The Baltimore City Board of Liquor License Commissioners on July 24 found multiple licensees in violation of city liquor rules and local health and permitting requirements and assessed fines ranging from $100 to $500.

Why it matters: The board’s actions affect neighborhood noise, public health enforcement and whether establishments may operate taverns or host live entertainment. Several licensees admitted the violations during their hearings, and the board imposed fines and deadlines for compliance or application filings.

The board opened the hearing by listing postponed docket items and noting licensees who used the monetary-penalty-in-lieu program. It then heard cases and made findings in four enforcement matters.

Nobles Bar and Grill — loud music and health-code violation
Nicholas Marshall and Daniel F. Perog Jr., identified in the record as licensees for Perog and Marshall Inc., trading as Nobles Bar and Grill, 1024 South Charles Street (Class BD7), admitted violations stemming from March 23, 2025, for loud music and for restroom/health-code issues. The board said the loud music occurred after a DJ was moved downstairs during construction of a new DJ booth; the licensees told the board the booth has since been relocated and construction completed. Agent Chase (Baltimore City Liquor Board inspector) told the board inspectors returned and found the new stage and that the licensee cooperated with inspectors. The board found violations of Rule 3.12 (General Welfare) and Rule 3.092 (Restroom facilities and health regulations) and imposed a $250 fine, due in 30 days (the record reflects the chair and another member agreed the accurate split was $125 per violation for a $250 total). The board entered inspection photos, Google Maps images and renovation photos into the record.

Hideout Liquors — operation and permit/inspection failures
Nebiyu Sayum, identified as licensee for Hideout Liquors LLC, trading as Hideout Liquors, 2101–03 East North Avenue (Class BD7), through counsel Abraham Hurd, admitted violations arising from March 4, 2025. Counsel said the licensee recently acquired the property at auction and faced a prolonged opening process; counsel said there had been some confusion about whether a tavern license required a health permit. Inspector Jordan told the board that a follow-up inspection found the location in compliance and improved. The board found violations of Rule 4.204(b) (specific requirements for permitted activities by license type), Rule 3.052 (alcohol awareness certificate), and Rule 3.02 (cooperation) for the March 4 date, and assessed $100 for each violation with 30 days to pay.

SNS/packaged-goods/tavern operation concerns
The hearing record includes a case identified as SNS Liquor Corporation, trading as SNS Liquor, 2135 East North Avenue, charged with sanitation and failing to operate the tavern portion of the license when the packaged-goods area was open (Rule 3.08(b) and Rule 4.2(b), alleged for May 27, 2025). The transcript shows an inspection by Inspector Bass Myers describing household items and clutter in the licensed premises, and a follow-up inspection on July 11 that showed conditions similar to earlier photos. The licensee admitted violations; the chair recited findings and announced fines and deadlines during the hearing. The record also shows the board gave one licensee (referred to in the transcript as Mr. O) 30 days both to pay fines and to submit an application to convert or restore an appropriate on-site-consumption license (an A-7 or similar) or face suspension of the packaged-goods operation. The board stated its office would help the licensee file the application.

Bar Elite — unauthorized live entertainment
Thomas Bennett Jr. and Reggie Ware III, identified as licensees of Bar Elite LLC, 1571 Ridgely Street (Class D), admitted a violation for live entertainment without authorization on May 10, 2025. Counsel said the licensee had filed for a live-entertainment permit with the zoning board (BMZA) and had faced delays in submission and drawing requirements; the licensees were told not to host live entertainment until zoning approval. Agent Tuttom testified a video taken by inspectors showed live entertainment in progress when the summons was served. The board found a violation of Rule 4.14 (live entertainment without authorization) and imposed a $500 fine with 30 days to pay.

Process and next steps
Most respondents admitted the charged violations. The board made findings based on charging documents, admissions and testimony and entered inspection photographs and other exhibits into the record. Where indicated, the board conditioned continued operation on timely corrective steps: fines due within 30 days and, in at least one case, a 30-day deadline to submit a license application to avoid suspension. The board recessed until its next meeting, scheduled for July 31, 2025.

Quotes from the record
"It'll never happen again," Nicholas Marshall, licensee of Perog and Marshall Inc., told the board about the music level that led to the noise finding.

"They were in full compliance," Inspector Jordan said of Hideout Liquors during a follow-up inspection.

What the record does not show
The board record in the transcript does not include roll-call votes for these determinations, nor does it list a mover or seconder for motions finding violations; the board based findings on charging documents, admissions and testimony. The transcript does not provide full first names for every board member or inspector mentioned; unidentified board speakers are recorded generically in the transcript as the chair or agents/inspectors.

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