Good morning. Thank you all for joining. This is the voting hearing before the licensing board for the city of Boston. Today is Thursday, January 29th, 2026. Today's hearing is being recorded and will be posted to the city of Boston's website. While the public is encouraged to attend, there will be no additional
testimony accepted this morning. We'll begin with a license premise inspection hearing which occurred on Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. Item number one, 94 Shirley Street Boss LLC, located at 94 Shirley Street in Roxberry. Date of the incident October 3rd, 2025, indecent
assault and battery, employer on employee in violation of Mass General Law Chapter 140 section 9. >> Uh, let me first start by saying, uh, this was a horrible thing that happened. Um what we're looking at, we look at this through the lens of whether or not
this was a foreseeable um incident and after the testimony um which was included the fact that um this happened between two people um that
their interaction was very quick um and also the testimony was that they immediately fired this employee. I um don't think this was foreseeable. I don't see a violation for this. However, I still would like to wait for the lency to um submit their internal incident
report and to remind them um I want to make sure that they understand their role and their responsibilities as um the lency at this location. >> Yes, I see it the same way. Um did we receive the management agreement? I
didn't. Okay. So, yeah, we'll Are you saying to defer the >> I still see no violation, but I would like to make sure we follow up and get those things on record. Um, because I think we need a follow-up conversation with the Lency. >> Got it. I agree.
>> Commissioner Kin, you may be frozen. Oh, >> sorry. Commissioner Car, are you with us? You just unfroze for a second. Uh, your bandwidth might be low. I'm going to ask you to actually turn off
your camera and that might help smiling. >> In the meantime, while we're waiting, so we did ask for the internal reports as well as all uh documents and policies they had governing the relationship between them and their uh internal licences, including their management/licensing agreements. So, we
will follow up and ask for those. >> I do agree. >> Okay. And uh no violation. >> Great. Item number two, Cantina Hospitality LLC doing business as Taco Bell Cantina located at 1222 Commonwealth Avenue,
Alustin. Date of the incident, October 11th, 2025. Assault and battery patron on patron in violation of Mass General Law Chapter 140 section 9. And no ISD certificate posted in violation of Mass General law chapter 140 section 9. We followed up with the lency regarding
the ISTD and that was taken care of. Um, as far as the salt and battery, they did they did submit video postering. Um, noting for Commissioner Saxon and Commissioner Karin, we are ourselves as um board and board staff going to review these um incident reports more closely
so that we request the video beforehand. The lency I believe thought they did the right thing by submitting it to Boston police. I think they thought it was going to end up with a to us before the hearing. Unfortunately, it didn't get to us until after the hearing. That being said, the suspect was only in this Taco
Bell for 5 minutes. He was behaving strangely. Um, but it it was it wasn't like he was lingering for 45 minutes. Um, the assault happened very quickly. I don't think they could have done anything. Um, but I so I see no violation there, but I am going to
follow up with them because I I want to make sure we have their operations plan on hand and I have a good understanding of their staffing at this time of night. I think we owe it to the neighborhood um who um we worked with closely to get
this uh location licensed for these late hours. >> I heard everything the chair said and I agree. >> Yeah, I agree too. I saw the video. it didn't seem like their voices were um loud enough to um get everyone else's
attention in in the restaurant. So, it it couldn't have gotten the attention of the the staff either. So, I agree. >> It sounds like no violation and we're requesting submission of like a late night staffing and operations plan. Is that is that what you have in mind, Chairman Joyce? >> Yes, please.
>> Great. Item number three, Facility Concession Services LLC doing business as Spectrum located at 89 Guest Street in Brighton. Date of the incident August 28th, 2025. Assault and battery patrons on police officer in violation of Mass General Laws chapter 138 section 64. Chapter 265
section 13D. And assault and battery patrons on employee in violation of Mass General Laws chapter 138 section 64 and chapter 265 section 13A. >> Uh I I don't think this is foreseeable. Again, that's what we look at the lens at which we look this through look at
this through. Um the testimony also included a um pretty detailed account of what staff did once they saw these two people um behaving the way they were. So I think they did do the right things. Uh that and the fact in my opinion it wasn't
foreseeable. I don't see a violation. >> I agree. >> I agree. >> Item number four, Facility Concession Services LLC doing business as Spectrum located at 89 G Street in Brighton. Date of this incident, October 7th, 2025. No
accurate count for each level in violation of mass general laws chapter 138 section 64. Overcrowding in the mosh pit with three injured in violation of Mass General Laws chapter 138 section 64. And over intoxicated underage patrons in violation of Mass General Laws chapter 138 section 64.
