4aCITYOF
?ity Center Drive, 1~0 Box 147
~nhassen, Minnesota 55317
Phone 612.93Z 1900
:eneral Fax 612.937. 5739
ineering tax 612.937.9152
lic Safe~y Fax 612934.2524
h www. ci. chanhassen, mn. us
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor
City Council
FROM:
Scott A. Botcher, City Manager
DATE:
September 21, 1999
SUB J:
Request for On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License, RT Minneapolis
Franchise, LLC
The memo from Karen dated September 20, 1999 is fairly self-explanatory and I
have no reason to add any additional comments at this time.
it~, of Chanhassen. A ~rowm~ communi~, with clean lakes, auality school, a charmin~ downtown, thrivin¢ businesses, and beautiful oarks. A ~reat p/ace to live. work. and o/aw
CITYOF
690 G~v Center Drive, PO Box I47
Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317
Phone 612,937.1900
General Fax 612937.5739
Engineering Fax 612.937.9152
Public Safety Fax 612.934,2524
Web www, ci. chanhassen, mn. us
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Scott A. Botcher, City Manager
FROM:
Karen Engelhardt, Office Manager
DATE:
September 20, 1999
SUB J:
Request for On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License, RT Minneapolis
Franchise, LLC
RT Minneapolis Franchise, LLC is requesting council consideration of an
on-sale intoxicating liquor license for a new Ruby Tuesday Restaurant at
450 Pond Promenade in the Villages on the Ponds. The building contains
approximately 5,220 sq. ft., with the restaurant area seating 170 and the bar area
seating 32 (see attached floor plan). The menu includes a wide variety of entrees,
salads, fajitas, hamburgers, and sandwiches (see attached menu).
A notice of public hearing was published in the Chanhassen Villager and was Sent
to all property owners within 500 feet of the site. Staff has not received any
comments from the public regarding this request.
The Public Safety Department has completed a background investigation and
criminal history review on the sole officer of the Limited Liability Company--Mr.
Anthony Ruta Geurrino. No negative comments were found. Mr. Geurrino
currently operates the Ruby Tuesday Restaurants in Edina, Bloomington, and
Roseville. Since this restaurant is in the "proposed" stage, he has not yet hired an
Operating Manager for this location. Staff will conduct a criminal history
background investigation on that person once the position is filled. The council
will be notified if any violations are found.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the on-sale liquor license for RT Minneapolis
Franchise, LLC dba Ruby Tuesday contingent upon the following:
Submittal of liquor liability insurance effective until May 1, 2000.
Payment of the license fee.
The Gty of Chanhassen, A ~rowin~ community with clean lakes, aua{it~ schools, a charming downtown, thriving businesses, and beautiFul narks. Aere, t ~bce to llw. .J, rh. a.d .
SUper
Starters & Snacks
Super Sampler Platter
Chicken Tenderloins, Potato Skins
and Fried Cheese Sticks. $7.49
Loaded Oheese Fries
Topped with cheese, bacon
and sour cream. $5.69
.~ Spinach Con Queso
Spicy cheese and
spinach dip served with
unlimited tortilla chips. $5.49
Potato Skins
With cheese, bocon
and sour cream. $5.99
Spicy Buffalo Wings
A full pound of win~. 55.69
Each oddiEona/ pound
Quesadilla
CHEESE 55.49 CHIC](EN 56.99
l:lour tortilla filled with cheese,
tomatoes and jalape~os.
Fried Cheese Sticks 55.49
Super Nachos
Tortilla chips covered with
chili, cheese, tomatoes ~ .~,,~.~.,b .~.
*CHUNKY POTATO & CHEESE
Topped with bacon.
o BRgCCgLI & CHEESE
Bowl of soup. $3.99
Add a c~g /o any entree/or Yl.~"
Entree Salaas
Salad Bar Extravaganza
Create your own salad with crisp garden-fresh
greens, vegetables, fruits, chees~ prepared
salads and a variety of delicious dressings. 55.49
Ifit/~ ~ny entree Y2.99
Spicy Chicken Fajita Salad
Spicy grilled chicken, mixed greens,
tomatoes, cheese and Santa l:e Ranch dressing
in a tortilla bowl. $6.99
Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
Classic Caesar salad topped with parmesan cheese
and grilled chicken. 56.99
Carolina Chicken Salad
Diced fried chicken, mixed greens, cheese, tomatoes
and pecans with honey-mustard dressing. 57.49
Grilled Portahello Mushroom Caesar Salad
Oossic Caesar salad topped with a large marinated
portabello mushroom and parmesan cheese.
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~ SANDWICH COMO0
Half of our Turkey Club with sliced turkey, bacon,
melted ~onferey Jack cheese, le~ce, tomato, onion,
light basil mayonnaise dre~in9 end fri . Served with your
choice of soup or our Salad Bar Extravaganza. %.99
ombo$
SOUP & SALAD BAR
A cup of soup and our
Salad Bar Extravaganza. 56.49
(~UICHE COMBO
Freshly baked deep-dish quiche
with your choice of soup or our
Salad Bar Extravaganza. 56.99
~ Dena!es items that are lower in fat.
