Kinchana appears in California ABC records with pending beer-and-wine application
Rule Changes San Diego, CA localThe El Cajon Boulevard restaurant is already serving customers; the record shows an application, not an issued license.
Overview
Kinchana already serves burgers, wings and sandwiches at 5712 El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego. When a California Alcoholic Beverage Control licensing report was read on November 6, 2026, it listed a beer-and-wine application for the address under The Last Typewriter LLC.
The record is an application for a Type 41 on-sale beer and wine license, not an issued license. It does not show that Kinchana has every approval it needs, and it does not show a filing date. The restaurant's website describes Kinchana as open and serving Asian and Hawaiian-influenced food with California and Mexican flavors.
Why it matters
A pending beer-and-wine application at an existing San Diego restaurant shows how alcohol licensing can lag behind a business that already serves customers.
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Organizations Involved
The state agency that licenses alcohol sales in California.
The limited liability company named as the applicant on the ABC record.
A San Diego restaurant serving Asian and Hawaiian-influenced burgers, wings and sandwiches.
Timeline
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ABC report lists beer-and-wine application for Kinchana
Today LicensingReport shows an application, not an issued license, for The Last Typewriter LLC.
Scenarios
ABC issues the beer-and-wine license
Discussed by: Inferred from the ABC record's applied-for status
If the ABC completes its review, the licensing report would change from applied for to an issued Type 41 license. That would let The Last Typewriter LLC sell beer and wine at the address, subject to any other approvals.
Application is withdrawn or denied
Discussed by: Inferred from the ABC record's applied-for status
The application could be withdrawn by the applicant or denied by ABC. The licensing report would then no longer list the application or would show a denied status.
Application remains pending through May 2027
Discussed by: Inferred from the ABC record's applied-for status
The application could stay in the applied-for stage without a final decision. That would leave the beer-and-wine question open for the address.