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Garden restaurant cited after failure to evacuate during fire alarm, crowd‑manager log incomplete
Summary
Garden Fire Department cited Subway Bistro after officers found the restaurant had not evacuated during an active alarm and its crowd‑manager log contained only six entries since January 2025.
The Garden Fire Department issued a citation to Subway Bistro after firefighters found the restaurant had not evacuated during an active alarm, the Garden License Commission was told.
Captain Ozowski of the Garden Fire Department completed a code enforcement inspection and reviewed the restaurant’s crowd‑manager log, which the captain found contained only six dates since the restaurant opened in January 2025. The commission received a copy of the fire department’s report in its meeting packet.
“They did receive a citation,” a staff member said during the meeting, noting the citation was a full citation rather than a warning. Commission members clarified that the incident is a fire‑code enforcement matter handled by the fire department, and that the restaurant remained in compliance with alcohol licensing requirements.
Action and recordkeeping: The incident was placed on the commission’s record for information; no disciplinary action by the license commission was recorded in the meeting discussion. Staff noted that the citation and the fire department report were included in the meeting packet for the commission’s review.
Background: The commission asked for the matter to be on record so that licensing considerations can be referenced if additional issues arise. No follow‑up hearing or formal license sanction was recorded in the meeting transcript.