>> The Lency spent time during the hearing talking us through their protocols. In fact, they were not overcrowded. there was some compression that was going on at um on the floor level. Um they also invested in new technology solutions so
that they can better um account for the number of people on each level. Um I don't see any violation. >> I agree. >> I agree. Item number five, Big House LLC doing
business as basement located at 100 Steward Street. Date of the incident, May 25th, 2025. Failure to call 911 for intoxicated patron in violation of Mass General laws chapter 138 section 64. And board's rule 1.14B. >> I believe we did ask for the staff staff
manual. I don't know if we got that yet, but I'd like to review that. Um but in the meantime, this lency um was making a judgment call in real time. They repeatedly offered this the victim and her friend medical attention
which was refused and as they said strongly refused. Um I don't see a violation. >> I didn't either. >> No violation. >> No violation. And we did receive the um
the staff manual which is in the folder. >> Okay, I'll take a look at that today. Item number six, Facility Concession Services, Inc. doing business as the stage at Suffach Downs located at 525 William McLillen Highway in East Boston. Date of the incident, June 20th, 2025. Public drinking in violation of Mass
General Law, chapter 138, section 64. >> So, I just want to note for the record that these six and seven are both um operating on one day licenses. um very different than our annual licenses. That being said, we've worked very closely with this Lency. We've
worked very closely with Captain Vickerton. Um and first, I do see a violation for the public drinking on number six. Um and my vote would be for a first warning.
And I I'll just go on to say that um it was clear to me that it's not one person responsible for the behavior that's going on there, but that does not um push aside their responsibility as the lency because our hands are sort of tied
as far as what we can do as far as um you know warnings or suspensions or what have you. Um my goal is to help them operate better or to um work with them so they operate better next year. Um and
my intention would be to not issue any new not to even review their application for next season until we have a meeting with Laz Parking HYM and the Lency and Boston Police cuz I think this has to be a shared responsibility. Um it can't be
I I I think that I think Suffic will do anything we ask them to do. I just want to make sure that the partners are as well. Uh we can't have a safe operation. We can't have these concerts going on like this um unless everyone is working from the same um guidelines. And I think
the missing piece here is less parking and H1 coming to the table and working with us. >> I agree. >> Okay. I didn't know what you want. I don't know if you guys have any other comments. >> I have nothing to add. You said it well. Thank you. >> Exactly. Thank you. I agree.
>> So, I see a violation for the public drinking on six and a violation for the public drinking on seven. Um, those together would technically be a first warning and a second warning. Again, we can't really pull their license because it's a one-day license. And failure to maintain the line. I also see a
violation there. I understand it was a young underage crowd. I read about it in the news, but um I want to make sure that operations are tightened up for next season and before we review their application, we will sit down and talk to all parties. >> I agree. Thank you.
>> Yes, I agree. So just to clarify across the board, um the board finds a violation for the public drinking on item number six and with a what would be a first warning as well as item number seven, the board finds a violation for the public drinking which would be a second warning and the failure to maintain line which would be a first
warning. And additionally, no application for the 2026 concert season and no license will be issued, no application will be reviewed until the board has convened a meeting of the Lency, HYM, Boston Police, and LA parking to discuss issues in the parking
lot. >> Yes. >> Thank you, Commissioner Carr, Commissioner Saxon. Is that Did I accurately capture the vote? >> Yes, >> it does. >> Thank you. And just briefly to quickly go back to item number four. I know we
found no violation for the no accurate count and for the overcrowding in the mosh pit. I don't know that the board specifically discussed the overindexated under each patrons um or if the no violation was for across the board. Um so I just want to make sure we specifically get that in the record. >> I had it across the board.
