UTAH DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SERVICES
COMMISSION MEETING
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 10:00 a.m.
Multi-State Agency Office Building
195 N 1950 W, Salt Lake City, Utah
[Commissioners may participate virtually]
PLEASE NOTE: The anchor location for this meeting is 195 N 1950 W, 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.
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Meeting ID: 872 6164 9523
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1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER - Stephen Handy, Chair
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: (Maggie Heile)
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
a. Proposed Future Meeting Schedule (subject to change)
- Thursday, June 26, 2025 - MASOB
- Thursday, July 31, 2025 - MASOB
b. Upcoming Holiday Closures
- Monday, June 16, 2025 (Juneteenth National Freedom Day)
- Friday, July 4, 2025 (Independence Day)
- Thursday, July 24, 2025 (Pioneer Day)
c. 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, May 27, 2025.
- Comments will be addressed at the end of the meeting.
4. PARENTS EMPOWERED UPDATE: (Doug Murakami)
5. FINANCIAL UPDATE: (Todd Darrington)
6. DEPARTMENT APPOINTMENTS: (Tiffany Clason) [action item]
a. Deputy Director, Finance and Administration
b. Managing Director of Operations (Interim)
7. OPERATIONS UPDATE: (Tiffany Clason)
8. 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) Premiere Park City, Park City and Juan Monroy Rojas and *SBI (BAR)
Pedro Miret (employees)
(2) Southgate Tavern, Layton and Brandie Cramer (employee) *SBI (BAR)
(3) Oquirrh Hills Golf Course, Tooele and Kelly Graham (employee) *SBI (BAR)
(4) Casa Salvaje, Murray *SBI (RF)
(5) La Fountain Restaurant, Tooele and Yohana Rivera *SBI (RF)
Sanhueza (employee)
(6) Carmine's Italian Cuisine, Cottonwood Heights and *SBI (RF)
Giuseppe Ferrazzano (employee)
(7) Legends Bar & Grill, Park City *SBI (RF)
(8) Mumbai House Cuisine of India, Tooele and Berenice Garcia *SBI (RL)
Castillo and Daisy Benitez (employees)
(9) Harmons, Holladay and Kelly Dallof (employee) *UPD (OP)
(10) Red Rock Place, Murray *SBI (RF)
(11) Italian Village, Murray and Marcus Jones (employee) *SBI (RL)
(12) Taqueria 27, Murray *SBI (RF)
(13) Vintage Restaurant Bar & Grill Heber, Heber *SBI (RF)
(14) Deer Valley Resort, Park City *SBI (HL)
(15) Tandoor, Holladay *SBI (RF)
(16) Root'd Cafe, Cottonwood Heights and Megan Vaughn (employee) *SBI (RF)
(17) La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant, South Jordan *SBI (RF)
(18) All Star Lanes-Sandy, Sandy and Madison Atkinson (employee) *SBI (BE)
(19) Hyatt Centric Park City, Park City and Abegail Soriano (employee) *SBI (HL)
(20) Dick N' Dixies, Salt Lake City *SBI (BAR)
(21) Iron Gate Winery, Cedar City *SBI (BAR)
(22) Oakley Diner, Oakley and Seth Stewart (employee) *SBI (RL)
(23) Star Saloon Tavern, Pleasant Grove *SBI (BAR)
(24) Legends Pub & Grill Downtown, Salt Lake City *SBI (RF)
(25) Piper Down Pub, Salt Lake City *SBI (BAR)
b. Order to Show Cause
(1) The Valley Steakhouse (RF) and The Valley Saloon (BAR), Vernal
9. LICENSEE RECOGNITIONS: (Tiffany Clason)
a. Passed Utah Public Safety, SBI Covert Underage Buyer (CUB) Inspections
10. LICENSE RENEWAL REMINDERS: (Jeremy Sommerlath)
a. Renewal Period May 1 to May 30, 2025
