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Council to hold a public hearing on liquor license for new restaurant where Himalayan Restaurant II was.

The Fridley City Council will hold a public hearing at its regular meeting Monday on whether to grant a liquor license for a new restaurant called Bombay Palace, 765 53rd Ave. NE.

That's the spot that formerly housed India House and Himalayan Restaurant II. , the council was hearing a liquor license application for Himalayan Restaurant II.

The public hearing and meeting are set for 7:30 p.m. at .

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According to a city staff memo ():

Naveen Shrestha has applied for a 3.2% malt liquor license and a wine license to operate a business known as Shrestha Group Inc., dba Bombay Palace, located at 765 53rd Avenue NE (Formerly Himalayan Restaurant II). The lease for the Himalayan Restaurant II was for the period of one year. Mr. Shrestha decided not to continue that business, terminated the lease and returned the liquor license to staff.

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Mr. Shrestha has joined with the owner of the building Joginder Cheema and a new chef Manjit Singh to open the new business Bombay Palace. Each individual will have ownerstion of 33 1/3% towards the new business.

Section 603.07 of the Fridley City Code requires a public hearing be held to consider the approval of an on-sale intoxicating liquor license. The City Code also requires that the license can not be approved during the same meeting. The Notice of Public Hearing, Attachment A, was published in the Fridley Sun Focus on February 2, 2012 with the ten day advance notice requirement.

The Police Department has conducted a background investigation and has found no reason to deny the application at this time. Mr. Shrestha has no criminal history or character issues which would make him ineligible to hold the license.

A wine license requires a minimum seating capacity of 50 persons. Bombay Palace has a seating capacity for 96 persons.


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