons I would like to go on record in full support of the application thank you thank you very much are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter board will take this under advisement as well thank you very much calling item number six silly Associates LLC doing business as McDonald's located at 500 Geneva AV in Dorchester holder of common Victor license has petitioned to change the closing hour of the license business from 12:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. with deliveries only between 12:00 a.m. and 3: a.m. who's present on behalf of the applicant good morning attorney green Madam chair members of the board Dennis quilty attorney representing the applicant um I'm not sure which of the principles is with us here this morning um it's a family-owned business to sell High you have the board has approved this applicant for other multiple other locations to do precisely the same thing they're asking for here which is an extension of hours but the extension would include only deliveries after their present closing hour of midnight they would ask to be allowed to do deliveries only till 3 a again in a similar fashion to others which you have approved for this group in the past including uh one in Austin one of the um TD Garden and um I think one other I'm I'm blanking at the moment uh we had an on meeting on June 25th uh we met with the Fields Corner civic association on two occasions September 10th and October 1st I know you have a letter of support from Fields Conor um and I think uh as we appear before you this morning we are uh fully supported for this application in the neighborhood and happy to answer any of your questions uh thanks I don't have any questions at this time I'll listen to the testimony commissioner Saxon commissioner C uh none at this time thank none for me thank you thank you with that we will see if there is any testimony are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected officials or their representatives yes Madam chair members of the board clor Newman with the mayor office of Neighborhood Services this time the mayor is offly to defer to the Judgment of this board uh it's true office of Neighborhood Services had an abutters meeting on June 25th I understand there were some concerns raised regarding um just some Gathering late at night not necessarily Associated the business uh but due to a broken gate uh securing the parking lot uh understand that the applicant uh pledged to work with the property owner and residents to try to address this um as well as some complaints regarding um trash pickup uh occurring the dumpster being picked up um at the early hours which impacted some uh the sleep of residents that live behind uh the McDonald's um they went on to meet with the Fields Corner civic association which was supportive of this proposal uh Beyond the those concerns listed were unaware of any other major concerns with that with defer to the board at this time thank you and Madam chair one of the principles sharog sigh is with us now I can see him on great thank you are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter following I want us a testimony are there any further questions from the board okay thank you the board will then take this matter under advisement thank you thank you calling item number seven colon Management Inc doing business as o AC hotel by Marriott Cleveland Circle located at 395 Chestnut Hill AV in Brighton holder of and inh holder all alcoholic beverages license has petitioned to change the manager of the license business from Peter marks to Patrick Brown Attorney John AA attorney AA yep thank you attorney green uh Madame chair members of the board John AA attorney quilty Miller and Hanley 28 St Street in Boston on behalf of the LC C joining me is Patrick bran uh Mr Brown has nearly 20 years experience in the hospitality industry he is the current general manager at the hotel um he has former he was a former food and beverage manager um he's been with colen for the past five years and he is tip certified uh he is a United States citizen a Massachusetts resident and he is familiar with the rules and regulations of the board the abcc and the laws of the Commonwealth as it pertains to sale and service of alcohol uh there are no other operational changes and no changes to ownership uh Mr Brown is here if you had any questions specific for him uh thank you for covering the manager record questions I don't see Mr Brown on my screen see Mr Brown you could just say hello or wave oh there he is thank you uh thanks for joining us um at this time I have no other questions Commissioners do you I do not thank you no questions thank you thank you are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter board will take this under advisement thank you thank you calling item number eight aumi LLC doing business as Zuma located at 1 through 7 Dalton Street holder of a common victual or 7day alcoholic beverage license has petitioned to change the manager of the licensed business from Teddy King to James Adams Attorney Dennis quilty attorney quilty good morning again attorney green Madam chair members of the board Dennis quilty attorney representing the license with me this morning is Mr Adams who's on the screen with us uh Mr Adams is a Mass resident a US citizen and has over 10 years experience in restaurant management including since 2019 as general manager of the uh of the site in question um and he is here with us this morning we're happy to answer any of your questions uh thank you attorney Mr Adams are you familiar with the rules and regulations of this board the abcc and the laws of the Commonwealth pertaining to the salale and service of alcohol yes ma'am thanks I have no questions Commissioners do you I do not thank you none for me thank you thank you are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter board will take this under advisement thank you thank you thank you calling item nine bbrg Waterfront TR LC doing business as Joe's American Bar and Grill located at 100 Atlantic a holder of a common victual or 7-Day all alcoholic beverages license has petitioned to change the manager of the license business from Jessica Hassan to Kevin Kelly attorney Tom Miller attorney Miller thank you secretary green good morning chairman Joyce Commissioners Tom Miller from Derma quilty Miller and Hanley on behalf of the leny here bbrg Waterfront TR uh I'm joined by Kevin Kelly the proposed manager of record Mr Kelly has worked in the restaurant industry for more than 15 years and has been a manager of supervising sale and service of alcohol for more than nine he is a US citizen he is a resident of Everett he's experienced in the food and beverage industry is tips certified and is familiar with the laws of the Commonwealth the rules of the abcc and this board for the sale and service of alcohol we would like to thank you for hearing this application today and be happy to answer any questions you have thanks attorney Miller thank you Mr Kelly for joining us at this time I have no questions Commissioners do you have any questions I do not thank you none for me thank you thank you are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter thank you the board will take this under advisement calling items 10 through 12 together a Berkeley Place restaurant limited partnership doing business as Grill 23 restaurant and bar located at 340 Stewart Street item 11 Clarendon restaurant LLC doing business as Grand Banks Fish House located at 406 Stewart Street and item 12 hm Boston LLC doing business as beastro DED located at 272 Boon Street holder of three common vitual or 7-Day alcoholic beverages licenses have petition to change the manager of all three from Michael cesnik to Jamie Campo the second attorney Tom Miller attorney Miller good morning again chairman Joyce Commissioners secretary green uh Tom Miller here again on behalf of these lenses I'm joined today by uh Jamie Campos the proposed manager of record for all three locations uh all three of these restaurants are part of the himl Hospitality Group uh Jamie is their Chief Operating Officer uh he has worked in the restaurant industry for more than 25 years and has been a manager supervising the sale and service of alcohol for more than 15 uh Jamie has also previously been an approved manager of record including twice by this board uh in for the city of Boston uh he is a US citizen resident of Bill R he is eminently experienced in the food and beverage industry and is familiar with the laws of the Commonwealth rules of the abcc and this board for the S and service of alcohol um as I've said Jamie is the COO for for this group and is such is responsible for ensuring that all of their restaurants are in compliance with the board and the abcc rules and regs um all staff uh in these restaurants uh involved in the sale and service of alcohol including weight staff bartenders and managers are tip strained that's a requirement there um Jamie visits each each location daily to check in with the staff and the managers to ensure that they among other things understand and are in compliance with these rules um the three lenses before the board today at their furthest are less than a third of a mile apart these are located in very close to one another in the Back Bay Area uh the Jamie is not at these restaurants each is supervised by an experienced management team uh including general managers uh each of these general managers have been in the have been in the industry for more than 10 years uh and understand how to operate these restaurants uh in the manner in which the board uh has come to expect we want to thank you for hearing these applications today and would be happy to answer any questions you have thanks attorney so Mr campost is not on site at any of these places for any particular amount of time each day it's there's a general manager there is but it very you know he's on site at every location every day but it is not a fixed time it's dependent on need of each location when one is busier another is less busy and he focuses his need where he focuses time where the need is greatest so do each of these three places have their own general manager they do okay um I don't have any questions commissioner sax and commissioner cin no questions for me thank you none for me thank you thank you are there any individuals who would like to testify on these items numbers 10 11 or 12 hi Laura here on behalf of council president FN he would like well coun he would like to go on Rec support of item number 10 thank you uh is that go for 11 and 12 as well or just it 10 all of them they're all together yeah thank you are there any other individuals who would like to testify on these items seeing on the board take these under advisement as well thank you thank you so much calling item number 13 pinkies up LLC doing business as pinkies located at 267 to 269 Newbury Street holder of a common VI or 7-Day all alcoholic beverages license has petitions to change the DBA of the license business from pinkies to Foxhole attorney Tom Miller once again attorney Miller good morning again uh chairman Joyce commissioner secretary green Tom Miller on behalf of the leny pinkies up LLC uh as secretary green said this is uh an application to change the DBA to the Foxhole uh there are no operational changes proposed here uh there there will be minor DEC core changes and updates but there are no changes to the floor plan or closing hour the goal of the team here was always to create a restaurant that appeals to the residents of Newberry Street in Back Bay this change in name and the update to the feel of the space will further that goal of making it a comfortable space for restaurants for residents to enjoy a Mona drink um we want to thank you for hearing this application it'd be happy to answer any questions you have thank you I have no questions Commissioners do you I do not thank you none for me thank you thank you are there any individual who would like to testify on this matter board will take this under advisement as well thank you thank you following item number 14 VJ Partners Inc doing business as green Gardens Liquor and Deli located at 35 West Milton Street in Heyde Park holder of a retail package store all alcoholic beverages license has petitioned to change the DBA of the license business from Green Gardens liquor in Delhi to stop in shots liquor in Delhi attorney Tom Truex attorney Truex uh attorney green Madame chair members of the board attorney Tom Truax of Salem Massachusetts appearing on behalf of the lcy VJ partner zinc and I believe with me is virtually is vilson Peña he is the president of the corporation on the reasons for the change are pretty much three-fold um first the owners didn't want to have um the the stigma or there was issues with the prior ownership and they wanted to have a clean break with the prior ownership so um by changing the name any past negativity associated with the old name they would be able to uh to obviate that um in addition um they picked a name that was that was employed a bit of a literation um the Stop and the and the sord they felt gave the name more attention more command and finally they saw this name as a play on Stop and Shop and they felt that overall this would be a good good name change um in light of the the history of this store and be glad to answer any questions or Mr Peña as well other than the name change are there any operational changes no there's not um this this it should have been included in the initial petition that we we were before the board only a few months ago for the when we were the purchase um due to a misunderstanding between my client and myself that was not included um so it's being done after the fact all right thank you commissioner sax commissioner C any questions none for me thank you none for me thank you thank you are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter will take good morning board good morning uh Madam I'm just the owner here also here to answer any questions great thank you for being with us um doesn't appear there are any questions at the