- Bar Establishment (BAR)
- Licensed at a Bar (LB)
11. FY26 PACKAGE AGENCY CONTRACT AWARDS: (Jeremy Sommerlath) [action item]
(Type 2 & Type 3 Package Agency 3-year contract begins July 1, 2025)
a. New Market Area Applicants
(1) Southern Spirits & Wine, St George
(2) Spanish Trail Supply, Veyo
(3) Shady Acres Liquor LLC, Green River
b. Competitive Market Area Applicants
(1) Mister Liquor, Mt Pleasant
(2) Stanley's Liquor, Mt Pleasant
(3) Horseshoe Mountain Liquors, LLC, Mt Pleasant
(4) Little Liquor Cabinet LLC, Mt Pleasant
c. All Other Applicants
(1) Monticello Liquor Outlet, Monticello
(2) Hills and Hollows, Boulder
(3) Escalante Outfitters, Escalante
(4) Mikes Market, Garden City
(5) Bullfrog, Lake Powell - Bull Frog
(6) State Liquor Agency, Parowan
(7) Morgan Liquor LLC, Morgan
(8) Snow Basin Spirits, LLC, Eden
(9) Midvale Package Agency Inc, Midvale
(10) Sun and Moon Spirits, Torrey
(11) The Bottle Shop, Duchesne
(12) Liquor Stop, Roosevelt
(13) The Drunken Screw, LLC, Salina
(14) Apple Annie's Country Store, Inc., Brian Head
(15) Richmond Liquor Agency Inc., Richmond
(16) The Jug Store, Coalville
(17) Tremonton Package Agency LC, Tremonton
(18) S & J Liquor, LLC2, Ephriam
(19) Ruby's Inn Package Agency, Bryce Canyon
(20) Beaver Shots, Beaver
(21) Miner's Trading, Sunnyside
(22) Tippers and Sippers LLC, Centerfield
(23) Mineral Mountains Management LLC, Milford
(24) Switchback Trading Company, Springdale
(25) Rachelle Bryan Nephi Liquor Agency PA#137 S Corp, Nephi
(26) Taylor's General Store, Inc., Eureka
(27) TGS Payson Liquor Agency, Payson
(28) TGS Richfield Liquor Agency, Richfield
(29) TGS Panguitch Liquor Agency, Panguitch
(30) TGS Kamas Liquor Agency, Kamas
12. CONSENT AGENDA: (Brian Swan) [action item]
a. Approval of the Minutes
(1) April 24, 2025 Commission Meeting
(2) May 16, 2025 Special Commission Meeting
b. April License Renewal Campaign Results
(1) 4 license records meet statutory requirements for renewal
c. Off-Premise Beer Retailer
License Changes of Ownership:
(1) 7-Eleven Store #36754B, Lehi (conditional) (purchase agreement
April 10, 2025)
(2) Fast Mart, Holladay (purchase agreement May 8, 2025)
New Applicants:
(1) Anaya's Market, Park City
(2) Blair's Sinclair, Ogden
(3) Chevron ExtraMile, Virgin (conditional)
(4) Echo Island RV Resort, Coalville
(5) Elite Smoke & Vape, Murray
(6) Fillmore Oil, Fillmore
(7) Good 2 Go Store #415, Herriman
(8) Last Chance Store 14, Riverton (conditional)
(9) Marriott SLC University Park, Salt Lake City (conditional)
(10) Maverik #788, Kanab (conditional)
(11) Rally Stop, Escalante
(12) Ticaboo Lodge Base Camp, Lake Powell
(13) Trader Joe's, Holladay (conditional)
(14) Walmart #1725, Eagle Mountain (conditional)
(15) Walmart Fuel Station #1725, Eagle Mountain (conditional)
d. Package Agency
New Applicants:
(1) Chanela Farms, St George (Type 5)
(2) Iron Gate Winery, Cedar City (Type 5)
(3) Home Range Brewing LLC, Logan (Type 5)
e. Manufacturing
License Change of Ownership:
(1) Iron Gate Winery, Cedar City (purchase agreement January 10, 2025)
f. Hotel
New Applicants:
(1) Residence Inn, St George (conditional) (will surrender their Bar
Establishment, On-Premise Banquet, and Restaurant Full-Service licenses
upon approval)
(2) Alta Lodge, Alta City (conditional) (will surrender their Bar Establishment,
On-Premise Banquet, and Restaurant Full-Service licenses upon approval)
