On Thursday afternoon, the Alcohol Beverage Board of St. Mary’s County permanently revoked the liquor license for the Hot Noodle restaurant and Fuzion Lounge, located in San Souci Plaza in California.
David Tran, co-owner of the restaurant and after-hours nightclub, appeared before the board during its monthly meeting to face four charges of violating local regulations.
The charges against the bar stem from fore code violations ordered by the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office and a St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s operation that revealed female entertainers getting a little too risqué for St. Mary’s County liquor laws.
The Alcohol Board was shown footage of two girls dancing and allegedly simulating sex acts in a cage inside the bar.
Tran’s lawyer, Shane Mattingly, argued the dancers did not violate local regulations outlawing sex, but the Board’s lawyer, Joann Wood, saidsaid the cage-dancing act included sexual “fondling”.
The bar’s owners also possibly still face criminal charges for ignoring Fire Marshal’s orders to not conduct business until proper fire sprinklers are installed.
A Fire Marshal backed with Sheriff’s Deputies shut down the bar in late February. See that story here.