moment I'll just ask one more time are there any individuals who would like to test ify board will take this under advisement as well thank you for being with us thank you calling item number 15 Delta Airlines Inc doing business as Delta Sky Club Express located at Logan Airport Terminal E in East Boston holder of an airport Club all alcoholic beverages license has petitioned for the approval of a management agreement between Delta Airlines Inc and Compass Group USA Inc and Thompson Hospitality Services LLC who's present on behalf of the applicant good morning Madam chair members of the board Elizabeth Pisano from Upton conell and delin on behalf of the leny Delta Airlines Inc um this application is to seek approval of a management agreement with Compass Group USA Inc and to Thompson Hospitality services for the management um of food and beverage operations of the Delta Sky Club in um Terminal E and all operations are going to remain the same they're just seeking approval of this management company to take over the food and beverage operations I'm happy to answer any questions that you have uh thank you I have no questions Commissioners do you I do not thank you no questions thank you thank you are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter board will take this under advisement as well thank you thank you following item 16 ruths Chris St House Boston LLC doing business as Ruth's Chris Stak house located at 45 School Street holder of a common vict or 7-Day all alcoholic beverages license has petitioned for a change of officers directors LLC managers secondly has petitioned for a change of ownership interest and lastly has petitioned for a change of stock interest Mr President on behalf of the applicant good morning again Madam chair members of the board Elizabeth Pisano from upin conell and develin on behalf of the leny um this application is for a change of ownership of the parents company of the leny and a change of officers at the license entity level Ruth Hospitality Group Inc is um the current parent company and the ultimate owner of the lensey uh they were recently purchased by Darden Restaurants Inc and its subsidiary gmri Inc Darden Restaurants is a national chain company with thousands of restaurants across the country including locations here in Boston and Massachusetts so they are familiar and highly experienced in the food and beverage industry um The lcy Rose Chris Steakhouse Boston LLC is removing two of its LLC managers and replacing them with three new Darden Executives um all restaurant operations and the manager record will remain the exact same it's just um a corporate change in structure so I'm happy to answer any other questions that you have thank you I have no questions Commissioners do you I do not thank you none for me thank you thanks are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter board will take this under advisement as well thank you thank you calling item number 17 Sav Crossing LLC doing business as the nightly located at 102 to 110 Sav Hill Aven doorchester holder of a common VI or 7-Day all alcoholic beverages license has petitioned to amend the description of the licensed business from premises includes basement and second floor connected by rear staircase that also acts as emergency means of egress invitees enter front staircase elevator basement includes nine rooms dining room bar Kitchen Two walk-in coolers Walkin freezer two restrooms office and electrical second floor includes main function Space kitchenet six offices two conference rooms two phone booths two bathroom storage and a patio on private property from April 1st to October 31st two premises will consist of three floors basement second floor and third floor all accessible by stair and elevator total square footage of the license space will be approximately 5,670 ft basement will comprise 500 ft with seating capacity of 15 and a maximum occupancy number of 15 to include small seating area food prep area dry storage area three walk-in coolers two walk-in freezers the floor will have two bathrooms as well as two stairwells for entrance and egress second floor will be the main restaurant and bar area comprising 2,800 sare ft² with seating capacity of 120 and maximum occupancy number of 120 to include restaurant seating area with table bar seating bar and back of house kitchen two restrooms and two stair wheels for entrance and egress the third floor will serve as a function space for the main restaurant bar comprising 2370 ft with seating capacity of 90 and maximum occupancy number of 120 to include seating area with table bar seating two function rooms bar small kitchen area one restroom and two stairwells for entrance and ESS also to include two terorist outside dining areas on the second and third floor comprising 556 ft² and 6 180 s ft of the license space respectively areas will be in use annually whenever weather allows closing hour of the terrorist area will be 11 pm attorney Justin Burns attorney Burns thank you attorney green good morning Madam chair members of the board attorney Justin Burns of PG and Norton I'm here on behalf of the lenes sav Crossing LLC uh representing them in pursuit of this alteration Amendment for their existing liquor license for the nightly bar and restaurant at 110 Saven Hill Avenue in Dorchester uh with me today are managers James Baker and John mcdono who will be available to answer any questions if needed back in 2021 the nightly received a liquor license from this board and from the abcc which included primary bar and restaurant uses at the basement level and complimentary event space on the second floor of this building uh this amendment seeks to add as Mr Green uh described in great detail add the third floor uh of 110 Sav Hill AV to the existing license and accordingly reconfigure the seating counts occupancy numbers and floor plans related under the amended plans the basement level would no longer be primary bar and restaurant uses but would be used more for food prep and have a small seating area for takeout uh the second floor would become the primary bar and restaurant area with a seating capacity of 120 Max occupancy of 120 there would also be an outdoor harist area uh dining area uh the third floor would become subsidiary function space for the restaurant we'll also have a kitchen bar area dining area as well as another outdoor Terrace uh terorist outdoor dining area uh closing time will still be 11:00 p.m. same as on the original license uh the owners just uh the third floor space became available following covid the fitness center above when out of business they found that it would be uh a more applicable space to have the primary restaurant area on the second floor function space on the third floor but still wanted to reserve that basement area for takeout purposes uh and with that I will pass it back to the board and take any questions if needed thanks attorney um thanks for joining us today Mr Baker my only question is how far are you from opening the restaurant how far out we that y sorry yeah we filed for a permit uh as of about 60 days ago I would say that we would be G Construction right either just before just after the first of the year and uh with the third floor being the furest along with it are largely fit out already we should be looking at opening the first quarter of 2025 you know by the end of March okay um what your attorney might might have mentioned it but I think I might have missed it did you have an additional Community process for this um extension yes we did we went uh we spoke to the office of Neighborhood Services in in the mayor's office and we presented to the Columbia sa Hill Civic associ iation the general membership and we had a unanimous vote uh in favor of the amendment okay thank you um with that I have no questions commissioner zon or commissioner Ken I have no questions thank you none for me thank you thank you are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected officials or their representatives yes Madam chair members of the board Conor with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services to send the mayor's offic to defer to the Judgment of this board um previously this proposal was a part of a bpda Le Community process as part of a Redevelopment of this particular parcel uh with this use uh being one of um a part of that initial proposal uh that went through a community process some years ago uh we asked them to reconnect with the community via the uh local Columbia Savin Hill civic association which they did uh receiving uh unanimous support on that end uh with that we'll defer to the board at this time thank you hello uh Madam chair members of the board Liam RIS from councelor Fitz sherald's office our office would like to on record and support this proposal thank you thank you are there any other individuals would like to testify on this matter board will take this under advisement as well thank you thank you all calling item number 18 anjana Corporation doing business as neighborhood convenience located at 165d Street in South Boston holder of a retail Package Store wines and Mal beverages license has petitioned to change the category of the license business from a retail package store wies and M beverages to a retail package store all alcoholic beverages license attorney Paul Ganon attorney Ganon yes good morning um GG Secor green chairperson Joyce commissioner Saxon and Curran U I'm Paul Ganon at 546 East Bry in South Boston I represent the leny and jna Corporation and Janna Patel the owner and manager Michael Ganon a present and we have um as you know we've had the the beer and wine license for several years now and we're seeking the full alcohol license we had a at a Butters meeting and reached out to the community groups um in terms of the feedback at the meeting that we had it was um it was overwhelming support and it's consistently been that way since they've been in operation I believe as a store as far back as 2003 so and the manager is a long-term resident of the town and we're you know we're happy to answer any questions if you have any thank you yes um the standard we look at for um adding for you know changing a beer and wine licens to um and all alcohol licenses um is there a public need for this type of license in this location so just just looking at um a map of all the active liquor licenses in o127 can you um describe for the board today what the public need is for an additional all alcohol license yeah so the the nearest liquor store um is several um blocks away a distance I believe it's near B and C Street in South Boston there's a whole area down in that area of D and fifth that goes all the way towards um Dorchester Street and down to dochester Avenue that that is has no access and and that's why we submitted a lot of the neighbors uh have requested this because there is nothing nearby for them to come to the the neighborhood store and and purchase whatever they need in terms of um um the drinks or the or beer and wine but we have that already obviously okay um all right thank you for that um commissioner saxo commissioner K do you have any questions not at this time on wa from comments thank you thank you thank you are there any indviduals who would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected officials or their representatives yes Madam chair members of the board Conor Newman with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this time the mayor is off defer to the Judgment of this board some background information the community process on had hosted a Butter's meeting on August 28th uh with nine attendees uh two who were on spoke in support of this proposal uh there were no concerns raised uh the applicant went on to get in contact with the uh Vincent's lower-end neighborhood association um with that we'll defer to the board thank you good morning Madam shair and members of the board Laura here from consel of Flynn's office at this time conso of Flynn would like to go and record and support due to a good Community process however he respectfully requests that the team not participate in sales of small miniature bottles or singles due to their impact of quality of life issues and trash removal for Neighbors in this area and across the CD thank you thank you are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter anything further from the board on this item uh yes so a couple questions um how long have you had the beer and wine license here 2021 was when we were approved okay so will you be removing any food offerings to add additional alcohol offerings no thank you for the question and and uh we're not going to remove any food we we have um a four plan what we submitted uh to the to the board uh just revised from the previous one which would show shifting out some wine some liquor and the the drinks would be in the in the cooler in the back so we would not disrupt or change anything do you plan on selling miniature bottles no we would agree and and um I I was hoping to be able to respond to that we we've already spoken and we've fully agree not to not to sell any of the smaller bottles okay and you would agree to have that as a condition on the base here license yes okay and I'm going to I didn't see it in the application but we will follow up if you wouldn't mind submitting a floor plan to show us exactly how much of the space is used for alcohol beer wine and and alcohol just so when there is an inspection um the license premise unit will know exactly where how many coolers you have for beer and wine and how many shelves you have for alcohol yes Madam chair I I know we sent over revised one this morning so uh it should be there for your review okay thank you any further comments or questions from commissioner car commissioner Saxon thank you with that the board will take this matter under advisement thank you very much thank you thank you calling item number 19 Shippy retail Inc doing business as Commonwealth Market located at 1090 Commonwealth AB holder of a retail Package Store wines and M beverages license has a petition to change the category of the license