Zui By Osen seeks beer-and-wine license at Silver Lake izakaya's Sunset address

Overview

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Zui By Osen LLC has applied to California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for a license to sell beer and wine at 2903 W Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles. The Type 41 on-sale eating-place license appeared on the department's report October 28 with a status of applied for, not issued.

The address is the Silver Lake home of Izakaya Osen, the Japanese izakaya operated by the Osen Group, which has been rotating concepts at the location. The filing does not say whether Zui By Osen is a new concept, a renaming, or already serving customers.

Why it matters

If approved, beer-and-wine pouring rights at the Sunset Boulevard izakaya would sit with Zui By Osen, a newly named entity.

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Key Indicators

License application on record

Zui By Osen LLC Type 41 beer-and-wine application at 2903 W Sunset Blvd; not yet issued

Izakaya Osen locations

Silver Lake and Irvine, per the restaurant's website

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People Involved

Damon Cho

Leader of The Osen Group, per the group's press page

Connection to Zui By Osen LLC not documented in the record

Organizations Involved

Zui By Osen LLC

Limited liability company

Applicant for Type 41 on-sale beer-and-wine license at 2903 W Sunset Blvd; application not yet issued

Entity applying to California's ABC to sell beer and wine with food at 2903 W Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles.

California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

State regulatory agency

Processing Zui By Osen's application; publishes daily license reports

The state agency that licenses alcohol sales in California and publishes daily license and permit reports.

Izakaya Osen

Restaurant

Operates at 2903 W Sunset Blvd (Silver Lake) and in Irvine, per its website

Japanese izakaya serving sushi, sashimi, and small plates, with locations in Silver Lake and Irvine.

The Osen Group

Restaurant group

Operates Izakaya Osen and other concepts; press page notes concept reshuffles

Restaurant group behind Izakaya Osen, with press items covering concept changes at its locations.

Golden Goose Family Inc

Licensed operator

Holds licensing at 2903 W Sunset Blvd per ABC and USAspending-linked records

Identified as the licensed operator at 2903 W Sunset Blvd in ABC-linked data, with federal SBA loan records on file.

Timeline

October 2024 October 2026

2 events Latest: Today

October 2026
Zui By Osen license application appears on ABC list
Today Regulatory

California ABC report shows Zui By Osen LLC applied for a Type 41 on-sale beer-and-wine license at 2903 W Sunset Blvd; not yet issued.
Today
October 2024
Izakaya Osen trademark filed
Regulatory

Golden Goose Family Inc files USPTO trademark for Izakaya Osen restaurant services; later marked abandoned for failure to respond.
October 16th, 2024

Scenarios

Zui By Osen gets beer-and-wine license at Sunset address

Possible Resolves by Q1 2027

Discussed by: The straightforward reading of ABC records once the application processes

ABC approves the Type 41 application and lists the license as issued or active for Zui By Osen LLC at 2903 W Sunset Blvd. The new entity would then hold pouring rights for beer and wine with food at the Silver Lake izakaya's address.

Zui By Osen application withdrawn or denied

Possible Resolves by Q2 2027

Discussed by: The group's 2024 abandoned trademark filing offers a precedent for filings that lapse

ABC denies the application, or Zui By Osen withdraws it, and the record is removed or marked accordingly. The group has let a regulatory filing lapse before: Golden Goose Family's 2024 Izakaya Osen trademark was marked abandoned for failure to respond.

Historical Context

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October 2024 - October 2026

Izakaya Osen trademark application abandoned (2024)

Golden Goose Family Inc, identified in ABC-linked records as the licensed operator at 2903 W Sunset Blvd, filed a USPTO trademark for Izakaya Osen restaurant services on October 16, 2024. By the time data collectors reviewed it in October 2026, the application was marked abandoned for failure to respond or a late response.

Then

The trademark never registered with the USPTO.

Now

The failed filing became part of the record of the group's restaurant operations at this address.

Why this matters now

The same operator group has let a regulatory filing lapse, which frames the uncertainty around whether Zui By Osen's beer-and-wine application will complete its path to approval.