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Licensing board approves new and transferred licenses, fines Carroll Lutheran Village for underage sale
Summary
The Carroll County Board of License Commissioners approved several license actions Tuesday, including a new class B license for Rincon Italian Grill (conditional on alcohol-awareness training), transfer approvals for Brewery Fire and Sarah Restaurant on Main, and a $600 fine for Carroll Lutheran Village after two underage sales.
Carroll County's Board of License Commissioners handled a package of licensing requests, transfers and an enforcement action at its public meeting.
Key outcomes
- Rincon Italian Grill (577 Johnsville Road, Sykesville): The board approved a new class B (beer, wine and liquor) license for Yancy Cisneros and Jose Ramirez, trading as Rincon Italian and Grill Inc. The approval included a stipulation that the license not be issued until completion of alcohol-awareness training. The board accepted the petitioners— character witnesses and noted the business has operated for about 14 months.
- Carroll Lutheran Village / CLV Catering Inc. (900 Mission Square, Westminster): In a violation hearing for two separate instances of service to minors on June 17, the board found the licensee culpable and imposed fines of $300 per occurrence for a total of $600. The board gave the licensee 30 days to satisfy the fine. Inspector Sherry Warner testified about the underage compliance operation and said the volunteers were 20 years old; CLV management described steps taken to reinforce training and policy changes after the incident.
- Brewery Fire: The board approved the transfer of a class D (beer-only) license from Brewery Fire LLC to Brewery X LLC. The approved owners are Deepkumar Patel (majority owner) and Jesse Johnson (remaining operating partner); Johnson will continue day-to-day operations. Counsel said the transfer is an asset sale and that on-site taproom operations should remain unchanged.
- Sarah Restaurant on Main (32 West Main St., Westminster): The board approved the transfer of a class B (beer, wine and liquor) license from JRJ LLC to JJG LLC; James W. Sarah was approved as the licensee for the new LLC. The board heard that the change is a reorganization of ownership and does not alter the restaurant—s operation, training policies or floor plan. Gunnar Sarah will serve as the restaurant—s on-site manager.
Other actions
- The board approved multiple one-day liquor licenses with no objections, including: Republican Club (one-day license for Oct. 1 fundraiser at Winfield Fire Hall), Town of Hampstead (Hampstead Fall Fest Beer Garden, Oct. 12), Mount Airy Main Street Oktoberfest (Oct. 5), McDaniel College (Baker Chapel one-day event), and the Crab Cake Festival benefitting Meals on Wheels at the Farm Museum (Oct. 26).
- The board approved the minutes from its Aug. 14 meeting.
Votes and stipulations
Most motions were approved by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the public transcript. The Rincon approval carries the explicit stipulation that the license not be issued until the applicants complete alcohol-awareness training. The CLV violation resulted in a $300 fine per occurrence (two occurrences) totaling $600, payable within 30 days.
Ending: The board directed staff to follow up on the training stipulations and to collect payment for the CLV fine. Several applicants were told to provide proof of training and any additional documentation needed for final issuance of licenses.
