UTAH DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SERVICES
COMMISSION MEETING
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 10:00 a.m.
Multi-Agency State Office Building
195 North 1950 West, Room 1015, 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 Vickie Ashby at 801-977-6801.
Public attendance is available by audio:
Phone: 1-669-444-9171
Meeting ID: 810 8544 4929
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1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER - Stephen Handy, Chair
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: (Brian Swan)
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
a. Proposed Future Meeting Schedule (subject to change)
- Thursday, March 27, 2025 - MASOB
- Thursday, April 24, 2025 - Ogden City Council Chambers
b. Public Comments
- Those present, please complete the form located at the back entrance to the room.
- Those participating virtually, please email your name, city, topic, and affiliation (if
applicable) to hotline@utah.gov by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
- Comments will be addressed at the end of the meeting.
4. PARENTS EMPOWERED UPDATE: (Doug Murakami)
5. FINANCIAL UPDATE: (Todd Darrington)
6. OPERATIONS UPDATE: (Tiffany Clason / Cade Meier)
7. VIOLATIONS: (Samuel McHenry) [action item]
*Referral Sources - Orem Police Department (OPD), State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), West Valley Police Department (WPD)
[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) Handlebar, Salt Lake City *SBI (BAR)
(2) Social Axe, Ogden *SBI (BE)
(3) The Break Sports Grill, West Valley City *SBI (BAR)
(4) Big Willies, Salt Lake City *SBI (BAR)
(5) Buffalo Wild Wings, Sandy *SBI (RF)
(6) O'Shucks the White House Bar, Park City *SBI (BAR)
(7) The Cabin, Park City *SBI (BAR)
(8) The Star Bar, Park City *SBI (BAR)
(9) Flanagan's on Main, Park City *SBI (BAR)
(10) Trolley Wing Company, Midvale *SBI (BAR)
(11) 7-Eleven Store #38508A, Orem and Landen Bromley (employee) *OPD (OP)
(12) Chile-Tepin, Salt Lake City and Javier Chavez Madrigal and *SBI (RF)
Anel Olguin (employees)
(13) Trader Joe's, Orem and Samuel Clem (employee) *OPD (OP)
(14) Oishi Sushi, Park City and Marte Queppet (employee) *SBI (RL)
(15) Bout Time Pub & Grub, Tooele *SBI (BAR)
(16) 7-Eleven Store #12924A, West Valley City and Mary *WPD (OP)
Jorgensen (employee)
(17) Duces Wild, Magna *SBI (BAR)
(18) Tacos Mi Mexico Restaurant LLC, Clearfield and Edgar *SBI (RB)
Herrera-Naranjo (employee)
(19) O-Ku Sushi & Poke, Sandy and Junjie Ning (employee) *SBI (RL)
(20) Contento, South Salt Lake *SBI (RF)
(21) Huddle Sports Bar & Grill, Salt Lake City *SBI (BAR)
(22) The Venus Club, Tooele *SBI (BAR)
(23) Sunny Express, West Valley City and Jenny Stearns (employee) *WPD (OP)
(24) 7-Eleven Store #23926B, West Valley City and Tausha Walsh *WPD (OP)
(employee)
8. LICENSEE RECOGNITIONS: (Tiffany Clason)
a. Passed Utah Public Safety, SBI Covert Underage Buyer (CUB) Inspections
9. CONSENT AGENDA: (Jeremy Sommerlath) [action item]
a. Approval of the Minutes
(1) January 30, 2025 Commission Meeting
b. January License Renewal Campaign Results
(1) 1,877 license records meet statutory requirements for renewal
(2) 58 license records will not be renewed
c. Off-Premise Beer Retailer (License effective date 3/1/2025)
License Changes of Ownership:
(1) 7-Eleven Store #35318D, Marriott Slaterville (purchase agreement January
8, 2025)
(2) OSK Oil, LLC, Magna (purchase agreement December 19, 2024)
(3) Roosters B St Brewing Co, Ogden (conditional) (violation history) (purchase
agreement December 13, 2024)
New Applicants:
(1) Blues Chevron, Ogden
(2) Fillmore Oil, Fillmore
(3) Gas Stop 17, St George (conditional)
(4) Holiday Oil #84, Orem (conditional)
(5) Level Crossing Brewing Company, Salt Lake City
