Bar licenses
At this month’s DABS meeting, commissioners heard from two business owners affected by the devastating Main Street fire of August. Frank Paulraj of London Belle confirmed plans to rebuild, citing 2027 as the likely return date. Jason LeCates of Bourbon Group reconfirmed the details you probably saw in this story; expect White Horse back by early 2026, with Whiskey Street maybe in early 2027, or optimistically late 2026 if all the chips fall into place.
Both were seeking extensions to their bar licenses while rebuilding efforts continue. Commissioners were unanimously supportive, approving both extensions with zero fuss; though London Belle was asked to return in the Summer of 2026, simply to check in on reconstruction progress. Onto new bar licenses, and three names were granted a license as follows:
- Coal Creek Taproom & Eatery, Cedar City
- Engine Room Pub & Bistro, Salt Lake City
- AC Hotel Park City, Park City
Bar licenses are now the only license type that the commission publicly announces numbers on, given that other license types are now in relatively healthy supply. Leaving November’s meeting, 27 bar licenses remain up for grabs in Utah, with one more expected to arrive in January.
Full-service restaurant licenses (beer, wine, liquor)
Eleven restaurants walked away happy from this month’s meeting as follows:
- Saffron Valley, South Jordan
- Las Flores Family Mexican Restaurant, Cedar City
- Central by Saffron, Salt Lake City
- Lotus of St. George, St. George
- Mi Lindo Jalisco, Vernal
- Redemption Steakhouse, Vernal
- The Capitol Reef Kitchen, Torrey
- Cosmopolitan Grill, St. George
- Engine Room Pub & Bistro, Salt Lake City
- Pig Pen Saloon, Park City
- Slot Canyon Eatery, Hurricane
Limited-service restaurant licenses (beer, wine)
Seven restaurants were given the nod this month for the more limited variety of license:
- India Palace Provo, Provo
- Vongole Pasta Italian Restaurant & Wine, Salt Lake City
- Kin Sen Thai, Millcreek
- Mystique Dining, West Jordan
- Tepanyaki Japanese Steakhouse, West Jordan
- Kabuto Sushi, Spanish Fork
- Ooh Pho, Taylorsville
Beer-only restaurant license
Just one name this month for the beer-only license type:
Stuart Melling…