business from a retail Package Store wines and M beverages to retail package store all alcoholic beverages license attorney Dennis quilty attorney quilty good morning again attorney green Madame chair members of the board excuse me uh rep I'm here this morning representing the current LC e with me is chintan Patel who's the owner and operator of this um package store location he is requesting a change of category to go from beer wine to all alcohol at this location uh this derivation of this is a number of requests that he's had from folks uh who are customers of his uh in that con context we have provided the board with a number of signatures of people in and around the area uh who have supported this request uh to change the category um his present license is already conditioned on uh beer being limited to sixpacks or larger uh therefore no singles uh we have advised him that it's likely that there would be a no so-called nips uh um addition to this request he has no issue with that um we have had a an on of Butters meeting on August 19th we met with the Austin civic association on September 18th um and uh as I suggested we have uh you know an ongoing business customers have been uh asking we've provided as I said a number of signatures and support of this application H Mr Patel is here and we are happy to answer any questions you might have thank you thank you and the same thing if you wouldn't mind submitting a floor plan to us yes ma'am well absolutely we'll do that there's no change uh contemplated to the floor plan we will provide an updated send you the latest uh version of that yeah just so people understand the reason why we were asking any of these lenses for a floor plan is for inspection purposes so that the amount of alcohol being sold is in creeping into other um offerings that are being sold without the board's approval yes ma'am um with that I have no questions Commissioners uh no questions thank you no questions thank you thank you are there any individuals would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected officials or their representatives yes yes madame chair members of the board Conor Newman with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this time the mayor's office defer to the Judgment of this board as you heard from the applicant representation on conducted a Butter's meeting on August 19th there were no concerns raised in that meeting the applicant then went on to meet with the aluson civic association which I don't believe there was any concerns raised in that uh Civic meeting as well uh with that we'll defer to the board uh noting that there's no major concerns that our office is aware of thank you thank you are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter board will take this under advisement as well thank you thank you thank you following item number 20 Harbor petroleum LLC doing business as Meridian Street Mobile located at 470 Meridian Street in East Boston holder of a retail package store all alcoholic beverages license has petitioned to transfer the license from the above to Global Montel group Corp doing business as Global Montell group Corp number 2777 at the same location William brw manager 11m closing hour Attorney John AA attorney AA thank you attorney green uh good morning again Madam chair members of the board John IA mcy Miller Hanley on behalf of the applicant Global Montella group Corp this is a corporation to Corporation transfer uh of the existing Package Store license at 470 Meridian Street um joining me is William Bruce Mr Bruce is the proposed manager of record he has also uh been with the company for approximately 7even years years he's a region manager um and with that he has experience in the retail industry overseeing the policies and procedures of area stores many of which hold alcohol licenses uh the applicant itself is a um experienced operator Global holds eight other licenses uh throughout the state uh they have an exemplary record um this is a situation where they're purchasing the assets including the license at this existing store I'm not going to really see any changes in the day-to-day operations um from an outside uh so it's really just change of ownership here um we did meet um with the um Eagle Hill civic association on September 25th um and just to Circle background for uh Mr Bruce's qualifications he is a United States citizen a Massachusetts resident and he is familiar with the rules and regulations of the board the abcc and the laws of the Commonwealth as it pertains to sale and service of alcohol uh he is uh Serve Safe alcohol certified and all staff will be similarly certified and trained um uh Mr Bruce is here uh if you have any questions specific to his qualifications or I am happy to answer any questions regarding the transaction thank you thanks attorney and thank you um Mr Bruce for joining us this morning I don't have any questions Commissioners do you I do not thank you no questions thank you thank you are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected officials or their representatives yes Madam chair members of the board clor Newman with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this time the mayor is officing to defer to the Judgment of this board um as you heard from afcan representation they connected with the local civic association uh doing an informational presentation to uh the eagle Hill Civic group our offic is unaware of any concerns at this time with that we'll defer to the board thank you thank you are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter board will take this under advisement as well thank you very much thank you thank you calling item number 21 Grand bushan LLC doing business as SEO wine shop located at 1721 Washington Street in Roxbury holder of a retail package store all alcoholic beverages license has petitioned to transfer the license from the above to Chang da LLC doing business as new SEO wine store at the same location H Wang sharer manager 11:00 p.m. closing hour attorney Duo you attorney you good morning this it's Attorney D uh good morning um I just received a message from the applicant today uh due to the house issue he uh she cannot attend this meeting so can we reschedule for the meeting hearing uh sure absolutely yeah I just got a phone call from the family member early this morning surprised me as well okay in that case um with the chair's approval we will reschedule this to the the next available hearing date thanks so much we on the R schedle thank you have a good one with that calling item number 22 DK Associates LLC doing business as Warden Hall located at 22 to 26 West Broadway located uh in South Boston holder of a common vit or 7-Day all alcoholic beverages license has petitioned to transfer the license from the above to Crazy Tiger LLC doing business as Kahani on Broadway at the same location SWAT Patel manager 2 am closing hour attorney Tom Miller attorney Miller thank you secretary green good morning again chairman Joyce Commissioners Tom Miller fromy Miller and Hanley on behalf of the applicant Crazy Tiger um this application before the board today is for a corporation Corporation transfer of this license from DK Associates to Crazy Tiger doing business as uh keani on Broadway um at the same location uh I'm joined today by smes Patel the LLC manager and proposed owner I'm also joined by SWAT Patel the proposed manager of record um I can see her here here she's under Smitty's iPhone for the board's edification um smesh and his team are proposing to change the name here to ke on Broadway to reflect the change of concept um to a high-end first class restaurant serving a modern Fusion of American and Indian foods uh smist Team understand how to operate a restaurant in this style uh as that is an amenity to the community in which it's they currently own and operate uh a restaurant called 1947 in Norwood which they've done without incident uh for more than five years uh that has become an incredibly popular and uh so uh full and vibrant space uh for the Norwood Community uh this application before you today as I said is a transfer of this existing license at the same location there are no proposed changes to the floor plan or to the hours of operation there will be some minor cosmetic updates and refreshes to reflect this change of concept but no major work will be done the premises here is approximately 400 uh 4,450 square fet with seating for uh four 144 inside and 16 on the existing patio um we're not changing the closing hours of the patio which is 11: p.m. or the interior uh which is 2 a.m. as I've said uh Miss Patel is the proposed manager of record she is a US citizen a resident of South Boston she's experienced in the food and beverage industry and is familiar with the laws of Commonwealth the rules of the abcc and this board for the salance service of alcohol she has more than 12 years experience in the operation of and supervision of lenses selling alcohol uh in this community specifically in Boston but in other communities as well um the applicant will continue to operate this space in the manner in which the board is and the community have become familiar this change of concept will will bring a unique amenity to the South Boston Community um the area has a variety of options when it comes to different types of Cuisine but it does not have an option for those members of uh South Boston Neighborhood want to enjoy an Indian inspired uh food in a first class environment uh smes and his team as I've said are experienced in both the operation of food establishments and those licensed under chapter 138 this space will continue to be an amenity to the neighborhood and will become a place for uh and will continue to be a place for the community to come enjoy quality foods and drinks and a vibrant environment we want to thank you for hearing this application today and we be happy to answer any questions you have thank you attorney Miller uh thank you for joining us today miss Patel I believe your attorney covered all the manager of record questions and described the um reason for the transfer in the concept um I have no questions commissioner car commissioner Saxon do you I do not thank you none for me thank you thank you are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected officials or their representatives good morning at this time Council would like to go record and support of this proposal thank you thank you la are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter board will take this under advisement as well thank you thank you thank you following item number 23 three SB andg Inc doing business as Porters Bar and Grill located at 173 to 179 Portland Street holder of a common vit or 7-Day all alcoholic beverages license has petitioned to transfer the license from the above to pbl 24 LLC doing business as the flagrant fowl at the same location dve Sao manager 2 am. closing hour applean has also petitioned to update the description of the premise as follows in one room on ground floor 2486 ft with two entrances exits dining areas with seating for 66 Bar with seating for 16 Kitchen located in rear together with restrooms office and storage space finally the applicant has petitioned for the approval of a management agreement between pbl2 24 LLC and flagrant foul Inc attorney Dennis quilty attorney quilty good morning again attorney green Madam chair members of the board Dennis quilty attorney representing the applicant before you this morning it's one housekeeping matter I think Mr savo's first name is Dave David not the a thank you we'll correct that he's with us I can see him smiling um thank you very much uh this application this is Porters bar on Portland Street the uh property owner is the purchaser of the license which was in the name of the tenant the teny is uh run its course property owner is the pbl entity which is uh seeking to take that license over over for the purpose of reopening uh with an approved management agreement which is part of today's application uh with Mr SEO and his organization to be the new operator doing business as flagrant foul uh so we have a a transfer of license remaining on site uh and a management agreement for a new operator of which Mr Savo would be the manager of record he has extensive experience in the food and beverage industry uh he is a Mass resident and a US citizen familiar with the rules and regulations of this board in the abcc regard to the sale and service of alcohol in regard to this application we have met with the West End civic association and the downtown North Association as a result Noah Butters meeting was required I you are your file has a letter of support from the West End civic association I can let you know that the downtown North Association had no issues with this application um and we did uh uh speak to um District City councelor uh this morning um and she is in support as well and we're happy to answer any questions uh David is here with us and um again we're ready to answer your questions thank you very much uh thank you for that explanation thank you for joining us Mr seavoy I have no questions at this time Commissioners do you uh none for me thank you thank you thank you are there any individuals would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected officials or their representatives yes Madam chair members of the board Conor Newman with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services uh at this time the mayor is offic to defer to the Judgment of this board as you heard from the applicant representation um they connected with the various Civic associations that are active in this area our office is unaware of any concerns at this time U with with theer to the board thank you thank you are there any other individuals who would like to testify in this matter yes good morning Lily sederman with councelor Sharon Durkin um chair Joyce and members of the board uh councel would like to go on record in support of this application while we loved and will miss Porters we're excited to see another business go in here and would like to Echo wca's