~~~~%~ A trio of [~orit~: ~isp Fried Shrimp, Spi~ Steak Skewers and ~i&en
t~~~~ "~;; Classic Fried Sh~mp
~~~~ ~ A half ~nd of ~r crisp fried shrimp with [rte, cole sl~
~~~% ~ and c~ail sa~e. 59.99
~ ~~ ~? ~ 5rilled chicken brea~ topped with ham, bacon, barbie
tom = .nd h=e.
~" Chicken Tenderloin Pla~er
~~ A half pound of ~11 wh~, b~d~ .nd lightly fried,
[~%::,,, ' /~ with fri~, ~ole slaw and diPPin~ sauc~. ~.~
~ ~;~' USDA Choice Top Sirloin
~~ A fhkk, jui~ sirloin se~ed with a baked patio and ~mbleweed onion
~~"~ , ~ b?iled white fish fillet co~e, in a ,pi~, New Orleans semonin~ over rice
' ~~ jack 'n cheddar ch~e and diced tom~o~. Se~ with steamed broccoli. ~.99
~hi~ksn Stir-F~
firillM teriyaki ~icken with ~eamed ve~etabl~ and Ori~tal
stir-f~ sauce. ~ed on a bed of rice. 57.99
,,'~, Bu~'s ~lassic Bi~s FgLL flagK 5B.99 HALF BagK
- Tender baby ~ ri~, slow-c~ked then ba~ with ~r own
sp~ial barbie sauce. ~ed w~ ~ri~ and cole sl~.
Teriyaki Tap Sirloin
A thick, ]ui~ sirloin marin~M in a teriyaki sauce
then char-~rill~ to per, ion. ~ with a
baked ~t~o and ~mblewe~ onion ~r~. 510.99
arille~ ~icken Breast
~oose either teriyaki, barge or Cajun-~rilled.
With ~m~ br~coli and rice pil~. 57.99
Peppemarn Tap Sirloin
~ar-¢rillM top sirloin s~onM with c~hed peppercorns.
Se~ed w~h a ~ked pat~o and ~mblew~d onion stra~. 510.99
Tuas~ag's Trio
A samplin~ of y~r f~orit~: Fri~ ~icken Tenderloins, ~by's ~a~ic Ribs
and Spi~ St~k Skewe~. ~ wi~ [ri~, cole sl~ and
~mblew~ onion ~. 511.99
Parmesan & Har~-Broile~ Fisa
Mild whitefish broil~ with Ifalian-~le herbs and parm~an che~e.
~ed with ~m~ broccoli and rice pilaf. ~.99
Pasta
Sonora Chicken Pasta
Penne pasta tossed in spicy Southwestern cheese sauce, topped
with c~rilled chicken, spicy black beans and tomatoes. ~.99
Mediterranean Shrimp Pasta
~ulf shrimp sauteed with garlic, tomatoes and fresh mushrooms.
Served over penne pasta with herb cream sauce. 59.99
((~ Shrimp & Veggie Pasta fApproximately 14 grems offal)
Gulf shrimp and steamed vegetables. Served over penne
pasta with spicy marinara sauce and parmesan cheese. 59.49
Skewers and Chicken
_~weed onion straws. $9.99
:ries, cole slaw
am, bacon, barbecue
'les. 58.99
lightly fried,
tumbleweed onion straws. $10.99
: seasonin_q over rice pilaf,
:Greed broccoli. 58.99
;tern cheese sauce, topped
s and tomatoes. 58.99
Noes and fresh mushrooms.
cream sauce. $9.99
,ly 14 grams of fat)
· Served over penne
Sizzlin F ,jit s
Gr///~ w~ onions and be//peppers and served ~
so# ~or~//as, sour a'eam, cheese,/eh~ce,/omatoes
and sa/sa. Guacomo/e upon request/or 8°~c
Classic Steak Fajitas Grilled Chicken Fajitas
Spicy char-grilled fajita steak. 58.99 Marinated chicken breast. $
Combo Steak & Chicken Triple Play Fajitas
Fail/as $9.99 Steak, chicken & shrimp. $1'
Portabello Mushroom Fail/as
Char-grilled marinated portabello mushroom. 58.99
Combo Steak
Bacon Cheeseburger
Smothered with American cheese
and sliced bacon. $6.29
Three-Cheese Bacon Burger
Bacon, Swiss, Monterey Jack and
Wisconsin cheddar cheese. $6.69
Smokehouse Burger ,;_~,
Bacon, barbecue sauce and -
jack 'n cheddar cheese. $6.49
Wisconsin Cheddar Burger
With Wisconsin cheddar. $5.99
Peppercorn Banch Burger
Seasoned with crushed
eppercorns and served with
anch dressing. $!;.99
Ali-American Burger $5.29
Great Bur ers
Ail burgers are .qarnished with leffuce, /oma/o, on/on and sera'e# wi/h fries.
