L&D Enterprises (5 Saugus Place)
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions and the posted minutes; names may be misheard.
- What: L&D Enterprises LLC asked to transfer the restaurant all-alcohol license at 5 Saugus Place from Suveroo LLC. The captions describe it as the former location of a lounge.
- Where it stands: approved 3-0 on 2026-08-06 after being postponed from 2026-07-23 while staff and police fine-combed the application.
- Next: state ABCC approval. Separate indoor and outdoor entertainment licenses are still needed; none had been applied for.
The case
- Attorney Hong Tran with two TIPS-certified managers.
- Hours: 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., closed Tuesdays; same hours for the outdoor area.
- Thomas Needham said the process was convoluted but concerns raised with the manager were addressed and the application was current.
- The minutes record the vote as approving a "one-day liquor license", which appears to be a clerical slip for the transfer.
Discussion time
About 6 minutes across 2 meetings (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 - License Commission | 4 |
| 2026-07-23 - License Commission | 2 |
Log
- 2026-08-06 - License Commission - Transfer approved 3-0.
- 2026-07-23 - License Commission - Postponed to August 6 without discussion; per captions the applicants arrived a meeting early and were told to start their inspections in the meantime.