support as well thank you thank you are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter board will take this under advisement thank you calling item number 24 142 Berkeley LLC located at 142 Berkeley Street holder of a common vual or 7-Day all alcoholic beverages license has petitioned to transfer the license and the location from the above to ushg Boston cport FN B LLC located at 200 cport Boulevard premise consists of restaurant space a in one large room on ground floor comprised of various dining areas and bar kitchen storage dressroom an office space in rear together with a seasonal April to November outdoor patio on private property with seating for 16 and an 11:00 p.m. outdoor closing hour in restaurant space b in one large room on second floor comprised of various dining areas and bar additional kitchen and restrooms two private dining rooms together with seasonal April to November outdoor terrorists on private property with seating for 44 and an 11 p.m. outdoor closing hour indoor closing hour of 1 a.m. Aaron codell manager and finally the applicant has petitioned to pledge the license to Trustees of the Commonwealth peer trust to attorney Dennis quilty attorney quilty good morning again attorney green Madam chair members of the board uh Dennis quilty representing the applicant before you this morning with us this morning Aon catrell the proposed manager of record and Elizabeth Hugh from the um us HG Boston seport FNB LLC uh this is an application to transfer uh a license to this location this is is a very exciting uh part of the renovation of the Commonwealth Pier uh which will bring this very large very underutilized property into uh active use uh in the in the seaport neighborhood uh this is a very um very large uh undertaking including chapter 91 licenses and the like of which we the applicant are a very small part we're very excited to be kind of the the front door if you will of this new and exciting renovation of this property um as you heard from the description of premise uh this would cons consist of two concepts one on the lower level um and the other just above it connected by stair and elevator both of which would have outdoor dining um and uh both would contain you know the number of seats Etc as suggested in the description um this is is uh a matter that has gone before uh we had our Ona Butters meeting on October 9th we met with the seport neighborhood association on July 88th um in addition to um the application there is a pledge back uh the uh landlord entity is providing the funding uh for this uh application for this purchase and in that regard there is a pledge agreement and for which we're seeking approval of at the same time that that pledge is to the landlord trust which is uh the common Trustees of the Commonwealth peer trust Roman numeral 2 uh with that Miss catrell has extensive experience in the food and beverage uh industry she is a Mass resident and a US citizen and with her extensive experience has um good understanding of the rules and regulations of this board the abcc with regard to the laws of the Commonwealth regarding sale and service of alcohol uh with that what I want to add we did reach out to councelor Flynn's office as well on this and his staff was present at I forget whether it was both meetings but at least one of our our meetings the abutter meeting or the seport neighborhood meeting and with that we're happy to answer any of your questions thank you very much my first question is is M curell here so she was having some difficulty earlier on but I'm informed um Elizabeth do you know was she able to get on she yes she was able to get on she should be on her uh phone Erin are you there I think it might be the number that's dialed in let me um if she Canute and introduce herself that' be fine I was just told earlier that she was having some technical difficulties but then that she was able get on but I I cannot see her at this moment no I see only one person who joined by phone and I've just asked that person to unmute I'll see if that worked hey everyone it's Aon oh my apologies I needed the house to unmute my phone for me thank you uh thanks for joining us um uh attorney so this is just a carved out space within the former World Trade Center building yes yeah if you if you look if you're facing the from the street if you're facing the building the site is basically the right hand corner belows a area if you will and above that is the B area uh so it's the front-facing portion of the building on the side closest if you will to the Pavilion and legal seat with that end of the building okay but but the front you know on the street side okay and you said the pledge is back to the landlord yes ma'am all right um I don't think any questions at this time commissioner Saxon and commissioner Caren no questions for me at this time thank you none for me thank you thank are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected officials or their representatives yes Madam chair members of the board Conor Newman with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this time the mayor is off to defer to the Judgment of this board uh office of Neighborhood Services conducted in a Butter's meeting on September 16th uh there were eight attendees uh there was one question regarding um use of a woodf Fired Grill and how um the applicant would mitigate pollutants I do want to note though that that Resident was in support though this proposal uh there was another um Civic leader that was on uh that expressed some concerns regarding uh the high price point and affordability of the restaurant uh beyond that no other further concerns were raised as you heard from the applicant representation they connected with the seport neighborhood association which I understand was supportive of this proposal we're unaware of any major concerns at this time with that defer to the board thank you thanks Conor good morning Madame sharers and members of the board at this time Council fln would like to go on record support of this proposal thank you thank you thank you are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter board will take this under advisement as well thank you thank you calling item number 25 Symphony exchange Inc doing business as the ginger exchange uh located at 250 Huntington a holder of a common VI or 7-Day Wines in M beverages with Lor's license has petitioned to transfer the license and the location from the above to Post Road company LLC doing business as Hill Kitchen located at 39 Charles Street premise consists of 1,750 ft of restaurant space with two entrances two exits and a seating capacity of 84 first floor consists of dining area with seating for 78 bar with seating for six and basement level which will be used for storage and office space Jason IND delicado manager 12:00 a.m. closing hour Additionally the applicant has petitioned to remove the condition from the license stating no bar who's present on behalf of the applicant good morning Madame chair members of the board Elizabeth Pisano from Upton conell and develin on behalf of the applicant post Ro company LLC with me today is also Jason and delicado he is the 100% owner and proposed manager of record um this application seeks to transfer a wine and mall with pel's LIC license from Symphony exchange Inc which is currently at 250 Huntington Avenue to the applicants proposed new location at 39 Char Street the premises is um 1,750 square fet of restaurant space with a seating capacity of 84 the first floor has a dining area with 78 seats and a small bar for seating uh six people the basement level will be used for storage and office space and the proposed closing hour is 12:00 a.m. um this concept is um a locally owned in sour scratch kitchen with a farm to table concept um which will have full dining service there's been a large community interest in support from both residential neighbors um The Beacon Hill civic association and the building owner um we met with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services back in February and we met with the Beacon Hill Civic associ on April 3rd and again with another meeting um in September on September 4th uh the Beacon Hill zoning and Licensing committee had a majority vote of 8 to4 in our favor um and we also agreed to do a good neighbor agreement to address any concerns that they had Jason also obtained 198 residential signatures um of all local residents who are in full support of this restaurant with alcohol service um the building owner again is also in full support this used to be uh the former Vineyard Vines retail store and it's been empty for over 2 years now so we're just excited to bring A New Concept to Beacon Hill um this will also enhance the community experience as this uh establishment will add to the overall charm and vibrancy of Beacon Hill uh neighborhood known for its unique boutiques and eateries uh the restaurant located to both local residents and visitors uh creating a welcoming space that complements the area's historic Ambiance um historically it's been a commercial space so the impact should be very minimal supporting local tourism and economy is another major Point here um Beacon Hill is a a very big popular destination for tourists um and having this well-cured establishment with alcohol can serve as a drawable tourists and residents to go for um a locally sourced meal and will increase the local economy by supporting all local um suppliers Jason like I said is the 100% owner um he's an established and successful businessman on Beacon Hill already um he also is the owner of Beacon Hill Market where he's been granted a section 15 uh liquor license um Jason has also brought on an experienced operations manager Chris begolo who is the owner of panificio uh also on Charles Street just a block down in a great establishment for over 20 years um Jason is also the proposed manager of record he's a US citizen Massachusetts resident and is familiar with the rules and regulations relating to the sale of alcohol of this board and the Commonwealth in the abcc I will note that he is a placeholder manager for now um he'll be head of you know everything from now up until opening so he'll go through the whole startup phase hiring employees and getting the restaurant up and running um but before open for business we will be back before you for a change of Manager application um so he'll you know hire an experience full-time GM um and I'm going to turn it over to Jason just to say a few quick words and then we're happy to answer any questions that you have Jason yeah hi um I don't know if everyone can hear me okay but um I thank you very much Elizabeth I just wanted to give a couple quick points I mean as she mentioned it is a farmtotable concept uh we plan to Source most of the food from you know local farms uh in the Boston area um or at least New England for that matter um I have some connections through the market that you know I think will prove valuable for the restaurant um I've actually uh established a partnership with Savers which used to be on Charles Street to be able to serve and sell some of their meat which I'll be doing at the market but also down um at the bottom of the hill here uh as we mentioned you know Chris is on board he owned uh an operated panificio for over 20 years um I've done business on Beacon Hill for over 20 years um interestingly this space actually was originally a restaurant uh dating back when I looked at the building jacket at ISD it was called Colonial kitchen and uh it then transferred through other iterations and as mentioned it was um vinan most recently but it's sat vacant for multiple years now so the owner's really excited to have something um in there that will bring some life and uh help bring the community together in Beacon Hill uh as we mentioned we did get a lot of support I also had supporting letters uh come in from other restaurants on the street um expressing their uh you know approval and also excited about the idea so um you know I think we'll be able to really uh focus on Prov iding the neighborhood with something that's a little bit not not super casual but it's not fine dining per se and um will serve a good purpose in the neighborhood thanks Jason thank you attorney Pano anything further before we move to questions from the board that's all okay thank you uh chair any questions uh thanks no questions this time thanks for the explanation no questions for me no questions here thank you thank you very much are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected officials or their representatives yes madame chair members of the board Conor Newman with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this time the mayor offic to defer to the Judgment of this board some background information on the community process as you heard from the app's representation on had host in AB Butter's meeting on February 6th a number of abutters were in attendance one abutter did express some concerns regarding potentially increased uh Ren activity in the area um since February 6 the applicants continue to work with neighbors abing uh business owners as well as a local civic association securing the Beacon Hill Civic association's support as well as securing other letters of support as they mentioned and the board should have access to those um with that we'll defer to the board at this time thank you thank you are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter seeing n the board will take this matter under advisement as well thank you very much thank you thank you at this time the board is going to take a brief five minute recess before we move on to the remainder of the items on the agenda um I will pause the recording the board will resume at 11:26 when we do resume we will start with a second call on item number four before moving on to the new license applications thank you and we'll see you back here at 11:26 meeting is being recorded thank you all for your patience before we move on to new license applications we will take a second call to see if we have been joined by anybody on behalf of Lon Paris