>> Me too. Thank you. >> Thank you. Yes. >> Great. Thank you very much. Moving on to the transactional hearing which occurred yesterday uh Wednesday January 28th 2026. Item number one Golden Stones LLC doing business as Fen Coffee House located at 20 Western A in
Alustin has applied for a common victular license manager Tron Tranqu. >> I vote to approve. >> I agree. >> I agree. Item number two, a pizza LLC doing business as Redline Pizza located at 580
to 582 Doorchester A in South Boston has petition to change the closing hours to 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. with delivery and mobile pickup at the door only available from 11:00 p.m. to 2 a.m. >> I vote to approve. >> Um I think
I I'm voting for delivery only, not mobile pickup. I think that the the neighborhood stated that that's all they support and I think that they even said that they were only doing delivery. So I think >> yes too. Thank you. >> Yeah. Thank you.
>> Yeah, with that clarification I agree. So, granted with delivery only available from 11:00 p.m. to 2 a.m. Item number three, HM Boston LLC doing business as Beastro Demed located at 272 Boilston Street has petitioned to change
the manager to Errol Joseph. >> I vote to approve the new manager of record. >> I agree. >> I agree. Item four, Wani LLC doing business as Zu located at 903 to 905 Boilston Street has petitioned to change the manager to
Ellie Yan Chen. >> I vote to approve the new manager record. >> I agree. >> I agree. >> Item five, BPM Events LLC doing business as the Boston Public Market located at 100 Handover Street has petitioned to change the manager to Aaron D'voria.
>> I vote to approve the new manager of record. >> I agree. >> I agree. Items six and seven were reflect the same corporate changes. Star Markets Company Inc. as star doing business as Star Market at 90 Cosmic Street and Shaw Supermarkets Inc. doing business as Star
Market at 53 Huntington A have petitioned for a change of officers and directors. >> I vote to approve. >> I agree. >> I agree. >> Item eight, Harvard Club of Boston located at 374 to 380 Commonwealth A has
petitioned for a change of officers directors. I vote to approve. >> I agree. >> I agree. >> Item nine, High Street TRS LLC doing business as High Street Place located at 100 High Street has petitioned for the approval of a management agreement
between High Street TRS LLC and Stack and Shmere LLC. >> Um, I vote to approve. >> I agree. >> I agree. Item 10, SMG Newbury Restaurant LLC
doing business as Saraphina located at 235A Newbury Street uh has petitioned to change the classification of its license to an alcoholic beverages license pursuant to National Law Chapter 138 section 12 and has petitioned to change
the manager to Brian Sers. I vote to approve the change of manager and I vote to approve the upgrade to all alcohol, the restricted upgrade to all alcohol. >> I agree. >> Did we Did I miss Commissioner Karn's vote?
>> Not participating in this one. >> Thank you. Item 11, Nightlight Cafe LLC, doing business as 89 Charles, located at 89 Charles Street, has petitioned to change the classification of it license to a restricted all alcoholic beverages
license pursuant to chapter 138 section 12D. >> I vote to approve the change of classification to a restricted all elk. >> I agree. >> I agree. Item number 12. Bop Productions LLC
doing business as BBOP located at 1160 Boilston Street has petitioned to change the classification to a restricted all alcoholic beverages license pursuant to chapter 138 section 12D. >> I vote to approve the change of classification. >> I agree. >> I agree.
>> Item 13. Witchcraft LLC doing business as New England Wicked Craft Company located at 54 Salem Street. Has petitioned to change the classification to a restricted all alcoholic beverages license pursuant to chapter 138 section 12D and has petition to change the corporate name to Wicked Craft Co. LLC.
>> I vote to approve the change of classification and the change of the corporate name. >> I agree. >> I agree. >> Item 14, Scaffo, Inc. doing business as Carmelas located at 307 to 309 Handover Street has petitioned to change the
classification to a restricted all alcoholic beverages license pursuant to chapter 138 section 12D. >> I vote to approve the change of classification. >> I agree. >> I agree. >> Item 15 will be continued to the February 11th transactional hearing.
Item 16, Sage client 415 LLC doing business as Hotel Commonwealth located at 500 Commonwealth. AB has petitioned to transfer the license to Kenmore Square Hotel LLC doing business as Hotel Commonwealth at the same location. Kevin Bowenich, manager, 2 am closing hour,
has also petitioned to update the description of the premise to inhole of said hotel building to specifically exclude the Eastern Standard Space, Hawthorne Lounge, outdoor patio, and Island Creek Oyster Bar restaurant space, five-story hotel edition adjacent to the hotel commonwealth located at the corner of Kenmore and Newbury Street.
