Final DABS meeting of the year issues licenses to eighteen businesses

Last week saw the final DABS commission get-together of the year. Here’s a quick recap of who received what. Note: the dates listed indicate the business’s expected opening month, if not otherwise imminent.

Bar licenses

Seven bar licenses remained in the state inventory entering the meeting. One more is expected to arrive in March due to population increases. The following three names each received a bar license at the meeting:

• Eleven Nightclub, Salt Lake City, January 2025
• Kiitos Brewing, Salt Lake City, January 2025
• SnowmoBAR, Salt Lake City, January 2025

Fact fans should note that SnowmoBAR is the new name for Central 9th’s former Snowmobile Pizza – which will be surrendering its restaurant license to transition to a 21+ bar setup.

Full-service restaurant licenses (beer, wine, liquor)

69 licenses of this type remained available at the start of proceedings, with seven restaurants picking up a license:

• Don Miguel’s, Cedar City
• The Continental, Provo
• Cody’s Gastro Garage, Nephi
• Back Spin Bistro, St. George, January 2025
• Cosmica, Salt Lake City, January 2025
• Lucky Slice Pizza, Logan, February 2025
• Hash Kitchen, Salt Lake City, February 2025

Limited-service restaurant license (beer, wine)

• White Tomato Artisan Pasta, Draper
• Sukiya Sushi & Japanese Buffet, Orem
• Mensho Ramen, Salt Lake City
• Junah Restaurant, Salt Lake City
• Slice House, Salt Lake City
• Hank’s Bistro and Brew, Eden
• Pepper Lunch, Riverton

Finally, a beer-only restaurant license was awarded to Aroma Sports Bar and Grill in Roy.

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Stuart Melling

Hi, I’m Stuart, nice to meet you!  I’m the founder, writer and wrangler at Gastronomic SLC.  I’m a multiple-award winning journalist and have written in myopic detail about the Salt Lake City  dining scene for the better part of seventeen years.

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