LIQUOR COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Consider Temptinn Indian Fusion/Spin by Temptinn’s request to increase the downtown Late Night Permit cap to extend liquor service beyond 11:00 p.m.
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DEPARTMENT: Legal Department
SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer Bonner, Senior Assistant City Attorney
BACKGROUND:
The Class B - Restaurant and Tavern liquor license allows full-service restaurants with a customer bar to sell and serve alcoholic liquor for on-premises consumption, but service must end at 11:00 p.m. each day. Establishments may extend these hours by obtaining a Late-Night permit, which authorizes alcohol service from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Monday through Friday and until 2:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, without requiring a fully staffed kitchen or menu service during those hours. Late-Night permits for downtown locations are currently capped at 21, and all permits are in use. Temptinn Indian Fusion/Spin by Temptinn (“Temptinn”), located at 220-226 S. Washington, is requesting a text amendment to increase this cap from 21 to 22 so they may obtain a Late-Night permit.
On October 25, 2024, a Class A - Restaurant liquor license was issued to Temptinn for Suite 220. Temptinn later expanded operations into Suite 226, and after inquiry from City staff, the liquor license was extended to include retail sale and service in that space. A mobile bar was subsequently installed without approval, and on or around February 5, 2026, a citation was issued against the liquor license for the sale and/or service of alcoholic liquor from a mobile bar within a Class A - Restaurant licensed premises, in violation of the City’s Code. Temptinn stipulated to the violation and paid a $1,000 fine. If the Liquor Commission recommends approval of the request, it may also consider recommending a probationary period due to the recent violation.