Attorney and applicant seek transfer of restaurant liquor license to 788 Kidder Street

At a Wilkes-Barre City Council meeting, attorney Kevin Walsh formally presented a request to transfer a restaurant liquor license from Hazleton to 788 Kidder Street and introduced the proposed operator, Jessica Tahoe.

"My name is Kevin Walsh. I'm the attorney for, Bigo Local WB LLC," Walsh said while explaining Tahoe is the 100% owner of the company applying to move the license into the city. Counsel said Tahoe already operates two similar restaurants and that the new location would serve a family-oriented menu with occasional entertainment.

Tahoe described operational plans: "The hours we usually operate is 10AM to 10PM," and said the business intends to have a physical bar area with seating "maybe around like 10 space, 15" people and is planning a patio behind the building. She estimated staffing would be "around 60 maybe" employees and said the goal was to open as soon as inspections and build-out are complete, with an optimistic target of months or next summer.

Walsh told the council Tahoe has restaurant management training: "Jessica is Grama certified by the LCB, like, for management as a manager," and stressed her existing restaurants had few problems and no police-call history, arguing that the applicant runs a clean operation.

Council members asked clarifying questions about hours, entertainment and outdoor seating; Tahoe said entertainment would be "occasionally, not really" and only for special events such as Cinco de Mayo or Mother’s Day. The transcript does not record a final vote or formal approval on the transfer. A motion is later noted as "entered" in the record but the motion text and any voting outcome are not specified in the supplied transcript.

The matter may return on a future agenda if additional documentation, inspections or a formal vote are required.