Addition of three levels of underground parking, 96 guest rooms, 8,000 square ft indoor and outdoor banquet space totaling 134,000 square ft. And finally is petition for the approval of a management agreement between Kenmore Square Hotel LLC and White Truck LLC.
>> Thanks Danny. I vote to approve the transfer the new manager record and um the other changes as requested. >> I agree. >> I agree. Item 17, Eddie V's Holdings LLC doing
business as Eddie V's located at 800 Boilston Street has petitioned to transfer the license and the location to Craft Food Hall Project Holdings LLC doing business as Craft Food Halls, One Post Office Square, located at One Post Office Square. Eric Edward Guri,
manager, 2 a.m. closing hour. has petitioned to pledge the license to one post office square LLC and has petitioned for the removal of all conditions related to the prior lences patio operations. >> I vote to approve the transfer and the
manager of record as well as um the pledge and the requested changes from the previous license. >> I agree. >> I agree. >> Thank you. Items 18 and 19 are new license applications which did meet the
January 16th application deadline. However, we have not voted on any of those licenses yet. Chairman Joyce, would you like to defer these two until uh we have a vote on those? >> Yes. Um defer those. Hopefully, we'll be voting soon. >> 18 and 19 will be deferred. Moving on to
non-hering transactions. The following are applying for a new common victual license at a previously licensed location. Item one, Luen Family Company LLC and doing business as IO Sushi at Brigham Women's Hospital located at 75 Francis Street within the hospital. Manager Wesley Pang. Hours of operations
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. >> A vote to approve. >> I agree. >> I agree. >> Item two, Luen Family Company Business as Hisho Sushi at Massart Kennedy Cafe located at 621 Huntington A. Manager
Wesley Pang. Hours of operations 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. >> Vote to approve. >> I agree. >> I agree. >> Item number three, Uklites D Silva as a sole proprietor doing business as the Camry Cafe located at 700 Billion Torsy
Boulevard in Dorchester within the Toyota dealership manager at Uklites Dilva. Hours of operation 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. >> I vote to approve. >> I agree. >> I agree. Item four, Golden Cons LLC, doing
business as fries before Guys, located at 485 Cambridge Street in Alustin. Manager Ahmed Gooni, hours of operation, 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. >> I vote to approve. >> I agree. >> I agree.
>> Item number five, Tandoor Tales LLC, doing business as Tandoor Tales, located at 10:35 Tremont Street in Mission Hill. Manager Umapati Sububam. Hours of operation 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. >> I vote to approve. >> I agree.
>> I agree. >> Item six, Salt and Nori Group, Inc. doing business as Sando Table located at 71 Broad Street. A manager Parinda Kamaliti. Hours of operation 8:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. >> I vote to approve.
>> I agree. >> I agree. Item number seven, JBK Management LLC doing business as McDonald's located at 178 Border Street in East Boston. Manager Donald Wright. Hours of operation uh as currently 24 hours for
drive-thru only. >> I vote to approve. >> I agree. >> Let's uh I agree. >> Number eight, MAOP 255 Washington Street LLC. Doing business as Shian Famous Foods, located at 255 Washington Street.
Manager Jason Wang. Hours of operation 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. >> I vote to approve. >> I agree. >> I agree. >> And item number nine, Cocoa Coffee South Station LLC doing business as Cocoa
Coffee located at 7:45 Atlantic A within South Station. Manager Dow Corazov. Hours of operation 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. >> I vote to approve. I agree. >> I agree. >> The following have applied to make
changes to their existing common bitchler license. Item number one, Alabra Restaurant, Inc. doing business as Allspice Restaurant located at 805 Harrison A in Roxberry. Has petition to change the corporate name to Alabra Market Inc. and to change the DBA to All
Spice to All Spice Market. >> I vote to approve. >> I agree. >> I agree. And number two, Zaran LLC doing business as Emmy Bakery and Cafe located at 100 City Square in Charletown has petitioned to change the officers directors LLC
managers to Cesar Yavos as LLC manager and also change the ownership to Cesar Yavs as 100% owner. >> I vote to approve. >> I agree. >> I agree. Item three, Goldberg Food Enterprises
LLC doing business as House Your Meat located at 5272 Washington Street in West Roxbury has petition to change the capacity from a takeout only to 10 seats. >> I vote to approve. >> I agree. >> I agree.
