South San Jose eatery seeks a state permit to serve beer and wine with food
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Overview
Updated 1 hour agoTiff's Coffee House, a south San Jose eatery on Monterey Highway, has applied to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for a license to serve beer and wine with food. The application appeared October 14, 2026, on the agency's public licensing list.
The type 41 license, an on-sale beer and wine permit for eating places, would allow alcohol service only alongside food. The ABC has not issued the license, and it publishes no decision date.
Why it matters
A beer and wine license would let the coffee house add alcohol service to its menu, served only with food.
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Organizations Involved
California's state agency for licensing and regulating alcoholic beverage sales.
Eatery at 4102 Monterey Hwy in south San Jose; a third-party listing describes it as a local place to enjoy meals.
Timeline
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Tiff's Coffee House beer and wine license application appears on ABC list
Today LicensingABC list shows Tiff's Coffee House's pending type 41 beer and wine license application.
Scenarios
ABC issues Tiff's Coffee House a beer and wine license
Discussed by: Baseline outcome for a routine type 41 application at an existing eating place
The ABC completes its review and approves the application. The license appears as issued in the agency's public reports, permitting beer and wine service with food at the Monterey Highway location.
Application denied or withdrawn
Discussed by: Possibility if ABC findings or local conditions block approval
The ABC denies the application on grounds such as adverse public convenience, or the applicant withdraws it. The record would disappear from the pending list without an issued license.
License remains pending past expected window
Discussed by: Possibility if ABC backlog or application questions slow review
The application stays in limbo beyond a typical processing period. The ABC list continues to show the type 41 application as pending, with no issuance or denial recorded.