The Fall River Licensing Board convened on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, with a two-member board consisting of Chairman Gregory Branch and member Michael Pereira, requiring unanimous decisions for all approvals. The meeting addressed several licensing requests, all of which were unanimously approved. Key approvals included a one-day liquor permit for the Fall River Public Library for a donor social gathering on September 29, 2025, and a Common Victualler's License for Tatty Restaurant, Inc. at 1232-1238 Pleasant Street, a new establishment with an experienced cook. Troya Cafe at 278 New Boston Road received an entertainment license for recorded music, karaoke, and trivia. Mona Lisa's Kitchen LLC at 241 Jefferson Street was granted a new Beer and Wine Victualler's License, with the applicant, Shahul Islam, planning to operate seven days a week from 11 AM to 10 PM. Additionally, Squeegee 2, Inc., located at the former Ogills at 915 County Street, received approval for a change of officers, directors, and LLC managers, with new manager Addex planning renovations and a diverse menu. Lastly, Kantique at 52 Ferry Street had its one-day permit amended to allow pouring of alcoholic beverages in a roped-off beer garden for a larger event on July 17, 2025, which included a hot dog eating contest. The board also approved the minutes from the May 21, 2025, meeting.
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Uh we're going to call the for licensing board uh meeting for Wednesday, July 16th, 2025 to order. Uh to my right is member Michael Pereira and I am attorney Gregory Branch, chairman of the board.
0:13First and foremost, I have to advise everybody that you draw, right?
0:16Yes.
0:16Because we are only going to have a two member board tonight. You have to have a unanimous decision for approval. So anybody who wants to have the right to withdraw and have your matter heard at the next available meeting, we will allow that uh to happen. Um does anybody want to do that? that's here so I can get you out here early.
0:33Okay. Um, pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meet the meeting to any media. Attendee attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unpersceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible.
0:52The city charter section 9-18 mandates that all multiple member bodies develop and adopt rules or policy for public comment. We have adopted such a policy which in short provides for citizens input and license board specific matters at the beginning of the meeting. There is a signup sheet that is located in the back of the room. We don't have any.
1:09Correct?
1:09Nobody.
1:10Okay. Um item number two, one day permit forever public library 104 North Main Street.
1:18Felicia Desaris uh looking for a one-day liquor permit for 92925.
1:24Please could you please state your name and address for the record, please?
1:30My name is Felicia Desaris. Uh my personal address or the business address?
1:34Uh your personal address?
1:36I um it's 86 Merchant Street, apartment 3W, uh Fall, Massachusetts 02723.
1:42Okay. Mr. Maris, um can you just tell me a little bit about the application? says it's a donor social gathering. It's just for beer and wine with an expectation of 150 attendees and it's from 1:00 p.m. to 3 p.m.
1:56Yes. Um so our nonprofit um the library foundation is holding the event. They usually do this annually and we in intend to have beer and wine if that's so you know so they know the rules and regulations regarding police detail so forth and so on.
2:11Yes, we plan to have a 4hour police detail present.
2:14Okay. Um, this is an annual event as you said.
2:17Yes.
2:18Okay. Uh, anybody in favor of this petition? Anybody to oppose? I'll entertain a motion from the board.
2:23Make a motion to grant the one day permit to fall public library.
2:28I'll second that motion. Any questions on the motion?
2:30Nope.
2:30Hearing none. All those in favor? I. All those opposed. All said, Mr. Mask, good luck.
2:34Thank you.
2:35Uh, agenda item three, common viculous.
2:38The Tatty Restaurant, Inc., Uh 1232 1238 Pleasure Street. Elizabeth Medina.
2:47Let's come forward.
2:50Um I'm I'm like interpreting for them.
2:53Okay.
2:56Could everybody please take their name and address for the record?
3:01Um, Lucia Hernandez, 60 Price Place for River.
3:08Esther Martinez, 645 Ramen Street, Far River Massachusetts.
3:13Okay.
3:15Is Is this a a new restaurant?
3:18Yes.
3:18Yeah.
3:19Yeah.
3:19Okay.
3:21Do you have any experience in the restaurant business?
3:24Yes. Yes. That's my mother. She has like about 25 years of experience in the restaurant business locally in for River.
3:31Yeah. She used to work at um it's called the Dominican restaurant on Rodman Street.
3:36Okay.
3:36Yeah. She was the cook there for about 25 years.
3:40What are you going to be hours of operation?
3:42Quite a lot.
3:43Uh the 10 morning uh 10.
3:4610 to 10.
3:4710 to 10.
3:48How many days a week?
3:49Every day.
3:50Yeah, every day. Yeah.
3:59Looks like that there's no problems with the police. That's all set. Okay. Um, any question? Uh, excuse me. Anybody in favor of this petition? Anybody opposed?
4:12I'll entertain a motion.
4:13Yes. Yes, I'd like to make a motion to grant the common vict32 1238 Pleasant Street to Miss Medina.
4:24I'll second that motion. Any questions on the motion? M hearing none. All those in favor? I. All those opposed. All set.
