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ORDER-2017-62 : Application of Weerasak Khamsri, Chatchawal Ongsaranont and Chawalit Kaivasang for a Common Victualler License: Pho Chili, Inc. d/b/a The Bangkok Restaurant, 57 West Wyoming Avenue, Melrose, MA

Passed · OUGHT TO PASS [3 TO 0] · moved by Jennifer L. Lemmerman, Ward 2 Alderman, seconded by Robert A. Boisselle, Ward 4 Alderman Yes: Monica C. Medeiros, Robert A. Boisselle, Jennifer L. Lemmerman. Absent: Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis, Gail Infurna.

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ORDER-2017-62 License - Common Victualler Application of Weerasak Khamsri, Chatchawal Ongsaranont and Chawalit Kaivasang for a Common Victualler License: Pho Chili, Inc. d/b/a The Bangkok Restaurant, 57 West Wyoming Avenue, Melrose, MA Recommend Passage Board of Aldermen City of Melrose Page 1 Updated 12/22/2016 10:19 AM

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▶ 1:50 Monica C. Medeiros: catchawal ansarano and shalawit kevasang for a common victoria's license for pho chili inc doing business as the Bangkok restaurant 57 West Wyoming in Melrose, Mass. Motion to suspend the rules. Alderman Lundgren moves to suspend the rules and Alderman Boisselle seconds that. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The rule is suspended. Will

▶ 2:18 Monica C. Medeiros: the applicants please come forward? Feel free to bring up a chair if you'd like to.

▶ 2:36 Monica C. Medeiros: okay they're shy they're back there very good thank you uh i believe uh alderman Lemmerman

▶ 2:41 Monica C. Medeiros: made the motion or alderman Boisselle you have the floor do you have any questions of the applicants

▶ 2:46 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: no questions to start alderman thank you very much thank you for being here tonight uh could you just tell us a little bit about your business about your restaurant

▶ 2:57 Speaker 1: They're going to open a Thai restaurant, and they do Thai food, but some Vietnamese food.

▶ 3:01 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: Great. And you'll be doing lunch and dinner, takeout as well, and dine-in? Yes, please. Okay. Do you have a date that you're planning to open for business?

▶ 3:12 Speaker 1: Hopefully about New Year.

▶ 3:15 Speaker 2: In the New Year?

▶ 3:16 Speaker 1: Yes, please. week or two so they're going to get open before they was trying to get open before the new year

▶ 3:21 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: okay and do you have experience in the restaurant industry yep they all do great they are working

▶ 3:28 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: uh thai restaurants great all of them okay all right well thank you good luck thank you for

▶ 3:37 Speaker 3: coming down thank you president khan folks could you tell us what your hours of operation are going

▶ 3:46 Speaker 1: going to be every single day and then the hour is like a long time start allow

▶ 3:58 Speaker 1: 11 till like at 930 yeah but we have like a lunch and dinner section and can

▶ 4:03 Speaker 3: you tell us how much seating you're gonna have inside the restaurant the

▶ 4:13 Speaker 1: seating they had 20 sitting so they had to be less than that way yeah and how

▶ 4:20 Speaker 1: many people are you gonna have working there three people three to four people

▶ 4:26 Speaker 3: depend on how busy yeah okay well good luck with the business thank you so much

▶ 4:32 Monica C. Medeiros: motion to recommend for passage second thank you alderman lemon recommends to move for passage seconded by Alderman Boisselle all those in favor opposed now this this order will be recommended for passage at our next full board meeting which is scheduled for a week from tonight you don't need to come back at that time but your license won't be official until after that meeting so we

▶ 4:56 Monica C. Medeiros: wish you much luck thank you and looking forward to trying thank you thank you