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Cumru approves intermunicipal liquor‑license transfer for Crooked Hen restaurant
Summary
The Cumru Township Board approved Crooked Hen Corporation’s request to transfer an R (restaurant) liquor license to 2233 Lancaster Pike in Shillington, clearing the way for the business to submit its PLCB application; the vote was unanimous and the solicitor will sign the resolution for PLCB filing.
The Cumru Township Board of Commissioners voted to approve an intermunicipal transfer of a restaurant liquor license to Crooked Hen Corporation for premises at 2233 Lancaster Pike in Shillington. The board’s approval authorizes staff to sign the township resolution and forward the application and supporting exhibits to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board for its review.
Attorney Salfa, representing Crooked Hen, told the board this hearing was the required first step for a license transfer within Berks County and described the PLCB’s subsequent site inspection and background checks. “If it’s approved, typically…a PLCB investigator comes out, looks at the premises, does background checks on the manager and owners, shareholders,” Salfa said, outlining the agency’s process and timelines.
Applicant Gevork Georgio Amartimin, who identified himself as the sole shareholder, described the proposed operation as a daytime and evening diner that will offer breakfast, brunch and lunch with plans to expand dinner service. He said the restaurant currently has roughly 82 indoor seats and 75 outdoor seats, uses a shared parking arrangement with its landlord and plans to operate most nights until 9 p.m., closed Mondays. “We open at 07:30…we’re trying to find more people…and we’re going to most likely be open till 09:00 at night every day except for Mondays,” Georgio said.
Commissioners asked standard PLCB questions about seating, security, ID checks and the absence of nightclub or amusement uses. No members of the public asked to speak during the hearing. Following the presentation and the applicant’s affirmation of facts on the record, a commissioner moved, the motion was seconded, and the board approved the intermunicipal transfer by voice vote. The township solicitor will sign the resolution and provide the documentation to the PLCB for next steps in the licensing process.
Next steps: after the township’s resolution is filed, the PLCB will complete its investigation and, if the PLCB and state requirements are satisfied, the license may transfer within an anticipated multi‑month period.