4:30Good luck. Good luck.
4:31Okay. Thank you.
4:32Come pick up the license. Okay. Do does she have a board of health?
4:35Uh yes.
4:38No. Uh uh tomorrow the body I when you get that give me a copy and come and get your license. Okay.
4:43Okay. So tomorrow you can pick it up tomorrow if you have your board of health certificate.
4:47All right.
4:47Okay. Have a good day.
4:49Agenda item four Troya Cafe 278 New Boston Road Colo Salana.
5:02Could you please state your name and address for the record?
5:04Yep. My name is Paulo Sa located at Troy Cafe 278 New Boston Road.
5:12Okay, Mr. Sana, I know you're open. I know you came in here. We just recently granted some I think you got to bear in mind your license. Yes, correct.
5:23Yes. Yes. And so now you want to have entertainment.
5:26Yeah. small um probably like run trivia once in a while and uh the small karaoke, nothing like no live band or anything like that. Just keeping it low key.
5:37Okay. Tuesday through Thursday 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
5:41Correct.
5:42Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
5:46Correct.
5:47We don't do Sundays, right? We can't give you Sunday.
5:50Sunday's fine. Uh, actually you you guys gave me permission to open Sundays for boine and cordial for now, but I'm closed for football season. I'm going to reopen when we can't give you an entertainment. You got to go to the That's fine. I don't want entertainment for Sunday.
6:03Okay. I guess like because we couldn't do it if we wanted to. That goes on.
6:07No, no, no.
6:08I'm okay with Sunday. Yeah.
6:10Okay. So, it's Tuesday through Thursday.
6:12Um, excuse me. Tuesday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday 11:30 to 11 p.m.
6:19Correct. Okay.
6:28Okay. Recorded music. Karoki.
6:31And what does other mean?
6:34You checked. He checked off other trivia. Trivia wasn't released to death.
6:37So I just check.
6:40Okay.
6:41All right. Sorry about that. That's okay.
6:46No live music.
6:47No live music. He said no live music.
6:49Right.
6:52Uh, no. No live music. No, it's too small to have someone singing that. So, it's not You don't have it checked off and you just said there was not going to be anybody live.
6:59No, no, I'm not planning to do any one live singing over there. No, it's going to be like playing recorded music. Maybe like a karaoke people going to be singing over, you know.
7:07Okay.
7:08Recording music and um maybe run trivia once in a while. No.
7:12Okay. So, recorded music, Karoki, and other which is trivia games of some sort. Okay. Anybody in favor of this petition? Anybody opposed? I'll entertain a motion.
7:21Yes. So, I like to make a motion to grant a entertainment. Is it a permit or a license? Permit. Permit.
7:27It's a license.
7:28License. Entertainment license to the um how do you say the first word? Troy Troya.
7:32Troyer. Cafe. Um 278 New Boston Road.
7:37I'll second that motion. Any questions?
7:38M.
7:39How's it going over there?
7:40Very well.
7:41Is it Well, now it's cafe. Is it coffee?
7:44I I mean I started as a c as a coffee shop until I became like what I want to be now.
7:50Yeah.
7:50But we got so many regulars, so many neighbors that I kept a lot of the stuff but at nights is we do more like you know very good martinis lot of good drinks. The neighbors are very What intersection is that?
8:02How you doing martinis?
8:03H you have beer and wine correct.
8:05Cordro in Leor.
8:07Oh okay.
8:08The best martinis in town. We should come try what what does intersect with? What's the nearest intersection street? Where is Stson and uh Stson New Boston?
8:18So was there a question?
8:18I'm right in front of Jim.
8:20Yeah.
8:20Okay. All right.
8:22Yep. That's it. Thank you.
8:23Thank you so much.
8:25Okay. All those in favor?
8:26I. All those opposed. All thank you so much. Good luck, man. Take care.
8:30All right. Next, we have New Beer and Wine Vix License. Mona Lisa's Kitchen.
8:34You can stay there.
8:35LLC. Yes.
8:36LLC 241 Jefferson Street. Um, Sha, I don't want to mess this up.
8:43Shahul Islam.
8:45Yes.
8:46Um, could you please state your name and address for the record?
8:48Um, my name is Shahed Shahid Islam. The histo 756 Bitton Avenue in Fall River.
8:55Okay. I know we just gave you the comic book list to open up, right?
8:59And you I know you're closing down the uh the the the bagel shop, right?
9:03Unfortunately, it's like if we can sell it is good. If no, they're not going to keep it.
9:08Oh, good. Okay. Okay.
9:09Because I want to go back to school to finish my graduation. So, okay. Just just because I know we already have the the hours operation on the common Vic, but can you give me the hours operation that the restaurant's opening?
9:2111:00 a.m. until 10 p.m.
9:24Is that 7 days?
9:25Yeah.
9:25Okay.
9:28We are all set with the police. No issues there. I know he's been in business in the in the the city, so he's done a good job and he's trying to make a go over here. And Mr. Fiola filed everything appropriately, it appears.
