Littleton licensing panel approves liquor license for Vina Meals

The Littleton Licensing Commission voted unanimously to approve a hotel-and-restaurant liquor license for Viet Meals LLC doing business as Vina Meals, located at 1500 West Littleton Boulevard, Suite 110A. The commission approved the item on a 5-0 voice/thumbs vote; the license is subject to final approval by the Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division and “reasonable requirements of the neighborhood,” the motion stated.

The commission’s action followed a public hearing at which Ni Truong, who attended on behalf of her sister Tiffany La (the listed owner), described Vina Meals as a family-run Vietnamese restaurant seeking to expand service after customer requests. “We are a Vietnamese restaurant, family run restaurant, and we would like to serve alcohol since so many people have asked for it,” Truong said. She told commissioners the restaurant opened in March 2024 and that she and her sister hold ServSafe (alcohol service) training certificates.

Truong said the restaurant’s posted hours are 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily except Monday; she clarified the restaurant planned to serve alcohol roughly between 9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and that alcoholic beverages would be served by her or her sister, not sold for carryout. She described the proposed liquor storage as behind the cashier counter and said there is no outdoor patio connected to the space.

Clerk staff confirmed Truong submitted petitions from neighbors in support; staff counted 45 signatures initially, of which 23 were valid for the licensing petition because others were outside the jurisdictional boundary required for local petition validation. Truong also said she and her sister previously operated a restaurant in Englewood for about five years.

Commissioners asked routine questions about hours, prior experience, training, and whether other nearby restaurants held licenses. One commissioner said the restaurant “seems very well run and very nice and clean” after a prior visit. After brief discussion the commission member identified as Commissioner Primu moved to approve the resolution granting the license, Commissioner Hancock seconded, and the commission voted 5–0 in favor. The commission’s motion noted the license approval was contingent on state-level approval by the Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division and “based upon the reasonable requirements of the neighborhood, the desires of the adult inhabitants as evidenced by petitions, remonstrances, or otherwise, and all other reasonable restrictions that are or may be placed upon the neighborhood by the local licensing commission.”

The license remains subject to final review and approval by the Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division and any additional conditions the local commission may impose in writing.