![]() The update might create as many as 53 more full service licenses but Thue conceded that the possible measure alone, “probably isn’t enough for us to get through the year.” Leaving the February DABS meeting, the state now has 16 full service licenses. It’s likely restaurant licenses will end up in the same precarious state as bar licenses at some point this year.Ĭommissioner Thue (I believe) mentioned a small temporary sliver of hope for beleaguered restaurateurs detailing a brief meeting with legislators (and DABS chair Tennert) where the possibility of moving a number of Utah’s bigger chains into a separate pool, might free up licenses for smaller operators. Multiple commissioners kept returning to the issue of scarcity, and the need to act as cautiously as possible. Motions made to grant licenses to others all sputtered out due to lack of consensus. Level Crossing Brewing, Salt Lake City, April 15th.Stack 571 Burger & Whiskey Bar, South Jordan, March 30th.Horizon View Restaurant, Moab, March 27th.Autocamp Zion Restaurant, Virgin, March 1st.Six additional businesses on the docket also hoped to secure a license for the following planned opening dates: ![]() ![]() Four businesses sufficiently satisfied commissioners this month and received the thumbs up: While more are expected to arrive slowly each month, Commissioner Orton noted, “we now as of this month, holding restaurants to the same level of scrutiny as we hold bars to.” Which is to say, you better to be ready to welcome paying guests should you want a full service restaurant license. Once a freely available license, entering the meeting this month the state had a mere 18 remaining. Full service restaurant license (beer, wine, liquor) Suffices to say it could have lasted longer, and plenty left the meeting empty handed and frustrated. Highlighting the enormity of challenges businesses can expect to face this year, today’s DABS meeting crashed through the two and a half hour mark. At least inasmuch in describing the current state of Utah’s stalled liquor policy. With all the headlines decrying a departing NBA’s labeling of Utah as boring – today’s DABS meeting left one feeling a better phrase might have been, dysfunctional.
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