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Chipotle at 5349 Murfreesboro Road granted beer permit by unanimous voice vote
Summary
The Board of Business unanimously approved a beer-permit application for a new Chipotle Mexican Grill at 5349 Murfreesboro Road in La Vergne, Tenn.; the applicant described manager training and ID-check procedures during a brief public hearing.
La Vergne, Tenn., July 17, 2025 — The Board of Business unanimously approved a beer-permit application for a Chipotle Mexican Grill at 5349 Murfreesboro Road (application number 5302) during its July 17 meeting.
The vote followed a short presentation by Jimmy Sanchez, who identified himself as representing Chipotle Mexican Grill, and a brief question-and-answer on the chain’s procedures for preventing underage sales. The matter was approved by motion and second and passed by a voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Jimmy Sanchez, representing Chipotle Mexican Grill, gave the location as 5349 Murfreesboro Road and identified the applicant as Chipotle Mexican Grill. On staff training and age verification, Sanchez said: "We actually have training for our managers where they have to have the alcohol horizon for the managers. And then anyone that is 18 is not allowed to sell or serve alcohol." He added that the restaurant maintains a binder or document noting the cut-off date for acceptable birth dates and that managers check identification for every beer purchase: "...every person that decides to purchase beer, we check their ID. It has to be done by the manager itself."
When asked about the restaurant’s opening date, Sanchez said, "We open on the 20 eighth of last month," and confirmed the business was not yet selling beer at the time of the meeting.
A board member moved to approve the application; another board member seconded the motion. After the motion and second, the board voted by voice and the chair announced the motion passed unanimously.
Discussion was limited to the applicant’s presentation of internal controls (manager training and ID checks) and brief procedural questions from the board. No city ordinance, state statute, permit conditions, or other legal requirements were cited on the record during the discussion, and no written conditions were read into the record.
The permit was identified in the meeting record as application number 5302 for Chipotle Mexican Grill at 5349 Murfreesboro Road. The board also approved routine minutes and adjourned later in the session.