Patisserie item number four on this morning's agenda yeah right here great thank you very much I'll just read back into the record item four Lon Paris Inc doing business as lakeon Paris Patisserie located at 43 to 61 Pier 4 Boulevard has applied for a common bitor license to be exercised on the above 925 Square ft single floor with a counter for takeout nine tables with seating of 10 capacity one bathroom and in the back and one Kitchen in the rear manager Anthony gry hours of operation 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. uh if you could please identify yourself with the board and briefly present the proposed concept uh yeah my name is Anthony um we have just as you explained a takeout style uh Patisserie in the seport okay anything further you would like to add before we move to questions uh no okay thank you we'll see if there are any questions from the board at this time choice just a quick question on the description it says you have nine tables but seating for 10 people is it one that's not right we don't have nine tables okay we have nine seats maybe including our booth okay yeah we'll take a look at that again thank you all right we all make sure that we have a correct description um and um all right I have no questions commissioner Saxon commissioner car none for me thank you no questions thank you thank you are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected officials or their representatives yes madame chair members of the board Conor Newman with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this time the mayor is off to defer to the Judgment of this board our office Hilson and ab Butter's meeting um understand that there was no concerns raised and that residents were supportive of that they went on to connect with uh the two active Civics associations in the area uh knowing that they met with Maverick Central neighborhood association um in late August uh with that we'll defer to the board this time thank you thank you are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter board will take this Cent advisement as well thank you very much for joining us moving back to the order of the agenda calling item number 26 kabor A Colombia Inc located at 244 Meridian Street in East Boston has applied for a common VI or 7-Day wines and Mal beverages with the cores license to be exercised on the above 1,188 foot restaurant on ground floor with one entrance two exits the dining room is in the front with seating for 30 bar seating for three the kitchen is in the rear of the restaurant along with a bathroom and storage area on the left side of the restaurant manager Jose Dario Gomez Closing Time 11: p.m Attorney James Costello attorney Costello good morning good morning madam here members of the board and secretary green my name is Attorney James Costello and I represent K Salvador Colombia Inc um uh hopefully I'm joined by Jose Gomez do you see him on there we do not Mr Gomez is that you under usar to zoom um there yes that's him thank you perfect thank you thank you okay so con Salvador Columbia is a family-owned restaurant it's located at 244 Meridian Street in East Boston those of you that are aren familiar with East Boston that's the Central Square area sometimes referred to low E Boston uh Mr uh Jose Gomez opened the restaurant February 1st 2023 he totally renovated at a considerable cost uh I submitted numerous pictures so you could get a kind of a fare what the restaurant's like uh it's extremely clean restaurant uh it's a Coy restaurant the restaurant's uh 1188 square feet with 33 dining seats uh Mr Gomez is the owner manager he has extensive experience in the restaurant business uh he worked uh in restaurants throughout his whole life the last 20 years prior to opening this he worked at the Capitol Grill very nice man hardworking man who works maybe 70 80 hours a week his 80y old mother does a lot of the cooking um she cooks authentic Colombian food and the patrons Rave about her food uh the hours of operation would be 7:30 a.m. to 11: am uh Mr goes he's a US citizen a Mass resident as I said he's got extensive experience in the restaurant business uh he's also familiar with the rules regulations of this board and of the Commonwealth and the rules of the abcc um there's definitely a public need there's a large Colombian contingent present in the neighborhood where the restaurant's located um the patrons have continuously asked for maybe to have a beer with their dinner or a glass of wine or maybe some AGA Dente uh which would only enhance their dining experience um we have over 100 letters of support uh I think precisely 113 uh we also have the support of the Maverick Central neighborhood association when we met with them we had uh unanimous support um small businesses I believe at the lifeline of the neighborhood uh and I think we should support them in any way possible I thank you uh for giving me this opportunity for the presentation and if you have any questions feel free to ask uh thank you very much for that explanation descrip taking a look now at the letters of support Etc can you describe for us attorney Costello um in a few words how a beer and wine license with um lur of this location will help um enhance the cultural and economic activity of the neighborhood I know you said it's a Colombian restaurant but tell me a little bit more about the immediate neighborhood in that area well the neighborhood in that area there's there's a pocket full of Colombian individuals that live there they work there and they frequent the restaurant on the few occasions that I went in to meet with the uh the owner the place was packed um the atmosphere is incredible and it's kind of the lifeline in in the pulse of the neighborhood and I think it would just the beer wine and cules would enhance any dining that that these patrons um would experience um it's a hidden G in gy in East Boston and um it's a it's been an asset to the neighborhood and there's been writeups uh in the community about the authentic Columbia and food and then again back to the general vicinity are there any other beer and wine and cordial restaurants in the general vicinity uh I not too sure um it's in the Central Square area so it's a robust area um um I I I don't know if there's any down the other end uh of the Central Square area I know heading towards the Chelsea portion that they're on any I know that for sure um but but that particular location uh I I I don't believe there's any other Colombian restaurants that's for sure okay could you ask you client or if there are any other restaurants right in this general area I'm looking at a map but I can't tell hold on uh Jose did you understand the question Mr Gomez Mr Gomez Mr Gomez I asked you to unmute just now I don't know if he understand it sounds you guys you guys can hear him yes okay yes there is other uh restaurants around the area Okay do those other restaurants have beer and wine licenses they do they they do as well and there's also uh bars that have uh liquor license as well so one of the um one of the legal standards that this board is looking at for these new licenses is whether or not there's a need for an additional license in this area your attorney described that this would be the only Colombian restaurant that serves beer and wine in the area is that true uh I'm not 100% sure if other the restaurants sell uh beer and uh and liquor and wine you're not sure or you are sure um no I'm not sure okay could could be but we haven't you know been into other establishments since since we've got this uh new business and you've been here since 2023 February 1st 2023 I I would suggest you know what we're getting at the exct public need correct I would suggest to you the fact that um that we have all the letters of support from the local Colombian residents um that that I know in in of itself doesn't Express neighborhood group supporting us uh I met with all the public officials and I would suggest to you that there's such a large uh Colombian contingency in that particular area that there is definitely a public need for an authentic Colombian restaurant that serves beer wine and alcohol and in cules thank you um commissioner Saxon or commissioner C you have any questions uh I'm sorry I might miss it did the attorney um cover the manager of record questions oh I might have missed that yes no I did he's a he's a US citizen he's a Mass resident as a matter of fact he lives two blocks down the down the road from the restaurant he has extensive experience his resume consists of just working in restaurants he worked at the Capitol Grill for over 20 years and he's familiar with the rules and regulations of this board and all the rules and regulations of the abcc all right if I miss that I'm sorry but I that's okay I have no other questions thank you no questions from me thank you thank you are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected officials or their representatives yes madame chair members of the board Connor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood services at this time the mayor's office like to defer to the Judgment of this board uh on had hosted an abutters meeting on August 5th I understand there were few concerns raised um residents were mostly supportive uh the applican went on to meet with the Maverick Central neighborhood association securing their support um with that will'll defer to the board um I believe there's a number of letters that were submitted the board should have access to those at this time thank you thank you are there any other individuals oh sorry go ahead Ellie no worries um good morning Madame chair members of the board Ellie Sanchez with cancer col Zapata's office at this time the counselor would like to go on record in support of K in e b thank you thank you are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter board will take this matter under advisement as well thank you very much thank you mad chair thank you Mr Green and board members thank you thank thank you calling item number 27 Little Haiti International Cuisine LLC doing business as hati International Cuisine located at 1184 hide Park AV in hide park has applied for a common vit or 7-Day all alcoholic beverages license to be exercised on the above approximately 1,719 ft restaurant space in a single story building with entrances exits in front and rear rear left side of space consists of eight tables with seating for approximately 16 right side of space consists of an L-shaped bar with seating for approximately 12 open concept kitchen is surrounded by the bar two restrooms located in rear of space basement for storage manager George cran Closing Time 1 am who's present on behalf of the applicant I am uh George cran owner Li International Cuisine um just want to start off by saying good morning to Madam chair and members of the board um I am a US citizen and res of Massachusetts I'm familiar with the rules and regulation of the abcc and the laws of the Commonwealth um it's essentially is a family Rand business uh so prior to me kind of running the show my mother she ran it for about 10 years so I have over 10 years of experience also have a strong background in the business processing side of thing as well as management where I am a Bentley University graduate as well um applying for the 7day common vict all alcohol license and um part of the reason why we're applying for this is the one we have a strong strong customer request um day in and day out customers requesting our famous Haitian infused drinks um lime juice passion fruit we have some passion fruit infused with lime juice so that's one of the main pushes another one is that um we've also had experience with rinting out the one day license and it was exteme we did extremely well so it was extremely successful um for the most part no incidents um everything went smooth you know that kind of open our eyes to kind of you know give back to that demand of wanting that liquor license um not only that but um our location was formerly known as The High Park Pub so it which was a major Staple in the high park community it was a pub um with our specific locations so we kind of want to resume back to where we left off from bringing that you know liquor SLB Barfield restaurant field to the community um yeah we also plan to include some live jazz so we are on the works with the live entertainment license as well but we have neighbors requesting that as well that's really big in the staple the H community of jazz music so we're trying to bring that aspect as well yeah if I'm here for any questions so there it's seating for 16 people yeah that's around that that's seeding wise but we also have a L-shaped bar you can see it around the bar as well and how many people can see sit at the bar depending on the size of your stool 12 to probably 15 and then you're gonna have live entertainment like you gonna have a dance floor or something yeah so I guess Pro before we moved in it was already like a dance floor setup so that would be I guess the space for the live jazz if we were go to have it but that's not something I mean sure that would be a different hearing but um to talk about your application today for this all alcohol license um it's these are your you would be offering ha Haitian infused drinks is that what you described to us yeah cre infused drinks so it's handmade lemon juice handmade passion fruit um they do some type of special blend my mother's recipe um not only that but we'll also be serving regular alcohol so customers come from work coming from work or the Haitians in the community coming from work they want to kind of sit in and kind of have a drink or beverage they can do so as well okay um one second [Music] um so again we're asking all applications that appear before us U moving forward with these new licenses that we have available um would you consider your concept unique for this neighborhood is it too unique no would you I'm just trying to get out of you on on the record some of the elements of public need they're looking for would you say that this um is unique to this neighborhood yes um one