Waukesha City committee unanimously approves Mayor's Restaurant liquor license, grants bartender license and multiple renewals

The Waukesha City Ordinance and Licensing Committee unanimously approved a Class B beer and Class B liquor license for Mayor's Restaurant and granted a bartender license to an applicant, during a brief meeting on April 14, 2025.

The approvals came during the committee's regularly scheduled meeting, which convened at 6:04 p.m. The committee voted unanimously to forward Mayor's Restaurant's license application to the full Common Council with a recommendation to approve; the council will consider the licenses the next day. The committee also unanimously approved a bartender license for Destiny Lars and a set of business renewal applications, and it conditionally approved a sidewalk café permit for Magellan's on Main Street pending public works engineering comments.

The approvals were procedural but included a substantive review of one bartender applicant's record. Destiny Lars told the committee she was involved in an alcohol-related traffic stop in May 2023 and acknowledged making “a really bad decision to drive home” while underage and impaired. “I was underage. I was impaired so I shouldn't have been driving,” Lars said. She described being stopped, completing field tests and being taken into custody for a short time, then released to her mother.

Maria Soto, identified at the meeting as Lars's employer and the applicant's agent from Los Accion (the restaurant where Lars works), urged the committee to approve the bartender license. “I'm feeling really confident with Destiny getting bartenders,” Soto said, citing several years of experience with the restaurant and internal promotions that the restaurant said demonstrate maturity and trustworthiness.

Committee members questioned Lars and her agent about the May 2023 incident and about whether the applicant had prior convictions. Lars said she paid some tickets and that an attorney handled court interactions; she described the record as not requiring her to appear for court dates. After discussion, a committee member moved to approve the bartender application; another member seconded the motion and the committee voted aye. The committee chair stated the motion passed unanimously; the chair said the bartender license would be available on Wednesday following council action.

On the Mayor's Restaurant application, the committee invited the applicant to speak briefly. The committee asked whether the applicant or LLC owned other restaurants; the applicant said the LLC formed in 2023 and that this would be the business's first restaurant. A motion to approve the Mayor's Restaurant Class B Beer and Class B Liquor License application was made and seconded; the vote was unanimous and the chair said the item will go to the full council the following day and that the applicant should expect a call regarding the liquor license.

The committee also took action on sidewalk café and renewal permits. Members approved Magellan's sidewalk café permit on the condition that the business comply with public works engineering comments: no anchoring of tables or fixtures in the right-of-way and maintenance of a minimum of 4 feet 6 inches of clear sidewalk at all times, with a preference that a wider clearance be provided where possible. The committee recorded that repeated complaints could affect future renewals.

The committee approved a slate of renewal applications by motion, listing the businesses approved together: Aldi #59; The Rotunda House of Guinness; Daddy O's Restaurant; Bosco's Social Club; For the Story LLC; Soleman's Pub and Grill; Zillie's Grandview Inn; Zillie Hospitality Group; remaining Magellan's permits; Margaritas; Foxview Lanes; Meadowbrook Corner Pump; Pick 'n Save (415-308); Saint Mary Catholic Parish; Spanish Traveler; CVS Pharmacy #8764; and Let's Roll Tobacco and Liquor. All were approved unanimously.

One bartender applicant, Maureen Del Godillo, was not present; the committee held that application over to the next meeting so the applicant could appear in person.

Votes at a glance

- Mayor's Restaurant — Class B Beer & Class B Liquor License application: motion to approve made and seconded; outcome: approved unanimously; forwarded to Common Council for final action.

- Destiny Lars — Bartender license application: motion to approve made and seconded; outcome: approved unanimously; license to be issued after council processing.

- Magellan's — Sidewalk café permit: motion to approve made and seconded; outcome: approved unanimously contingent on public works engineering conditions (no anchoring in right-of-way; minimum 4 ft 6 in clear sidewalk; preference for wider clearance where possible). Repeated complaints may affect future renewals.

- Maureen Del Godillo — Bartender license application: applicant not present; outcome: held over to next meeting.

- Renewal applications (group vote): Aldi #59; The Rotunda House of Guinness; Daddy O's Restaurant; Bosco's Social Club; For the Story LLC; Soleman's Pub and Grill; Zillie's Grandview Inn; Zillie Hospitality Group; Magellan's (remaining permits); Margaritas; Foxview Lanes; Meadowbrook Corner Pump; Pick 'n Save (415-308); Saint Mary Catholic Parish; Spanish Traveler; CVS Pharmacy #8764; Let's Roll Tobacco and Liquor — outcome: approved unanimously.

Procedural notes and next steps

Committee members said approved items will go to the full Common Council the following day for final action where required; the committee chair said applicants should expect administrative follow-up calls and that approved bartender and liquor licenses are typically available after council processing.

Speakers

Committee chair — Chair, Waukesha City Ordinance and Licensing Committee (unnamed in record); affiliation: government (Waukesha City). First reference: 00:00–00:11.

Micah — Committee member (first name given in the record), Waukesha City Ordinance and Licensing Committee; affiliation: government. First reference: 00:72–00:78.

Alicia — Committee member (first name given in the record), Waukesha City Ordinance and Licensing Committee; affiliation: government. First reference: 00:104–00:110.

Destiny Lars — Applicant for bartender license; affiliation_type: citizen; first reference: 00:217–00:247.

Maria Soto — Identified as the applicant's agent and employer (restaurant manager/agent) representing Los Accion; affiliation_type: business; first reference: 00:341–00:350.

Mayor's Restaurant applicant — Applicant for Mayor's Restaurant Class B license (name not stated on the record); affiliation_type: business (Mayor's Restaurant). First reference: 00:46–00:70.

Maureen Del Godillo — Bartender license applicant (not present); affiliation_type: citizen; first reference: 00:557–00:577.

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