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Paradiso Restaurante fined $300 after failing compliance check for sale to a minor
Summary
The board found Paradiso Restaurante culpable for selling alcohol to a minor during a Jan. 28 compliance check and assessed a $300 fine, payable within 30 days.
The Carroll County Liquor Board found Paradiso Restaurante (20 Distillery Drive, Westminster) culpable of selling alcohol to a person under 21 and assessed a $300 fine.
Inspector William Ledley testified that on Jan. 28 a volunteer went to Paradiso, ordered a Miller Lite and was served without being asked for identification. Ledley identified the bartender who served the volunteer as Ailyn (Aylin) Wallen and said she was Tips/TAMs certified but had "no excuse for not asking for the volunteer's ID." Ledley told the board the volunteer was 18 at the time of the sale and a follow‑up compliance check on March 4 passed.
Owner Omar Ambrose Toga and manager Jose Antonio told the board the business maintains a 31‑page employee handbook, requires alcohol-awareness training, and has strengthened retraining and staff-review practices since the incident. The owner said he pays for training and offers incentives for compliance. The board balanced the violation against the operators’ corrective steps and their broader record and ordered a $300 fine, to be paid within 30 days of written notice.
The board recorded the motion finding the licensee culpable and assessing a $300 fine; the vote passed by voice.
