Smalley's BBQ Cantina applies for California liquor license at 5923 Franklin Ave
Rule Changes Los Angeles, CA localState ABC record lists a type 47 on-sale application for the Los Angeles address; the license is not yet issued.
Overview
A California Alcoholic Beverage Control record lists Smalley's BBQ Cantina as applying for a type 47 on-sale general license at 5923 Franklin Ave in Los Angeles. The record says the application is applied for, not issued.
A type 47 license would allow beer, wine and spirits served with food. The application is one regulatory record; it does not show whether the business has every approval it needs or whether it is serving customers.
Why it matters
If approved, the license would let Smalley's Cantina serve beer, wine and spirits with food at this Franklin Avenue address.
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Organizations Involved
The holder named on a California ABC application for a type 47 license at 5923 Franklin Ave.
The state agency that regulates alcohol licenses and publishes licensing reports.
Timeline
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ABC record lists Smalley's Cantina license application
Today LicensingABC list shows a type 47 application for Smalley's Cantina LLC at 5923 Franklin Ave.
Scenarios
ABC issues type 47 license to Smalley's Cantina
Discussed by: Not publicly discussed; scenario tracks the ABC record.
The ABC licensing report would change the status from applied for to issued for Smalley's Cantina LLC at 5923 Franklin Ave. That would make the type 47 license active; the record would still not show whether the business is serving customers.
Smalley's Cantina application remains pending
Discussed by: Not publicly discussed; scenario tracks the ABC record.
The ABC record continues to list the type 47 application as applied for, without an issued license. The business would remain in the same regulatory position shown in the record.
Smalley's Cantina withdraws or is denied a type 47 license
Discussed by: Not publicly discussed; scenario tracks the ABC record.
The application would leave the pending track, either because the applicant withdraws or the state denies it. The ABC record would no longer show an active application for this holder and address.