starting off we are the only open Kitchen restaurant in the hatian side of things in the high park community right now so you can literally come in and kind of see the ins and outs of how we prepare our food so that's one aspect when it comes to aiding to the unique side of things not only that but um there is from my record I don't call any live music possibly coming into the High Park area right now um okay okay and do you think that this would have an impact on traffic and noise in the area um no only because majority of the surrounding Butters are resident I mean commercial so we have connecting to us as garage um we had our direct touch in a butter actually join one of our um means and they were in support for the most part um and I guess the neighbors next door they actually work at the restaurant so other than that everything else is commercial directly across the street at 7-Eleven and family that live next to 7-Eleven so everyone full support in this on your block or um in this area of High Park AV um do you have any idea of how many other restaurants or liquor licenses there may be yes so we have a Boston restaurant which was the old River Street Grill so they are I guess received their license last year they have a full all alcohol license so they're probably about 700 square feet away from us 700 feet away from us um directly across from the police station we also have zaz that's within 700 feet as well they have a liquor license and park 54 which is in High Park they also have a liquor license there's a few restaurants in the area we're just kind of adding to it um essentially we were the High Park pups so which was a major stomping ground for the High Park residents so we're kind of trying to resume back to where we left off that's also part of the reason why the customers are kind of pushing for that okay I think you did a good job describing that um and you said you've worked here for 10 years yeah so my mother is the she was the head owner and so you know me growing up in the household my mom went to culinary yards we graduated from there and um 2017 that's when I was a part of business and I was working no parttime but I was still falling along shadowing so I'm served safe certified did a few courses with that um and yeah so gr up with my mom being a head chef a lot that I know as far as the ins and outs of the restaurant industry as well as cooking okay and we and you'll be there this will be your full-time job yeah yes this is my full-time job so I was corporate for probably about six years I recently put alls and one basket so I'm all in with the restaurant industry I'll be fully running all the operations and kind of running the show okay it's good to hear um thank you uh for joining us uh commissioner Saxon commissioner K do you have any questions not at this time with the comments thank you no questions for me thank you thank you are there any individuals who would like to testify beginning with elected officials or their representatives yes Madam chair members of the board Conor Newman with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this time the mayor's office like to defer to the Judgment of this board some background information the community process uh on had hosted two abuts meetings for this proposal uh the First on September 4th uh the other one uh just recently uh I believe it was October uh 1 excuse me um the first of Butter's meeting uh there was one resident attendance uh he was supportive of The Proposal uh but just voicing uh a request that there'd be no uh type of loud noises in the rear of the property if there was a patio in use that no one was smoking outside in the back and that at closing time um patrons were quickly uh moved out and and quietly out to their cars or to the street or wherever um after some confusion over what the hours of operation would be we hosted another abutters meeting no one was in attendance for that meeting we did receive two letters in opposition um from properties in the rear expressing concerns regarding potential for an increase in Road and activity um parking issues um and just noise uh the applicant went on to meet with the HDE Park neighborhood association which voted to support this proposal uh with that information will defer to the board at this time thank you thank you are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter any further questions or comments from the board following testimony with that the board will take this under advisement thank you very much calling item number 28567 Washington Street LLC doing business as Subrosa and humari located at 567 Washington Street in Brighton has applied 4 a Comm or 7-Day all alcoholic beverages license to be exercised on the above approximately 1,750 ft on the ground floor in three rooms first floor with table and bench seating for 30 and bar seating for six second floor with lounge seating for 20 and bar seating for 11 third floor with kitchen and food prep area bathroom in the rear and approximately 714 foot basement for storage manager Matthew Panino Closing Time 1 am attorney Tom Miller attorney Miller thank you secretary green uh good morning yet again Commissioners chairman Joyce um hopefully this is the last time you'll see me again today um I here on behalf of the applicant 567 Washington Street LLC or Washington LLC in their application for a new all alcoholic beverages licensed at 567 Washington Street in Brighton's Oak Square uh I'm joined today by Matt Panino the owner and proposed manager of record here um I'm also joined or I believe he actually had to step off but uh chef uh Louis barari uh D barari the executive chef and Meredith Fitzgerald who will be running the front of the house the team's plan is to convert the former Fixit Shop uh at this location into a restaurant with two different food focused Concepts the premise has approximately 1750 fet of dining area with two separate and distinct dining spaces uh the space fronting Washington Street is humari it will be a small Neighborhood Restaurant with bar and table seating for 31 patrons uh the menu will be an elevated Neighborhood Restaurant drawing inspiration from Chef Lou's experience and his residencies at spaces like link and Nod in Boston south end uh the working menu has a variety of dishes offering neighborhood residents and visitors options including a variety of raw dishes unique hummuses shared plates and Entre the second area in the rear is sosa Subrosa will be an artart gallery and cocktail lounge with bar and table seating for 36 uh this is inspired by Chef Lou former space in BO Market in Somerville it will be it will offer a constantly rotating food and and drink menu uh inspired by the seasons as well as the art displayed on the walls um this will create a uni unique experience for its customers and a space for local artists to display their work and be introduced to the community in a unique setting Oaks Weare is currently underserved with a lack of places where residents can enjoy a highquality first class sitdown meal with alcohol service we believe that this is the this establishment is the type envisioned by the legislature when they uh created the three license uh specifically designated for Oak Square uh this restaurant here uh will Revitalize a currently vacant space in Oak Square and provide something the neighborhood has been lacking the aforementioned sitdown restaurant the total premise is approximately 2,464 Square ft with seating a total seating capacity of 6 7 in the two dining spaces the proposed hours are 11: a.m. to 1: p.m. 1 a.m. daily uh there's no outdoor seating proposed here uh as Connor and oness will describe uh later the applicant met with the baia and received their support and we did present at the abuts meeting to allow the community to understand and uh comment on this proposal in addition the applicant has also received support from representative Moran the team here is a dedicated group of restaurant tours with years of experience in the industry Chef Louie is an Acclaim chef with who has operated award-winning restaurants in Boston and throughout the country Meredith has an extensive experience as a general manager events manager overseeing um high quality wine programs in multiple restaurants throughout the area as I've said Matt Panino is the proposed manager of record he is a resident Brighton uh has been for decades uh and he's been working to bring a concept like this to his community for almost as long as he's been there uh in the past he's been a server bartender and barback uh he is a United States citizen a resident of Brighton as I've said uh in addition to receiving support from Chef Louie and Meredith he does have experience in the industry he is familiar with the laws of the Commonwealth the rules of the abcc for the sale and service of alcohol he is also tip certified um we want to thank the board for hearing this application today and would' be happy to answer any questions you have uh thank you so is it are there going to be two separate restaurant Concepts under the same license or are these two restaurant Concepts connected in some way they are connected they they're there's a a joining room they share bathroom share a kitchen it's they're not you know completely Standalone they you know people can flow between them but it's the each dining area has its own unique concept are the menus different that's I'm trying yes the menus will be different humari will be a little more stable it'll be a space for um you know while it will rotate and and the team will bring things on and off as you know seasons change and demand changes um it's kind of you know more of a neighborhood restaurant feel whereas Sosa is going to be a more constantly Rota not constantly but uh frequently rotating menu um uh drawing inspiration from as I said art on the walls or new seasonal changes or or something that that um strikes the team as an interesting idea that you know they think the neighborhood will like and can you describe again what humari menu is like I think you said raw food plus hummus yep um it it's and I can provide the board with the copy of the working menu but it is it is a variety of different options uh from you know uh appetizers small plates larger plates Entre um uh everything uh in between but but have a section for raw dishes uh they have unique uh one really popular dish uh when the chef uh was in residency at wink and Nod was his hummus um he it just from because of his skill and talent in the industry uh he was able to create something that was people really loved and there's a section of the menu devoted to that and different types and different things that can accompany it um there're also uh are larger plates larger Entre um as well as Stak and seafood section um it is it is a um comprehensive but tailored menu uh that will allow people a variety of options without being overwhelming thank you I think you answered all of my questions as far as um how this application um meets the legal standard of public need um I'm going to see if commissioner Saxon or commissioner Ken have any questions uh I do not thank you no questions for me thank you thank you are there any individuals would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected officials or the representatives Madam chair members of the board Connor Newman with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this time the mayor is s like to defer to the Judgment of this board some background information in the community process uh on hosting a Butters meeting in September 23rd um approximately four community members spoke in support of The Proposal with two in opposition at least one of those being a rear butter those expressing concerns um cited worries about uh noise late in the evening as well as potential trash issues uh the applicant went on to meet with the bright Alon Improvement Association which is the active Civic in this area uh which the B voted to support this proposal uh with that would defer to the board at this time thank you thank you are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter the board will take this under advisement as well thank you thank you calling item number 29 Huntington Theater Company Inc doing business as the Huntington theater located at 264 Huntington a has applied for a general on premise all alcoholic beverages licensed to be exercised on the above the 42,43 Ft venue includes the main theater with seating 4 740 on two levels with Lobby space at the basement first and second floor the masso rehearsal Studio on the second flooor with standing capactive 350 is is used for private and public events when not in use as a rehearsal Hall 15 entrances and 15 exits total manager Katherine herik Closing Time 1 am who's present on behalf of the applicant good morning I'm sandre Catz I'm the general manager of the Huntington Theater Company also present is Kat herig the Huntington theater manager for the past six years and proposed manager of record and Temple Gill director of public affairs and strategic Partnerships were well-versed in the rules and regulations of the Commonwealth abcc and the City of Boston the Huntington has operated the Huntington theater formerly the Boston University theater for many years uh when beu sold the building they took the liquor license with them and as a result we've been operating on one-day licenses uh for our theater concessions and events for the past seven years while trying to obtain an all alcohol license this application is for one of the new licenses added for nonprofit organizations and the bill sponsored by City councilor warell State Rep warell and state senator Liz Miranda um we also operate under a beer wine and cordial license at our other venue the Calderwood Pavilion since that venue opened in 2004 uh all bartenders and managers are tips trained thank you anything further to add before we move to questions from the board I think that's it thank you so much uh see if there are any questions Jer and Joyce are you currently apply for one days is that correct that's right do we know how many um the Huntington theater