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Baltimore liquor board approves wave of 90‑day transfer hardship extensions, multiple transfers and new licenses
Summary
At its May 7 meeting the Board of Liquor License Commissioners approved several 90‑day transfer hardship extensions for pending transfers, granted multiple ownership transfers and approved new restaurant and entertainment licenses, including a new restaurant on Bayview Boulevard.
The Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City on May 7 approved a string of temporary 90‑day transfer hardship extensions for businesses that said inspections, permitting or paperwork delayed their openings, and approved a number of ownership transfers and new licenses.
Many applicants told the board they faced inspection scheduling, online permitting errors or construction timelines that made the statutory transfer deadlines difficult to meet. The board approved 90‑day transfer hardship extensions for Lime and Salt Investments LLC (Belt Street), Royal Thai Restaurant (3100 Greenmount Avenue), Fins on Madison, Massawa Liquor Store (2802 Edmonson Avenue), ASR Lounge, D and M Sports Bar & Grill and Ni Hao (2322 Boston Street). The approvals were made on the record after applicants’ counsel and the applicants described outstanding steps such as final inspections or correcting an online permit application.
Chair (unnamed) repeatedly framed the extensions as limited relief tied to written requests on file; commissioners concurred and voted in favor. In each case the board cited written documentation (letters dated March–April 2026) and on‑the‑record proffers when explaining the votes.
The board also approved multiple transfers of existing licenses where applicants indicated no operational changes are planned: 1 Stop Liquor (1524 Cypress Street), a transfer to a local owner in Curtis Bay, a temporary owner arrangement at 1110–1112 South Charles Street intended to preserve a license while a permanent tenant is sought, and the transfer of the Horseshoe Baltimore casino video lottery facility license. Counsel for the Horseshoe emphasized the operations, training and ID‑check policies would continue unchanged under new management.
Several applicants’ requests were approved subject to memoranda of understanding where required by code; the board repeatedly noted that those MOUs are enforceable conditions of the license approvals.
The board recessed until its next meeting on May 21, 2026.