g. Add a Hotel Sublicense
New Applicants:
(1) Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Salt Lake County (Restaurant Full-
Service)
(2) Goldener Hirsch Inn, Park City (Restaurant Full-Service)
h. Special Use Permit
New Applicant:
(1) Zephyr Naturals, Salt Lake City (Industrial)
i. Restaurant Limited-Service
New Applicants:
(1) Dumplings Company, Millcreek
(2) Range Steakhouse, LLC, Nephi (conditional)
(3) Dali Crepes Exclusive, Cottonwood Heights
(4) Orem Wingers, Orem (will surrender their Restaurant Beer-Only license
upon approval)
(5) Maru Handroll, Salt Lake City (conditional) (violation history)
(6) Sugar House Pizza, Sugarhouse (conditional)
(7) The Bambino, Midvale (conditional)
(8) Fat Fish, West Valley City
(9) Ombu HotPot 2, South Jordan (conditional)
(10) Cluck Truck, Salt Lake City (conditional)
(11) UT Craft Ramen, Sandy (conditional)
j. On-Premise Beer Retailer - Recreational Amenity
New Applicants:
(1) West Bountiful City, West Bountiful
(2) Round Valley Golf Course, Morgan County
(3) Yamila Event Center, Salt Lake City (conditional)
(4) Canyons Golf Course, Park City (violation history)
(5) Game Show Battle Rooms, Murray (conditional)
k. Restaurant Beer Only
New Applicants:
(1) El Chile Verde Burrito, Stockton
(2) Kenny J's BBQ, South Jordan (conditional)
13. LICENSE APPLICATIONS CONSIDERATION ITEMS:
a. Bar Establishment (Rob Hansen) [action items]
License Changes of Ownership:
(1) Iron Gate Winery, Cedar City (purchase agreement January 10, 2025)
(2) Mother Coffee, Salt Lake City (conditional) (purchase agreement March 3,
2025)
All Other Applicants:
(1) Apparition, Salt Lake City
(2) Chappell Brewing, South Salt Lake (conditional) (violation history) (will
surrender their On-Premise Beer Retailer Tavern license upon approval)
(3) Sapa's Next Door, Salt Lake City
b. Restaurant Full-Service (Craig Warr) [action items]
All Other Applicants:
(1) Sapa Sushi Bar & Grill, Salt Lake City
(2) Braza Grill Lehi LLC, Lehi (conditional) (will surrender their Restaurant Limited-Service license upon approval)
(3) Sinaloa Downtown SLC LLC, Salt Lake City (conditional) (violation history)
(4) Grizz's Bites & Brews, Moab (conditional)
(5) Sugar House Station, Salt Lake City (conditional) (violation history) (approved variance)
(6) Side of Aloha, South Jordan (conditional)
(7) Saffron Valley, South Jordan (conditional)
(8) Peace on Earth Coffee, Riverton (conditional)
(9) HallPass, Salt Lake City (conditional)
(10) Monte at the Distillery, South Salt Lake City (conditional) (projected opening June 1, 2025)
(11) HallPass, Salt Lake City (conditional) (projected opening June 1, 2025)
(12) La Casa Del Tamal, Salt Lake City (conditional) (violation history) (projected opening date July 22, 2025)
(13) Taormina Ristorante Italiano, Salt Lake City (conditional) (projected opening
date September 2, 2025)
14. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS AND PUBLIC
15. ADJOURN
Report fraud, abuse, or waste within the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services to the
Office of Internal Auditor at DABSReporting@utah.gov
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
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Public attendance is available by audio:
Phone: 1-253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 872 6164 9523
Passcode: 12576634