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Directing the Department of Safety and Inspections to proceed with the Denial of the Liquor On Sale-181-290 seats and Entertainment (B) License and adverse action against Pupraya Thai Restaurant LLC d/b/a Pupraya Thai Restaurant LLC (License ID #20220001254) for the premises located at 945 Rice St Unit A.
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WHEREAS, the Liquor On Sale-181-290 seats and Entertainment (B) license application submitted by Pupraya Thai Restaurant LLC d/b/a Pupraya Thai Restaurant LLC (“Pupraya Thai Restaurant LLC”) under License ID #2022001254 for the premises located at 945 Rice St Unit A, Saint Paul, MN 55117 (“Premises”), which is owned by Bee Yang is subject to a Notice of Intent to Deny License (Notice”) in which the Department of Safety and Inspections (“Department”) provided notice to the Applicant of its intent to deny license and move forward with adverse action supported by Saint Paul Legislative Code 310.03(a); and
WHEREAS, on May 31, 2022, the Applicant submitted a Class “N” License Application for a Liquor On Sale-181-290 seats and Entertainment (B) license.
WHEREAS, on September 29, 2022, DSI Inspector, Ross Haddow sent the Applicant a letter to inform them that their application is in the process of being reviewed. The Applicant was advised to submit missing documents to the Department of Safety and Inspections in order for the application to be processed. The requested documents were the State of Minnesota AGED documents, a copy of the Business Purchase Agreement, Notarized Personal Affidavit, Personal Taxes over the last 3 years, and a copy of the Liquor Liability Insurance certificate.
WHEREAS, on January 8, 2025, DSI Inspector, Jeff Fischbach sent the Applicant a letter informing them their application had been pending since July 28, 2022, and the Department of Safety and Inspections had no record of any further communication from the Applicant involving the pending license application. It also stated that due to the length of time since ...
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