Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the hearing and grant an Entertainment Permit with conditions on the application of Parq Hospitality LLC, dba Playa Amor, 6527 E. Pacific Coast Highway, for entertainment without dancing.  (District 3)
Thank you and congratulations. And thank the AM as well. And. With that will go to item. I'm sorry. There's a there's a hearing and then item 14. Report firm financial management recommendation to receive supporting documentation and to the record conclude the hearing and grant an entertainment permit with conditions on the application of Blackmore, located at 6527 East Pacific Coast Highway for Entertainment Without Dancing. District three This hearing requires no. Let's go and take the oath, please. Please raise your right hand. You do solemnly state that this testimony you may give in the cause now pending before this body shall be truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help you God. Okay. Thank you. With that, I'm introduce Mr. Modica. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Members of the Council. The staff. Report would be given by Brett Jacobs, our business services. Officer. Good evening, Mayor. Members of the City Council tonight have before you an application for Entertainment Without Dancing for Park Hospitality LLC during business hours. Playa Amore located at 6527 East Pacific Coast Highway. Operating as a restaurant with alcohol in Council District three, all of the necessary departments have reviewed the application and have provided their recommended conditions as contained in the hearing packet. I, as well as the police department, stand ready to answer any questions Council may have, and that concludes staff's report. Thank you. With that, I'm going to first are any public comments. So, you know, public comment and they closed the comments and go back to the hearing. Councilwoman Price is the is the owner operator of. Do you guys want to say anything? Hello. My name is Thomas Ortega. This is my partner, Todd Fujioka. I'm the chef and owner as well as my partner Playa More. We also have two other restaurants, one Cerritos called Amore Tacos and one in Redondo Beach called Ortega 120. First and foremost, we are a modern Mexican restaurant, farm to table. We are food driven. We do 70% food sales. That's. That's what we're about. During our. Temporary license, we've. Had a solo guitarist come in and play. People love it. We have it on Sunday, Sundays from 6 to 9. Excuse me. And he's done a very good job. Everybody loves it. You know, that's pretty much what we have on our grand opening. We had some. Mariachis. Typical stuff. That's all we're really looking into doing it here at Playa More in Long Beach. I can answer any questions if you have any. Thank you. Well, I want to welcome you. I've heard nothing but really great things. I haven't made it over there yet. But everybody raves about you and. And the restaurant and the service and the quality. It's a great addition to that shopping center. So welcome. I fully support this application. Thank you so much. Thank you. And hey, I'll show you guys. I've been to your place a couple of times. Awesome food. I love Mexican food. I think. I love the twist you guys put on it, which is a kind of very different twist on Mexican cuisine. Thank you. You've got a great, you know, bar and got a great server the first time I went in the second time as well. And so you guys are doing a nice job there. Thank you so much. And our chef actually has worked for me for five, six years. He's sitting up here behind us, Mikey Gonzales, he's actually lived and grown up in Long Beach, went to Wilson High School. Just wanted to put that out there. Great. Well, good, good, good job. A nice addition. Thank you, guys. Councilman Gonzales, with you on the second. Just want to say congratulations. You know, welcome to Long Beach again. And it's really great to have more Mexican amazing food here. Thank you so much. Councilman Pierce. I had no idea that the owners of Ortega 120 had a place in Long Beach is one of my favorite places. My staff and I just did a four day retreat and ended it at Ortega 120. Thank you so much and so welcome to Long Beach and I can't wait to get over there. Thank you. Yeah. Or Ortega is going to be this next coming up. We're almost at ten years, so. Yeah, pretty crazy. It's so good. Thank you so much, Councilmember Ringo. How's your Chile? Ready. Is it hot? Nas, it's perfect. You need to come try it. Yeah. Yeah. I will hold you today. Thank you. Congratulate you so much. Great. Thanks again, guys. Good. Good food and good service there. Thank you, guys. Okay. There's a motion in a secondary closed common hearing. Part of the hearing. Members, please go ahead and cast your votes. Motion carries. Great. Thank you. And now we're going to go to item 14, please.