City Food & Deli licensed for beer, wine and spirits sales in Sacramento

Overview

Updated 45 minutes ago

City Food & Deli, the convenience store at 7076 Bowling Drive in south Sacramento, now holds an active California licence to sell beer, wine, and spirits for takeaway. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) recorded the type 21 off-sale general licence on October 26, 2026, in the name of Budwal Charan.

The store has traded here since at least December 2023 and passed three health inspections with no violations. The licence is the standard ABC permit for off-premises beer, wine, and spirits sales. The record doesn't show whether alcohol sales have begun.

Why it matters

The licence permits City Food & Deli to sell beer, wine, and spirits for takeaway — expanding what this neighborhood store can legally stock.

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Key Indicators

Type 21

ABC licence type — Off-Sale General: beer, wine, spirits to take away

Standard California permit for retail off-premises alcohol sales.

Health inspections on record, all passed

Sacramento County inspections from December 2023 to December 2025 recorded no violations.

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People Involved

Budwal Charan

Licence holder, City Food & Deli

Named licence holder in October 2026 ABC record

Organizations Involved

California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

State agency

Issuer of the type 21 licence

California's state agency that licenses and regulates alcohol sales.

City Food & Deli

Convenience store and deli

Business at 7076 Bowling Drive, Sacramento

Neighborhood convenience store and deli at 7076 Bowling Drive.

Timeline

December 2023 October 2026

4 events Latest: 3 days ago

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October 2026
ABC records active alcohol licence
Latest Licensing

California ABC lists active type 21 off-sale general licence for City Food & Deli, holder Budwal Charan.
3 days ago
December 2025
Health inspection passes clean
Inspection

Third county inspection on record, no violations.
December 30th, 2025
January 2025
Health inspection passes clean
Inspection

Second county inspection on record, no violations.
January 3rd, 2025
December 2023
Health inspection passes clean
Inspection

Sacramento County records no violations at City Food & Deli.
December 8th, 2023

Scenarios

City Food & Deli keeps its alcohol licence

Likely Resolves by Oct 26, 2027

Discussed by: No public analysts track this licence; reflects standard ABC renewal practice.

ABC off-sale general licences run for a year and can be renewed. As long as the store stays open and Charan or the business renews, the type 21 licence stays on ABC records. This is the baseline path for a functioning store.

City Food & Deli's alcohol licence lapses

Unlikely Resolves by Oct 26, 2027

Discussed by: No public analysts; a low-probability outcome unless the store closes or faces ABC action.

A licence lapses if the holder fails to renew it, the business closes, or ABC revokes it over a violation. The store's clean inspection record makes disciplinary revocation unlikely; closure or non-renewal is the more plausible path.

Alcohol sales appear at the store

Uncertain Resolves by Oct 26, 2027

Discussed by: No public analysts; the open question left by the licence record.

The licence permits sales but doesn't confirm they started. A health inspection, a customer review, or a news report describing beer, wine, or spirits for sale at the store would confirm the licence is in use. Absence of such records would suggest the licence hasn't been exercised.

Historical Context

One moment from history that rhymes with this story — and how it unfolded.

1933

Repeal of Prohibition and the 21st Amendment (1933)

The 21st Amendment ended 13 years of federal alcohol prohibition and handed alcohol regulation to the states. California established a licensing system that still governs alcohol sales today.

Then

States created their own alcohol rules; California's ABC began issuing licences.

Now

Every alcohol producer, distributor, and retailer in the state needs an ABC licence, with types like the 21 designating what and how they may sell.

Why this matters now

The type 21 licence now held by City Food & Deli exists because the 21st Amendment gave states control over alcohol. Without such a permit, the store couldn't legally sell full-strength alcohol.