Full Notification

The El Segundo Police Department cited three restaurant employees for selling alcohol to a minor on Friday, January 19, 2018. The enforcement actions were the result of a Minor Decoy Operation conducted by ESPD Officers, along with a minor under the age of 21, who was directly supervised by plain clothes law enforcement. The minor decoy posed as a prospective customer and attempted to purchase alcohol from thirteen liquor establishments in El Segundo.

Retail licensees that sell to a minor may face a minimum fine of $250 and/or 24 to 32 hours of community service for the first violation. A further review by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), who is responsible for the licensing, regulatory, and enforcement of alcoholic beverages, will take administrative action against the alcoholic beverage license of the business.

The El Segundo Police Department regularly conducts compliance checks in an effort to reduce the availability of alcohol to minors. According to the American Medical Association, underage drinking is a factor in nearly half of all teen automobile crashes, the leading cause of death among teenagers.

During this recent enforcement detail, the following locations sold alcohol to a minor, and the clerk was issued a citation:

• Pizza Rev, 460 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
• Rubio’s Coastal Grill, 400 N. Sepulveda Blvd. #C
• California Fish Grill, 730 S. Allied Wy.

The following locations complied with the law and did not sell alcohol to the minor decoy:

• Embassy Suites, 1440 E. Imperial Ave.
• Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza & Grill, 780 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
• North Italia, 840 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #110
• PF Chang’s, 2041 E. Rosecrans Blvd. #120
• Jackson’s Food & Drink, 2041 E. Rosecrans Ave. #190
• Malibu Fish Grill, 400 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
• Salt Creek Grille, 2015 Park Pl.
• Veggie Grill, 720 S. Allied Wy.
• Superba Food & Bread, 830 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #100
• True Food Kitchen, 860 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #100

The El Segundo Police Department greatly appreciates those businesses that took the appropriate measures to deter underage drinking, and their efforts to combat this trend is highly commended.

This project is part of a state funded grant awarded to the cities of El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, and Manhattan Beach by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.