Item four, Sultana's Bakery and Cafe LLC doing business as Boston Croissant Bakery Cafe located at 1585 Commonwealth A in Brighton has petition to change the DBA to Daphne Cafe and to change the closing hour to 11 p.m. >> I vote to approve.
>> I agree. >> I agree. >> Head number five, Fquay Inc. doing business as FAQ restaurant located at 291 Adam Street in Dorchester has petitioned for a transfer of stock uh to Daniel Lamb currently 43% owner taking
over as 100%. >> Um I vote to approve >> I agree. >> I agree. >> Item six LSM Limited doing business as Pavement Coffee House located at 415 Western Avenue in Brighton has petition to change the capacity from 32 to 49.
>> I vote to approve. I agree. >> I agree. >> Seven, Golden Crust Bakery, Inc. doing business as Golden Crust Bakery located at 18 Hudson Street. As petition, change their capacity from a takeout only to 10 seats.
>> I vote to approve. >> I agree. >> As do I. >> Following is applied to make changes to an existing outdoor patio. No changes to the interior, exterior only. Odabar and Bites, Inc. doing business as Odabar and Bites located at 3840 Washington Street
in Roslandale has petition to change the prag patio closing hour to 11 p.m. which is the same as the interior hours. >> I vote to approve. >> I agree. >> I agree. >> Following applied to make changes to existing dormatory licenses. Uh items
one and two president and fellows of Harvard University. Uh and one doing business as Harvard Business School at 34 Harvard Way has applied to change the capacity from 97 to 69. >> I vote to approve. >> I agree.
>> I as do I. >> And item two, same lency uh doing businesses Harvard Business School at 44 Harvard Way has applied to change their capacity from 84 to 72. >> I vote to approve. >> I agree. >> As do I.
Following is applying for a new lodging house license at a previously licensed location. Giri Foxboro LLC doing business as Hotel Ivy at Boston Common 78 Charles Street. Um manager Edward Donovan. No other changes to the description.
>> Um I vote to approve. >> I agree. >> As do I. >> Following have applied for one day amendments to their existing licenses. Items 1 through five. The Catered Affair, Inc. doing business as the
Catered Affair at 700 Boilson Street within the Boston Public Library has petitioned to amend their license to extend their closing time to 2:00 a.m. for five weddings which are on January 28th, February 1st, February 7th,
February 14th, and March 14th. >> I vote to approve. >> I agree. >> As do I. Item six, American Craft Brewery LLC doing business as the Boston Beer Company located at 30 Germania Street has applied to extend their closing time
to 11 p.m. for a Super Bowl watch party on February 8th. >> I vote to approve. >> I agree. >> I agree. >> Thank you. Oh, and I skipped item number five. My bad. American Crapery LLC doing business as the Boston Beer Company.
same lency at 30 Joania Street has petitioned to extend their license to 11 p.m. for the Grammys watch party on February 1st. >> I approve. >> I agree. >> As do I. Thank you. >> Thank you. Apologies for the jumping around there. Back to item seven. Reggie
Rondo LLC doing business as Small Victories located at 400 Doorchester A in South Boston has petitioned for an early opening hour of 10:00 a.m. on Sunday for the St. Patrick's Day parade on March 15th. I vote to approve. >> I agree.
>> I agree. >> Thank you. And item number eight, Workhub Boston LLC doing business as the substation located at 4228 Washington Street in Roslandale. Has petition for a later closing hour of 1:00 a.m. for DJ and dance night on January 31st,
February 28th, and March 28th. >> I vote to approve. >> I agree. >> I agree. The board has before them a list of applications for special one-day alcoholic beverages licenses which have been administratively reviewed by staff for approval by the board.
>> About to approve. >> I do too. >> I agree. >> Thank you. And on old and new business, the board is in receipt of written security protocols in the event of a medical emergency from Paga Inc. doing business as Icon at 100B Warrington Street um as requested by the board
following our hearing on January 8th. Um, acknowledged. >> Acknowledged. >> Thank you. Acknowledged and will be placed on the licences file. Those are all the items before the board this morning. Uh, thank you all that will adjourn this hearing and enjoy the rest
of your day. Thanks. >> Thank you. >> Thank you.