has applied for in the last year yeah roughly give me an exact number I'm curious is it like weekly are you guys doing this weekly sure we apply for 30 days at a time and uh usually I'll do a quick a quick count here for you it's probably about 180 days okay um roughly and Miss herig you'll be the manager record that's correct have you been a manager record approved by this board before yes okay so I don't need to go into those questions um that was what I was wondering is how many W days the theater um applied for in the past so that's helpful uh commissioner Saxon or commissioner C do you have any questions not at this time thank you none for me thank you right chairman Jo any further questions before move to testimony no further questions no are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected officials or their representatives Madam chair members of the board Connor and new with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this time we'll defer to the Judgment of this board our office is unaware of any concerns related to this proposal um with most the neighborhood being supportive as we understand it thank you thank you are there oh yeah uh M thank you I just wanted to chime in that we did meet with the Fenway civic association and they have sent a letter of support for this license great thank you we we are in receipt of that letter uh Lily were you about to provide testimony as well yes I was going to uh mention that letter of support from the Fenway civic association and the councel would like to Echo those sentiments and go on record of support for this application thank you are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter seeing none the board will take this under advisement as well thank you very much thank you calling item number 30 antio Forno Inc doing business as ano Forno located at 93 to 95 Salem Street has applied for a common vit or 7-Day all alcoholic beverages license to be exercised on the above approximately 2,000 square ft of space on the first floor including kitchen dining room and dining bar 12 seats approximately 1500 square feet of space in the basement for storage manager Carla Gomez Closing Time 1: a attorney Kieran Altier attorney Altieri thank you secretary green Madame chair and members of the board I guess officially good afternoon now uh um here on behalf of Carla Gomez and for antio Forno and and teramia who's up next on the on the agenda I'm happy to address some some common things now um hopefully that helps um and and Carla Gomez is here with me um Carla is of course a US citizen a resident of the Commonwealth has 31 years of experience in the restaurant industry um and has the same experience and familiarity with the laws and rules of the licensing board in the abcc uh that comes with three Decades of Hands-On work and ownership in the industry in Boston all in Boston in the North End at her two restaurants um I I think the best um thing to do is spend a few minutes of time on what the public need is here that seems to be a common interest um I sent a letter this morning that's part of the file um that highlights some of what I think are the highlights for this application um by way of background of course these two restaurants have beer and wine licenses and the purpose is to increase the beverage offerings in conjunction with food these two establishments are both food first establishments they're both small restaurants in the North End on Salem Street um Carla has been there and run them Hands-On for 28 and 31 years so termia for 31 and Antico Forno for 28 years um she is a Northend born and raised individual she's lived in the North End for many years is there every day now ing back and forth between the restaurants um firsthand she's active in several North End and other Boston associations active in charitable organizations offering her restaurants as hosts of charitable activities and events um the most fundamental reason why is is this is something that the public wants and the public wants it on Salem Street people come into the restaurants every day and they ask for cocktails and mixed drinks and and it's essential for these restaurants to thrive and for Carla's restaurants individual um in particular excuse me um I think the applications tell you a bit about the restaurants but very briefly 12 tables at termia 23 at antio Forno again these are very small food first establishments this is not uh drinking establishments where people go to drink this is where people go to get the best of North End Food Carla's been thriving for 28 and 31 years and and she really will rely on these applications to continue to thrive and compete frankly with the other restaurants um Salem Street importantly part of the letter is um you'll see tab two to the letter is a map and this is my rough approximation based on the city's data but I think it does a fairly good job of showing that Salem Street has two all alcoholic all alcohol beverage uh licenses and there's just no oversaturation on Salem Street when it comes to all alcohol license and people come to these two restaurants and they ask for alcoholic drinks I'm sure they come to others on Salem Street um in terms of impact these two restaurants both close at 10 during the week 10:30 on the weekend and everybody's out by 11:00 p.m. the teria license goes to 11 the antia Forno goes to 1:00 a.m. Carla is seeking no change to that and frankly the restaurants Clos long before the license off expires um couple of other things um unanimous support at the robust Community process there were two meetings of course there's a newer meeting and a nck meeting it's important to highlight that the newer meeting was a full membership vote and the entire membership voted in support um I think that's fairly rare for a nura meeting uh the nck meeting similarly the board unanimous support no one at either of the on meetings spoke in opposition there was many people who showed up and spoke in support um a bit about Carla she has successfully operated two restaurants for three decades I think that's really important um this is somebody who has an established record um of serving the first of all serving the the neighborhood serving Salem Street serving the public serving the city um she has an imp impeccable record no disciplinary action to speak of um tips trained staff people who have been with the restaurants for 20 to 25 years um and Carla is not going anywhere I know of the concerns expressed by the board in past hearings has been the monetization of these licenses Carla is not going anywhere she these licenses are for her to keep to help her businesses Thrive so this is not something she's going to turn around and sell and I want to make that representation on the record um with that I I'd be happy to address any questions and and Carla is here with me if you have any questions for her thank you for the time this morning uh thank youne thank you Mrs Miss Gomez for joining us I have an echo can you guys yep same that hopefully that wasn't uh from me the whole time too with my blabbing no no it was not okay um so thank you for taking the time to describe um what you see as the public need for these all alcohol licenses there so you know as you know public need is a legal standard that the um board applies to whether or not it's appropriate to for a certain license in a certain area and one of the factors is public support but it's really not the only Factor um one might argue that the North End in general may be oversaturated with Italian restaurants um so can you describe for the board or help us figure out how here you are two two applications on the same street describe to me the public need for an additional license at both of these locations so like one this is an already a neighborhood offers a lot of Italian food um for for people so describe for me why not just one now you're describing the need for two um additional all alcohol licenses here like what's so different yeah of course I'm so glad you asked I think that's really a critical question and it sort of is so to speak the elephant in the room and while we're on the animal analogy um this may fall flat but I think it's it's fairly it's fairly good um taking away or sort of cutting off the North North End restaurants and the North End Italian restaurants um from the picture is like starving the panda at the zoo people go to see the panda right people go to come to Boston to visit the North End restaurants um these are the lifeblood of economic activity for a huge part of the city um you know and it's not they're not going anywhere and Carla has been established in the North End for many years so this is somebody who has put the work in who started her businesses nearly from scratch um of course there was one of the restaurants was Carla May correct me on this but um you know that there were some building blocks there but this is somebody who has built a successful business that is part of a you know a real attraction point to the to the that's an important part of the economic life of the city um and I think to sort of say well the north end's got a you know plenty of licenses one I think that doesn't do justice to the nature of what the North End is and what it does for the city frankly um and as part of not to cut you off but I am going to cut you off only because we have two applications here and we have to really get at some specific criteria and one is one is is this a unique concept let's talk about Antico Forno how is this unique yeah well first of all antio Forno is um unique in its offerings um on the menu this is a nobody else in the North End offers the Brick Oven Neapolitan style pizza that antio Forno does I mean that that is a an attraction point that people thousands of people come to the city for specifically it's a restaurant that's been there it's very unique in that it's been I think that's important I may have said it a few times and it may have been overlooked or maybe it's not as important as I think but having been there for 31 years is a distinguishing Factor okay I think um I think that's really critical um that this is something that people not just come to now or have for the last two years but have come to for decades um termia is different from antio Forno I'm happy to address that too but it's a small smaller room um you know if if you say well one one for Salem Street is enough or one more you know I'd be happy to sort of okay but I think that these are two very different applications um Carla happens to be the owner of both of them of course and and I'm sorry chair Joyce does that help on that particular question sure I mean we've been talking it's been in the news for weeks and months that we're looking at public need for these licenses and these 12 are highly coveted so we're going to do a deep dive into what um how how this application meets the public need of uh this type of license so and I I don't know if we should be taking these together or separately but we'll just continue the conversation I've never been into either of these restaurants so you describing the experience is very helpful one is one offers Neapolitan style pizza one is small and intimate um if you want to continue along that lines you can help us figure like tease us out a little bit we here we are it's just yeah usual to have two applications from the same restaurant owner on the same street you know in the same neighborhood both looking to you know take advantage of this opportunity with the all alcohol license so I need you to help me do my job as far as determining whether or not um this is a good use of this additional licenses these additional licenses here absolutely um and Carla may want to chime in with some particulars about termia uh I've only been into both restaurants a few times so she knows a bit more but um termia antio Forno is on the let's see the east side of Salem Street if I've got my geography right and term is on the west of J so Salem Street in Bartlett Place um termia is much smaller there are 12 tables no bar at termia it is really kind of a very intimate um you know gets a little bit loud not to the point of bothering neighbors ever um but it's a it's a loud tight um environment where people enjoy that very close small you know it's like a little cafe in Italy um very different from a lot of the other restaurants sure there's a lot of smaller restaurants but this is like kind of like the the quintessential small Italian home-cooked meal type environment Antico Forno is a little bit bigger but it's still relatively small we're talking about 23 tables and 13 seats of the bar it's fairly intimate and you know you see the the pizza ovens and the brick the brick ovens in the back um and I don't know if that that helps give some color on those two restaurants yeah I mean we're gonna have to just because we're gonna have to go move on to tmia after we have to kind of we can't take these together because we'll be voting on them separately so yes you did sure we're GNA have to read the other one into the record and um so let let's go back to antio Forno right now that's the larger restaurant that you just just described um um I don't have any other questions about antia for now commissioner aent commissioner curent do [Music] you um just one question I've had in general uh if we were to vote in favor of this what would you be doing with your current beer wine licenses I I am unmuted okay good um I think would have to be returned over to the city I is my understanding um so in as part of the grant of a new license um if that's Miss Carla certainly willing to do that I I understood that would be the case um but if uh Carla you want to speak to that please feel free I've asked Carlo to unmute if she has anything to add there she is here car is with us now well I can see you speaking but we cannot hear you for some reason Carla on the bottom left there's a there's a unmute button no she's she's unmuted um just that the audio doesn't seem to be working okay it sounds like we can see you Carla it sounds like and I did see it in your letter attorney that she said