License Commission Approves Licenses and Penalties
WorcesterDec 18, 20252 min read
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The Commission found an underage-entry violation at Creed Lounge and required a working recording security camera to operate at all times; it also approved several food and entertainment licenses and declined to renew one liquor license.
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Four new or transferred food-service businesses received common victualer licenses, and several businesses received approvals for entertainment, ownership, or corporate-record changes. Dubai Restaurant & Lounge received an entertainment license limited to 5:30 p.m. through midnight. Beth’s on Grafton’s liquor license was not renewed because the city could not access the property for inspections, while Havana Holdings’ licenses will not be renewed unless required documents and inspections are completed by December 30, 2025.
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Approved the December 4, 2025 minutes by a 3-0 vote.
Approved common victualer licenses for August Coffee, Cluck and Crispy Chicken, Maritza Bar & Grill, and Little Havana.
Approved Worcester Polytechnic Institute changes of officers and directors for two locations.
Approved ownership, corporate, stock, manager, and entity-address changes for Via Italian Table, Sole Proprietor, and One Eleven Chop House.
Approved Mercado Restaurant’s entertainment license.
Approved Dubai Restaurant & Lounge dba Mexitown Bar & Grill’s entertainment license with hours limited to 5:30 p.m. to midnight.
Voted 3-0 not to renew Beth’s on Grafton’s liquor license because the property could not be accessed for city inspections.
Voted 3-0 that Havana Holdings’ licenses would not be renewed unless specified applications, inspections, permits, and food-safety documents were completed by December 30, 2025.
Postponed The Broadway Restaurant’s corporate-officer status item to January 8, 2026, and DP Restaurant Group dba LaScala Restaurant’s item to March 19, 2026.
Approved Allstar Liquors’ request to change its parking-lot license from Class 2 to Class 1.
Found that violations occurred at Dubai Restaurant & Lounge and issued a three-day suspended suspension.
Found that a violation occurred at Creed Lounge and required a working recording security camera to be on the premises at all times. The minutes also record a 2-0 vote to issue an action, but the action is not specified in the provided text.
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