The restaurant was given a warning by the city License Commission after a hearing Jan. 7.
The violation was the second for the restaurant since 2018, which concerned Commissioner Barbara Haller, who said she knows Uno has a very strict policy when it comes to asking customers for identification.
But Haller said a plea for mercy from Uno s lawyer, Mark Borenstein, who outlined the restaurant s revenue losses, convinced her to soften the sentence.
So instead of shutting the restaurant down, Commission Chairman Walter Shea and Commissioner Anthony Vigliotti voted with Haller to issue a hardship warning, even though the incident happened before the pandemic began.
WORCESTER The License Commission unanimously approved a 30-day suspension of Kwik Pik Convenience store s alcohol license Thursday, after its fifth violation of selling to a minor since 2012.
Police Lt. James Johnson alleged that the store at 557 Southwest Cutoff sold a six-pack of Bud Light to a 20-year-old man working with police as part of a sting operation on Jan. 26.
The board s decision came after a representative of the store not dispute the claim. The employee, who’s no longer employed by the store, was equipped with the appropriate technology to check IDs but for whatever reason did not use it, according to Dan Cotton, lawyer for store owner Anal K. Patalsaid.
WORCESTER A city license commissioner said she was stunned and left wondering what kind of culture exists inside the Smokah Bar & Lounge after hearing about a fight that left a pool table overturned and windows broken in February.
Commissioners also heard allegations from police that illegal drink specials were being sold at the bar, also known as Habaibna Hookah Lounge at 250 Commercial St., when they responded there for a report of a fight on Feb. 28.
Sgt. Thomas Needham told commissioners at their Dec. 3 meeting that police went to the bar Feb. 28, and could not see inside because of the window dressings. Once inside, police found the bar in disarray with the pool table on its side, but the people who caused the disturbance were gone.
WORCESTER – In a move that could cost the city more than $100,000 in revenue next year, the city License Commission voted to reduce fees and defer payments for those in the hard-hit hospitality industry.
Stephen Rolle, assistant chief development officer – Planning & Regulatory Services, told commissioners that the City Council favored the move that would help businesses.
Commission Chairman Walter Shea noted that the council s vote was 11-0 in favor of a resolution to reduce the fees.
The Dec. 3 vote by the commission will reduce by half the fees for all alcoholic club licenses, all common victualer licenses, tavern and inn holders of all alcoholic licenses, farmer/brewer licenses and wine tasting permits.