9:41So, anybody in favor? Anybody to oppose?
9:44Hearing none, I'll entertain a motion.
9:46I'll make a motion to grant the beer, new beer and wine common victim's license to the Mona Lisa Kitchen at um 241 Jefferson Street.
9:57I will second that motion. Any questions?
9:59Nope.
10:00I don't have any either. All those in favor? I. All those oppos. All good.
10:04Thank you. You guys all invited over there.
10:06Okay. I'll have to stop in.
10:09Thank you.
10:11Um, item six on the agenda, change of offices, directors LLC managers, Squeegee 2, Inc., 915 County Street, Addex.
10:24How you doing, sir?
10:25Good. Can you please take your name and address for the record?
10:27Uh, Adele.
10:32And your address?
10:33Oh, the address will be your address. Oh, 25 Kimber Road, Baron, Massachusett.
10:41Okay. Um, now this is the old Ogills.
10:46Ogills. Okay.
10:50So, is it going to be the same type of uh format?
10:53It is same type of format. Uh, a little bit different. Um, he's updating and renovating the inside currently. Um, so that's getting a sort of a tear down and rebuild. And uh we're going to have two chefs in the kitchen, one serving uh Cape Verian Spanish food, another doing Portuguese and American cuisine. Um Mr.
11:11Tasher has been in touch with a lot of the staff uh that worked at Ogills and um most of them are being brought on board for this restaurant as well. So it's going to be the same cooks, the same bar staff, same weight staff.
11:23Mix, do you have any what's what's your familiarity with the restaurant business either through council or yourself? Uh so uh just English communications. So um he's had uh more than a decade of restaurant experience. His father operated a family-owned restaurant in Cape Fed for about 40 years. Came to America uh and ad operated the restaurant there with his mom for about 10 years before coming to America. Uh
11:47he's been working in construction stra uh trades specifically for the purpose of saving up to open up a restaurant.
11:53So for the most part, you're just changing over the offices and directors of the LLC as well as naming him manager. Correct.
11:59Okay. And and so that's that's all we're dealing with, right?
12:03Okay.
12:04Uh anybody in favor? Anybody opposed?
12:06Michael?
12:07Nope.
12:07I'd like to make a motion to uh um grant uh change of office directors and LLC managers for Squeezy to Incorporated, 915 County Street.
12:19I'll second that. Any question on the motion? Hearing none. All those in favor? All those opposed.
12:24Thank you. Good luck.
12:26Thank you, sir.
12:27Good luck.
12:29Kevin, you probably could bring that.
12:31Yeah, I'm gonna try and catch it.
12:32It's going to be easy.
12:35Oh, yeah. Please. Thank you.
12:37Number seven on the agenda, old business, new business, Kantique, 52 Ferry Street, Christopher Mine, amended request for 717 2025.
12:49You please state your name and address for the record.
12:51I'm Carl Pelleter, Red Oak Hospitality, 52 Jerome Street, Berkeley, Massachusetts.
12:58I know you came in and at the time you said there were going to be no pouring.
13:02Yeah.
13:03So, originally we had been asked to participate in the farmers market. Uh I believe there's a couple uh of the events that they're turning into bigger events. They've teamed up with Phen Coney Island and they're doing Coney Island hot dog eating contest tomorrow night on Purchase Street and among other festivities. So they've asked us to go into a ropedoff beer garden area instead
13:26of just being a participant in the sales part of the farmers market. So they're turning it into a bigger kind of celebration like midsummer uh event um to be enter you know like a DJ. It's going to be a good it's going to be a good event for the city. So it'll be cool. I I went by and I and I noticed that I saw the the the where the
13:44planters are and you know the area and and I guess you can put people in there.
13:49Is there what you're gonna have police detail to make sure they don't get out of there?
13:52Yeah. Yeah, we already scheduled it just in case. So, police details all set.
13:56Okay. That's the only thing I was a little, you know, down the street because they have that other Was that Blossoms?
14:02Time Blossoms down there. Yeah.
14:03You know, not that they can't go there over there. It's No, no. This is just going to be in that little area there right by I believe it's right by Viva.
14:10Okay.
14:10So, uh, anybody in favor of this petition?
14:14Anybody to oppose? Uh, motion. I'll entertain a motion and then questions from the board of um so so uh we're we're approving the liquor license so we can pour now. Is that what it is?
14:24We can pour and serve liquor.
14:26So how should I from the uh the motion?
14:28Um make a motion to amend the uh we'll entertain a motion. I'll do the entertain a motion to amend the previously granted um one day permit to to extend beyond just the sale of the the uh beverages to also have pouring of said beverages um within that location.
14:48Yeah, correct.
14:49Perfect.
14:49Second.
14:50Okay. Um no questions. Uh all those in favor.
14:54I I All those opposed. All good, Mr.
14:56Okay. Good luck.
14:57Thank you. Uh motion to sign and approve um May 21st, 2025 minutes. Motion second.
15:10That's it.
15:12Motion second. All in favor? All good.
15:17Carry. Show you how we make our tea.