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Council OKs Deja Vu Club’s classification change to restaurant with food-service condition
Summary
The mayor and council approved reclassification of Deja Vu Club LLC from bar to restaurant at 224 North Hamilton Street, granting Sunday sales and requiring the owner to update the food-service permit/menu with the health department per a Public Safety Commission stipulation.
The mayor and council approved a classification change for Deja Vu Club LLC, doing business as Deja Vu, converting the business from a bar to a restaurant at 224 North Hamilton Street and allowing Sunday sales, at a special called meeting on Aug. 21, 2025. The approval came with a stipulation from the Public Safety Commission that the applicant update the business’s food-service inspection/menu with the health department after approval.
Jesse, a city staff member presenting the application, identified the applicant as Maria Vargas Esquivel and said the application sought a restaurant license that would include Sunday sales. Jesse told the council the Public Safety Commission recommended approval with a condition: that the applicant obtain an updated food-service inspection and update the menu with the health department once the menu expands to include hot items beyond the establishment’s current limited offerings.
Jesse explained the business currently holds a health-department food-service permit that covers a limited menu, which he described as items such as chips, salsa and guacamole. He said that if the applicant adds hot food items such as hot dogs, the health department will require an updated menu to extend the existing permit rather than issue an entirely new permit.
A council member asked whether the stipulation needed to be added explicitly to the motion. City Attorney advised the mayor that the city code requires a food-service permit and that, because the applicant already has a permit in place and is making limited changes, the council could approve the license outright; staff would rely on the health department’s permitting process to document any menu-level changes.
The council then moved and seconded a motion to approve the classification change; the motion passed by voice vote with no roll-call tally recorded in the transcript.
The transcript records the council’s direction that the applicant must coordinate with the health department to update the food-service permit/menu when the menu expands; the city attorney’s comments cited the city code requirement for a food-service permit. No further conditions or enforcement steps were recorded in the meeting transcript.
