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May have closedConfirmed

The Original Mel's

3000 J St · Sacramento, CA 95816

Records from more than one agency show this restaurant closed.

Stage
May have closed
First filing
Dec 1, 2025
Latest update
Apr 9, 2026
Records
4 from 2 sources
Evidence
Confirmed
Neighborhood
Midtown · East Sac

Project timeline

  1. Apr 9, 2026 · Liquor license cancelled · restaurant, beer & wine (open since 2020)
    Liquor license
  2. Apr 8, 2026 · Liquor license issued · restaurant, beer & wine
    Liquor license
  3. Dec 1, 2025 · Registration ended (open since 2020)
    Business registration
  4. Dec 1, 2025 · Registered to open Dec 1, 2025
    Business registration

Filings are public records. “Verified” lines are our own checks. How we read these records

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New owners are taking over this café.

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Kaway Kitchen Midtown

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Registered to open Sep 30, 2026, so it is likely open by now.

Business registration · Sep 30 · Registered to open Sep 30, 2026
Business registration · Feb 4 · Registered to open Feb 4, 2026
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Registered to open Sep 29, 2026, so it is likely open by now.

Business registration · Sep 29 · Registered to open Sep 29, 2026
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Fabulist Pizza

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New owners are taking over this pizza spot.

Liquor license · Jun 16 · Liquor license issued · restaurant, beer & wine
Business registration · Jan 16 · Registration ended (open since 2010)
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2326 J St · Sacramento, CA 95816

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Jan 28 · Liquor license issued · restaurant, full bar
Business registration · Dec 16 · Registered to open Dec 16, 2025
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Liquor license filedFiled

Bambino's Pizza and Pasta

2201 J St, Ste A · Sacramento, CA 95816

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Jul 21 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · moving to this address
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  • Confirmedtwo matching records, or a news report
  • Filedone official record
  • Spotted 90 days before openinghow early the first filing came

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