VISTA: Owner of restaurant cited, ordered to cease operations

By North County Times | Saturday, September 13, 2008 6:09 PM PDT ∞

VISTA ----The owner of a Mexican restaurant and bar was cited Friday night for selling liquor on a suspended license and for numerous workers' compensation violations, which prompted Department of Labor agents to issue a cease and desist order, authorities said.

Authorities visited the establishment, Mariscos Carinas Restaurant Bar at 1234 S. Santa Fe Ave., in response to several problems there this year, including two large fights and dozens of underage drinkers, Deputy George Crysler said. Officials were also checking whether the bar was serving alcohol after its license was suspended for serving a minor on July 31, Crysler said.

Deputies from the Vista Sheriff's Station Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving Unit and agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and Department of Labor participated in the compliance check about 10 p.m. Friday, Crysler said.

Undercover officers were served alcohol, and officers also saw numerous patrons being served alcohol, Crysler said. Based on interviews and observations by officials, the owner, Rafael Vargas-Perez, was cited for selling alcohol without a license. Labor agents also cited him for workers' compensation violations and ordered him to cease and desist operating until the violations are corrected, Crysler said.

Two men, 23 and 28, were arrested at the restaurant for possession of cocaine and taken to the Vista jail, Crysler said.

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Dave wrote on Sep 14, 2008 7:08 AM:Quite the family restaurant, dinner a fight and alcohol for the kiddies….

Juan wrote on Sep 14, 2008 8:54 AM:Nice job, Vista Sheriffs! That place and that owner are what gives Vista such a bad name.

Sheriff wrote on Sep 14, 2008 11:03 AM:Great, Great JOB, close them down! we don't need another thrid world country type of business in Vista.

george wrote on Sep 15, 2008 7:20 PM:greatjob vista sheriffs...we need more of this kind of action not only in vista but also the rest of the country..

Ray wrote on Sep 16, 2008 10:45 AM:Dinner and a show!

Larry wrote on Sep 16, 2008 2:05 PM:Where are the high school kids expected to go drinking NOW?

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