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Quincy licensing board approves festival permits, one‑day liquor licenses and several restaurant license transfers
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Summary
On Jan. 13 the City of Quincy Board of License Commissioners approved special-use permits for two cultural festivals, two one-day liquor licenses for a retail boutique, a common victualler license, and transfers of on‑premises all‑alcohol restaurant licenses, and accepted minutes from Dec. 16.
The City of Quincy Board of License Commissioners approved a series of permit and license requests at its Jan. 13 meeting, granting special-event permits for two seasonal cultural festivals, two one-day liquor licenses for ticketed retail events, a common victualler license for a new hibachi concept, and transfers of on‑premises all‑alcohol restaurant licenses.
Philip Chong, representing Quincy Asian Resources, told the board the organization seeks special‑use permits for the Lunar New Year celebration on Feb. 22, 2026 at North Quincy High School and for the August Moon Festival on Aug. 16, 2026 on Coddington Street in Quincy Center. "It's one of the signature events for the month of August for City of Quincy," Chong said. The board voted to approve those permits.
Jen O'Brien requested two one‑day liquor licenses for 2 Trunks Permanent Jewelry and Boutique at 1237 Hancock Street for ticketed events on Jan. 20 (5–10 p.m.) and Jan. 31 (11 a.m.–5 p.m.). O'Brien said the first event sold out and the second date was added to accommodate demand. The board approved both one‑day licenses.
Representatives for 18 Flame LLC, doing business as Quickway Japanese Hibachi at 479 Washington Street in the Quincy Point strip mall, described a quick‑service hibachi concept with counter service, 47 seats, and proposed hours of 10 a.m.–midnight with delivery until 2 a.m. Applicant Mei Wei Hu said the location is surrounded by other late‑closing businesses and that the operation includes takeout and delivery. The board approved a common victualler license for the premises and noted Sam Lin as the proposed manager.
The board also approved transfers of on‑premises all‑alcohol restaurant licenses. Flamin' 99 LLC, doing business as Chopsticks and Forks, was approved to take the license for the premises at 6264 Billings Road; applicants said no menu, hours or renovations are planned and the proposed manager has prior experience at the existing operation. 8 Plus 1 BBQ Live House LLC was approved to take the license for 1416 Cottage Ave; attorney Ka Wong and representative Kalyan Wang described the existing hours and proposed a small 8‑by‑14 stage for occasional music or karaoke, and the board noted the entertainment license would transfer as part of that approval.
In other business, staff said the lottery will provide a Keynote monitor to the Copeland package store at 273 Copeland Street. The board voted to accept the minutes of its Dec. 16 hearing and adjourned; the next hearing was set for Tuesday, Jan. 27.
Actions recorded at the meeting included motions to approve each request; votes were taken by voice and recorded as "Aye". The transcript does not include roll‑call tallies or named roll‑call votes for these motions.