(6) Moroni Mart, Moroni
(7) One Stop Shop, Lynndyl
(8) Restaurant & Family Mart 1 LLC, South Salt Lake
(9) Shades of Pale Inc, Salt Lake City (violation history)
(10) Spark by Hilton SLC Airport, Salt Lake City
d. On-Premise Banquet
Extended Closure:
(1) Diamond Concessions at Usana, Salt Lake County (requesting until June 1,
2025)
e. Liquor Warehouse
New Applicant:
(1) Greener Waters LLC, Kearns
f. Manufacturing
License Change of Ownership:
(1) Roosters B Street Brewing, Ogden (violation history) (Brewery)
New Applicant:
(1) Shades Brewing, Salt Lake City (violation history) (Brewery)
g. Package Agency
New Applicant:
(1) Shades Brewing, Salt Lake City (violation history) (Type 5)
h. Restaurant Limited-Service
Extended Closure:
(1) The Cafe, Panguitch (requesting until March 31, 2025)
New Applicants:
(1) Ve La Thai Restaurant, Cottonwood Heights
(2) Antica Forma, Vernal
(3) Tacos 1905, South Jordan (conditional)
(4) Tadka Cuisine of India Nephi, Nephi (conditional)
(5) Ombu Layton, Layton (conditional)
(6) Shake Shack, Salt Lake City (conditional)
i. On-Premise Beer Retailer - Recreational Amenity (License effective date 3/1/2025)
New Applicant:
(1) Pin Heads LLC, Helper
j. Restaurant Beer-Only (License effective date 3/1/2025)
New Applicant:
(1) Christophers STK House LLC, Roosevelt (conditional)
10. LICENSE APPLICATIONS CONSIDERATION ITEMS:
a. Bar Establishment (Rob Hansen) [action items]
License Changes of Ownership:
(1) Bodega and The Rest, Salt Lake City (purchase agreement December 4,
2024)
(2) Roosters B St Brewing, Ogden (violation history) (purchase agreement
December 13, 2024)
(3) Bout Time Pub & Grub Tooele, Tooele (conditional) (violation history)
(purchase agreement February 10, 2025)
All Other Applicants:
(1) Policy Kings Brewery LLC, Salt Lake City (conditional)
(2) Paris Social Bar, Salt Lake City
b. Restaurant Full-Service (Craig Warr) [action items]
Extended Closures:
(1) Applebees, West Jordan (requesting until the March Commission Meeting)
(2) Outlaw's Roost, Hanksville (requesting until the March Commission Meeting)
License Changes of Ownership:
(1) Red Lobster #0857, St. George (purchase agreement September 5, 2024)
(2) Red Lobster #6244, Orem (purchase agreement September 5, 2024)
(3) Red Lobster #0589, Salt Lake City (purchase agreement September 5, 2024)
(4) Red Lobster #0613, Murray (purchase agreement September 5, 2024)
(5) Red Lobster #0674, Layton (purchase agreement September 5, 2024)
(6) The Break Sports Grill, Salt Lake City (purchase agreement November 11, 2024)
(7) Bountiful Wingers, Bountiful (conditional) (purchase agreement November 26, 2024)
Ready to Operate Applicants:
(1) Laziz Kitchen, Salt Lake City
(2) Ozora Izakaya Japanese Bar & Tapas, Salt Lake City
(3) Kaze, Salt Lake City
All Other Applicants:
(1) La Fountain Restaurant, Tooele (conditional) (will surrender their Restaurant Beer-Only license upon approval)
(2) Smothered Burrito, West Jordan (conditional)
(3) Los Molcajetes of Logan, Inc., Logan (conditional)
(4) Ramblin Roads Restaurant, Salt Lake City (conditional) (violation history) (projected opening March 1, 2025)
(5) Ramblin Roads Restaurant, Salt Lake City (conditional) (violation history) (projected opening March 1, 2025)
(6) Hell's Backbone Grill, Boulder (conditional) (projected opening March 17, 2025)
(7) Big Mango Thai Kitchen & Bar, Riverton (conditional) (projected opening July 1, 2025)
11. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS AND PUBLIC
12. ADJOURN
Report fraud, abuse, or waste within the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services to the
Office of Internal Auditor at DABSReporting@utah.gov
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Phone: 1-669-444-9171
Meeting ID: 810 8544 4929
Passcode: 96536450