UTAH DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SERVICES
COMMISSION MEETING
Thursday, June 25, 2026 - 10:00 am
Multi-Agency State Office Building
195 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, Utah
[Commissioners may participate virtually]
PLEASE NOTE: The anchor location for this meeting is 195 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City. We are offering this as a 'hybrid' meeting with in-person and virtual attendance. We encourage members of the public that are not actively participating in the commission meeting to join by audio. If you have any questions about the format of this meeting, please contact Melissa Suarez at 801-977-6800.
Public attendance is available by audio:
Phone: 1-253-205-0468
Meeting ID: 895 5279 1206
Passcode: 4116499549
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER - Stephen Handy, Chair
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: (Keith Neijstrom)
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
a. Proposed Future Meeting Schedule: (subject to change)
- Thursday, July 30, 2026 - MASOB
- Thursday, August 27, 2026 - MASOB
b. Holiday Closure:
State liquor store and the DABS administrative office and warehouse will be closed:
- Friday, July 03, 2026 (administrative office and warehouse holiday observed
Independence Day)
- Saturday, July 04, 2026 (Independence Day)
- Friday, July 24, 2026 (Pioneer Day)
c. Public Comments:
- Those present, please complete the form located at the front entrance to
the room.
- Those participating virtually, please email your name, city, topic, and
affiliation (if applicable) to hotline@utah.gov by 5:00 pm on Wednesday,
June 24, 2026.
- Comments will be addressed at the end of the meeting.
4. PARENTS EMPOWERED UPDATE: (Doug Murakami)
5. FINANCIAL UPDATE: (Todd Darrington)
6. OPERATIONS UPDATE: (Ericka Evans / Jeremy Sommerlath)
7. VIOLATIONS: (Samuel McHenry) [action item]
*Referral Sources - State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), Unified Police Department (UPD)
[The following Consent Calendar items include uncontested letters of admonishment (written warnings) and settlement agreements that have been agreed to and accepted by the licensees. They are considered as a block with one vote unless one of the commissioners requests that any item be removed for individual discussion.]
a. Consent Calendar
(1) Ramen Hero, Eagle Mountain and Yuqian Wang (employee) *SBI (RB)
(2) Brio Italian Grille, Murray *SBI (RF)
(3) Brewskis on Historic 25th Street, Ogden *SBI (BAR)
(4) Clubhouse Grill/Thanksgiving Point Golf Club, Lehi and *SBI (RL)
Alexander Hardy (employee)
(5) KPot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot, North Salt Lake *SBI (RF)
(6) La Lola Taco, Murray and J.G. (employee) *SBI (RL)
(7) Nori Sushi Bar & Grill, American Fork *SBI (RF)
(8) Pizzeria 712, Orem and Lindsey Hoy (employee) *SBI (RF)
(9) Shoga Sushi Bar, Orem and Emma Bateman (employee) *SBI (RL)
(10) Stan's Market, Kearns *UPD (OP)
(11) Western Billiards, Kearns *SBI (BAR)
(12) La Autentica Market, Magna and Jacquelyn Flores (employee) *UPD (OP)
(13) Fenix Market, Kearns and Abigail Islas (employee) *UPD (OP)
(14) Happy Lamb Hot Pot, Murray *SBI (RL)
(15) Bambara/The Vault, Salt Lake City *SBI (BAR)
(16) City Corner, Salt Lake City *SBI (OP)
8. LICENSEE RECOGNITIONS: (Ericka Evans)
a. Passed Utah Public Safety, SBI Covert Underage Buyer (CUB) Inspections
9. CONSENT AGENDA: (Craig Warr) [action item]
a. Approval of the Minutes
(1) May 28, 2026 Commission Meeting
b. May License Renewal Campaign Results (Effective July 1, 2026)
(1) 411 license records meet statutory requirements for renewal
(2) 5 license records will not be renewed
c. Off-Premise Beer Retailer State License
License Changes of Ownership:
(1) 7-Eleven Store #33978D, West Jordan (purchase agreement May 18,
2026)
(2) Summit Fuel LLC, Milford (purchase agreement March 2, 2026)
(3) Summit Fuel, Panguitch (purchase agreement March 2, 2026)
(4) Summit Fuel, Panguitch (purchase agreement March 2, 2026)
(5) Summit Fuel, Panguitch (purchase agreement March 2, 2026)
(6) Gas Stop 22, West Valley City (purchase agreement 18, 2026)
(7) Last Chance Store 15, Salt Lake City (conditional) (purchase agreement April 13, 2026)
(8) Shell 978 LLC, Salt Lake City (conditional)
New Applicants:
(1) 7-Eleven #42854A, Herriman (conditional)
(2) Bullfrog Boat & Go, Halls Crossing
(3) Bullfrog Dock & Stock, Halls Crossing
(4) Mountain Home Store, Duchesne
(5) Summit Fuel, Alton
(6) The Corner Station Deli C-Store, Price
(7) Urban Groceries, Sandy
(8) Wasatch Cooperative Food Market, Salt Lake City (conditional)
c. Manufacturing
New Applicant:
(1) Black Feather Whiskey, Salt Lake City (distillery)
d. Package Agency
New Applicants:
(1) Black Feather Whiskey, Salt Lake City (type 5)
(2) Amangiri Resort & Camp Sarika by Amangiri, Canyon Point (type 1
with type 4 privileges)
e. Hotel
New Applicant:
(1) Voco Moab by IHG, Moab (conditional)
f. On-Premise Banquet
New Applicants:
(1) Market Street Grill, Cottonwood Heights (restaurant venue)
(2) Rio Management Event Services, Salt Lake City (violation history)
g. Local Industry Representative
New Applicant:
(1) Palmer Beverage, Salt Lake City
h. Restaurant Beer-Only
New Applicant:
(1) El Puerto, Sandy
i. Restaurant Limited-Service
New Applicants:
(1) Mandarin Restaurant Cedar INC, Cedar City (conditional)
(2) Pinnacle Peak Grill, Inc., Price (conditional)
(3) La Neta Utah, West Valley City (conditional)
(4) Spitz Spanish Fork, Spanish Fork (conditional)
j. On-Premise Beer Retailer - Beer Recreational
New Applicant:
(1) Rio Management Event Services, Salt Lake City (violation history)
k. Restaurant Full-Service
Extended Closure:
(1) Kona Grill, Riverton (requesting until August 28, 2026)
New Applicants:
(1) Roasted Root Cafe, Escalante (conditional)
(2) Grid City Beer Works, South Salt Lake City (conditional)
(3) Mr. & Mrs. Crab Juicy Seafood & Bar Orem, Orem
(4) Ground & Toasted, Kane County (conditional)
(5) Kompas Taqueria, Draper (conditional)
(6) Code Blue, Tooele (conditional)
10. LICENSE APPLICATIONS CONSIDERATION ITEMS:
a. Bar Establishment: (Rob Hansen) [action items] (Effective July 1, 2026)
New Applicants:
(1) Cosmica LLC, Salt Lake City (conditional) (will surrender their restaurant full-service license upon approval)
(2) Talisman Brewing Co. Ogden (will surrender their tavern license upon approval)
(3) Puerto Vallarta Restaurant, Cedar City (conditional)
(4) Granary Speakeasy, Monticello
(5) Four, SLC, Salt Lake City (conditional)
11. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS AND PUBLIC
12. ADJOURN
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Public attendance is available by audio: Phone: 1-253-205-0468, Meeting ID: 895 5279 1206, Passcode: 4116499549