she would return the license to the city um so another thing that we've been talking about or we've been pondering about with the arrival of these new licenses that are um transferable it sounds like in the case again we just want to talk about these one at a time Antigo Forno the license has been there for which you say 30 years plus Antigo Forno for 28 years 28 years if for some reason um in the next five to 10 years antio Forno should if if ano Forno was to receive one of these transferable licenses um in for some reason you weren't able to continue business in the ne in the next 5 years would the license would the applicant um voluntarily commit to returning the license to the city certainly open to that um if it were a condition of of granting the license you know Carla will will gladly go on record as saying she has no plans of going anywhere she doesn't Envision the restaurant closing she hopes that this is part of her p uh State planning to pass on the restaurant to to family members I mean this is not something that she's planning to retire and sell or anything of the sort so um you know if it was necessary to as as a condition of granting the license you would be open to it because the the intent of the legislature was to help boost the economies in in different neighborhoods throughout the city um and help build um you know generational wealth in these neighborhoods so if somebody was trying to um we're thinking about how to put these licenses in places where we um we believe that the business is committed to the neighborhood can I speak can you hear me now we can hear you now hi I'm sorry I had computer issues so I just jumped on my phone to make it easier um yeah um I've I've uh first time I applied I built my bar in in tioo in 2008 and um I built and that was the first time I put an application for an all alcohol license and I've been applying for the last 16 years for an all alcohol license for antio foro and um and termia just hoping that I would get it at one of the places um if if not both I'm not um I'm not being greedy by asking for two places but I would like it to at least to get it at one one um establishment like I said I've been I've applied a number of times for the last 16 years I was always the only one born and raised in the North End even from my very first application in 2008 I was the only one um I was the only female um that applied as well and I was the only one that got denied um and everybody else seemed to get the license I am not I don't know why the question comes up is would I return my license I I would automatically think that once you granted a full alcohol license the license goes back to the city I never once said that I would never uh give up my beer and wine license I don't even know where that came oh no it's not addressed to you we've been asking every application that comes before us so it's definitely not you oh no no because I've heard that in the past too well would you give up your beer and wine and I'm like well don't they automatically just go back to the city the city takes them back I think license some neighborhoods the beer and wine licenses could actually be sold so that's why we're asking people who apply even if idea even I don't think yours is but even if licenses could be sold on the open market we're asking I'm not sure I haven't looked up at your license if lenses would be willing it's just a question we're not holding no I had no idea that so that's u news to me and as far as the restaurants um anoo was built in 1996 it was the oven in antia fora was very unique it was built by um an napolitan crafts Craftsman from um um Naples Italy who came here to build the oven it's not one of those packaged Ovens that you um you know get in the meal these days it's been built from the ground up um it it's a double Dome Woodfired oven that no other restaurant has in the neighborhood uh the Double Dome is to really retain the heat of the oven to cook the pizza within under a minute a minute to minute to a minute and a half usually and um the floor of the oven is built is made with volcanic ash and then that is to retain the heat there is no oven like it in the city of Boston and um and it it gets up to a thousand degrees because of the double Dome oven and like I said I built a 13 seat bar in 2008 hoping to get a full liquor license um and that never happened I applied many times after for both restaurants and um never um got the licenses afterwards either and at the time when I did apply there were no alcohol licenses on Salem Street I know you say there is a need at the time in 2008 there were absolutely no alcohol licenses on um Salem Street I know people say on bako bako was mostly on pment Street only their door is on Salem Street so the other um alcohol license that came later was at La Familia um but that was much later than my 2008 application um there's many appli many licenses on Hanover Street there's many license liquor licenses on North Street um but Salem Street there's over 10 restaurants and there's one or two liquor licenses so I feel there is a need for a a full liquor license on Salem Street what I lose out on is I lose out on weddings I lose out on business dinners I even lose out on regular customers that have reservations I work my restaurant five nights a week 31 years I still haven't figured out how not to work my restaurant um but I as I was there seating people Saturday night uh a party had a reservation at 8:30 they came at 815 the table wasn't ready my bar only had about a couple seats sitting uh people sitting at it and they decided to go to bco for an all alcohol uh drink and um wait for me to text them when their table was ready they could have been at that point that's where I lose out they could have been if I had a full liquor license if it was granted to me back in 2008 or 2014 or 16 when I applied for the other licenses they could have been sting sitting at my restaurant waiting for their table to be ready but instead that business went to another um restaurant in the North End and so like I just feel like that there is a need for it um on Salem Street it oh bako is pretty much the only place that has a bar with their restaurant upstairs so um I definitely believe there was a need um for uh for all alcohol at one of my restaurants if not both thank you that's very helpful thank you okay uh commissioner Saxon commissioner Cen do we already go through that are there any further question sorry commissioner Ken yeah bance if I have anything else thank you no questions thank you thank you there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter this is antio Forno beginning with elected officials or their representatives yes madame chair members of the board Conor Newman with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this time the mayor is officing to defer to the Judgment of this board some background information on the community process as you heard from the applicant um representation on hosted a Butters meetings for these proposals uh September 24th for uh antio Forno and October uh 9th for termia uh both meetings were positive with residents on to express support for this proposal the applicant went on to meet with both Civic associations that are active in this area new R and N nick uh achieving support from both Civics uh for both of these proposals excuse me uh with that we'll defer to the board at this time thank you thanks Connor good afternoon Madam chair and members of the board uh Ellie Sanchez again from Council K Zapata K Zapata's office at this time the council would like to go on record in support of the proposals thank you you are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter I'm Tara gear I'm a resident in the North End at 10 commercial Warf um I'm a supporter of uh Carla antio Forno teramia um a woman in business um Works her tail off has the total support of the community more importantly she's a doer she's a she's just a force to be reckoned with she's here contributes she's been a really an amazing inspiration to the women in the North End so I I voice my support for her and for her business thank you very much are there any other individuals who would like to provide testimony on item number 30 and Tio porno board will take this matter under advisement we will move on to item number 31 I know we've discussed it a little bit um but we'll be read into the record as well with an opportunity for presentation and further questions from the board item number 31 tmia Inc doing business as termia located at 98 Salem Street has applied for a common Victor 7-Day all alcoholic beverages licens to be exercised on the above approximately 670 Square F feet of space on the first floor including kitchen and dining room plus basement of approximately 270 square feet for storage only manager Carla Gomez Closing Time 11: PM attorney alter um back to you if there's a further presentation you'd like to make on this matter thanks I think um the the easiest thing to do is is obviously incorporate and adopt and any of the comments on the record um for termia that we made in during the last uh the last few minutes um and and welcome any further questions about tmia specifically uh my one question is because I don't see it in the description is how many seats do you have at teria I have 39 seats I opened termier in 1993 um it was my first restaurant 31 years ago I opened it up with u my chef from Salerno it was really the first truly authentic Italian restaurant in the North End um most um Italian restaurants that opened that were there currently were mostly Italian American which was great I grew up on Italian American food and um but I I that was really it was an authentic Italian restaurant with my chef who had a restaurant in Italy already and um when we open that restaurant um with no advertisement whatsoever $39 seats first night we did 75 people uh the menu at termia is very different from the menu at Antico it's more Regional Italian it's um more um where Ino fla was more Southern Italian this is more Regional uh dishes are a little bit more upscale although the restaurant is still very um very comfortable very casual in atmosphere and also um in in its whole look it's not just because the food is a little bit up uh the restaurant Still Remains a very casual um Neighborhood Restaurant that many um not them people still uh come to and um like I said before I applied for a liquor license also not not in 2008 at um termia I only applied I think at antio Forno at that time but many times after I submitted applications for termia and was also denied there as well and um set applications at least two or three I can't call how many it's been so long but um so yes I would love an uh all alcohol license at uh termia because it's a very different type of clientele um but like I said I am not greedy I will take one application on um from one of my restaurants thank you um I don't have any questions commissioner sax commissioner curent view um just to jump on to your last comment of taking one do you for whatever reason do you do you have a statement as to which one is a higher priority for you oh definitely um antio has a 13 seat bar so I would love to have it there but if you choose not to and want to give it to me a termia I'll take that as well it's I don't know what the board's criteria um is but whatever it is I I take whatever I was able to to receive um other than the 13 seat bar how many seats does uh off of the previous one have The L4 now uh inono has 85 seats 13 seats at the bar 98 in total thank you you're welcome thank you any further questions from the board before we move to testimony are there any individuals who like to testify on this item number 31 termia beginning with elected officials or there Representatives Madam chair members of the board Connor Newman with the mayor's office Neighborhood Services will defer to the board at this time as previously testified uh we held an a Butters meeting early October uh very positive um reactions from Neighbors they went on to meet with both Civics who are supportive thank you thanks Conor hi members of the board um at this time councelor K zabata would like to go on record in support of this proposal as well thank you thank you and are there any individuals who would like to testify on this item um yes I would I would like to speak I just I have a um a home next door to Carla's restaurants and for 30 some years now she's been nothing but professional she's a great neighbor she does charity work for the whole um North End she is a original North Ender which is fabulous her whole family is wonderful and she is a woman business owner that needs to compete with other business owners in the North End so it is way past time for her to get her license um that she's applied for for a couple times as a woman and she and her family deserve this thank you thank you and would you mind just providing your name um for the board's records Francis rousa Lilo I'll spell that r u SS o l i l l o and I we own a place at 90 Salem Street right across the street from Antigo porno thank you very much Mr solo are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter yeah Tara gear 10 commercial Warf um again very much in support of Carla and Tera Mia um something that was that was neglected to be shared it's a much higher-end restaurant so much so that Julia Childs was a frequent flyer at termia in the early days and I think that's the that's the quality and detail of what she put into her restaurant so just wanted to make that um known to all of you and just again to give her my ginormous support thank you for that and one last time are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter who have not yet done so thank you the board will take this matter under advisement as well thank you those are all the items thank you those are all the items before the board today the board will meet to vote tomorrow morning at 10: a.m. notice has been posted to the city's website with that that will adjourn this hearing thank you all and please do enjoy the rest of your day thank you thank you thank so much