Burgers are cooked medium, un/ess o/herwise requested.
Classic Cheeseburger
With American cheese. $5.99
Black 'n Bleu Burger
Cajun-seasoned, topped
with Swiss cheese and
Etleu cheese dressing. %.29
Culessal Burger
Two jumbo patties on a triple-
decker bun with American and
Monterey Jack cheese. 57.99
I/eggie Burger
All v~etable patty topped with
Monterey Jack cheese and light
basil mayonnaise dressing. 55.99
Gold Coast Turkey Burger
Topped with bacon, Monterey Jack
cheese and honey-mustard dressing. %.49
OSensational Sandwiches
All sandwiches are served wi/h fries excep/ for Herb-6rilled Chicken.
Spicy Buffalo Chicken Sandwich Fried Chicken Sandwich
Fried chicken breast with Swiss cheese,
Fried chicken breast basted in spicy Buffalo sauce with
lettuce, tomato, onion and Monterey Jack cheese. 56.99
French Dip Sandwich
Roast beef dipped in au jus. Served hot with
Monterey Jack cheese. 57.99
Super Duper Chicken Sandwich
Grilled chicken with barbecue sauce, bacon, ham,
cheese, lettuce, tomato and onion. %.99
(~[~ Herb-Grilled Chicken Sandwich
(Approximately 9 grams of fat)
Topped with [at-free Ranch dressing, lettuce,
tomato, onion and served with Iow-fat tomato
pasta salad instead of fries. 55.99
bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion and
honey-mustard dressing. 56.99
Grilled Portabello Mushroom Sandwich
A large marinated portabello mushroom with
Monterey Jack cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion
and light basil mayonnaise dressing. $6.99
,~ Turkey Club
Sliced turkey, bacon, melted Monterey Jack
cheese with lettuce, tomato, onion and
light basil mayonnaise dressing. 56.99
Fabnlon De ert
Chocolate TALLCAKE ®
Layered chocolate cake and chocolate mousse made
with OREO® cookies, drenched with caramel and
~udge sauce, topped with vanilla ice cream'and
mounds o[ whipped cream. $4.99
Strawberry TALLCAKE®
Three layers of light and airy sponge cake and
strawberry mousse, drenched in strawberry sauce,
topped with vanilla ice cream, fresh strawberries
andwhipped cream. $4.99
£ree refill~ [;or £ountain §rinks, ;,
/ced fee and £o#ee. . ·
Bottled Brewed
Water leed Tea
Payment Policy:
We accept American £xpres~,
Discover, Diners (lub, oM (arid Blanche credit cards
and ¢~h. ~lo checks, p/e~e. For xoor conveoieoce, a gra~it),
Blondie
A warm, chewy, hUffy chocolate-chip
blondie drenched in caramel with
vanilla ice cream. $3.99
Beep-Dish Apple Walnut Pie
Served warm with brown sugar,
cinnamon and walnut crumb topping
and vanilla ice cream. $3.99
Our Fabulous Sundaes
Vanilla ice cream topped with
strawberry or hot-judge sauce,
whipped cream and a cherry. $2.99
MegaRit];
.... ",;;~ ,,'~, Blue Lagoon Megaaita
- ' Escape fo the tropics with
this combination! Tequila,
blue curacao and sweet ~
sour blended to perfection.
frozen or On-The-Rocks.
,,'_~, Traditional MegaRitaTM
' Our version of a traditional
[avorite, with tequila, triple
sec and sweet & sour.
Frozen or On-l'he-Rocks]
Vin
White Wines ~Chardonnoy)
® Copperidge by E &J Gallo
~ Turning Leaf Vineyards
Red Wines (/~er/o/)
o Eopperidge by E &J Gallo.
o Turning Leaf Vineyards
White Zinfandel
~ Copperidge by E &J Gallo
Ruby's Favorites
Ruby's Melted tV1udslide
Vodka, Baile~~ Irish Cream and Kahlua,®
blended with cream and malted milk
balls, topped with whipped cream.
Ruby Runner
Malibu Coconut Rum, Banana Liqueur,
Blackberry Brandy and fruit juices,
topped with Bacardi® Select rum.
Bottled Brews
Coors I.ight Corona
Original Coors Miller Lite
Killian's Red Samuel Adams
Budweiser fleineken
Bud Light O'Doul's
Michelob Light
Draft Brews
UGH?.
Ask your server for additional selections.
Ruby Relaxer
Smirno~® Vodka, Malibu Coconut Rurr
DeKuyper® Peachtree Schnapps with
Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocldai,
and pineapple juice.
CITYOF
CHANHASSEN
~i~y Center Drive, PO Box 147
'anhassen, Minneseta 55317
Phone 612.937.1900
;eneral Fax 612.937.5739
;i,eering £,x 612.937.9152
,/ic SafeO, Fax 612.934.2524
www. ci. chanhassen, mn. us
MEMORANDUM
TO: Karen Engelhardt, Office Manag3 ~, )~ ~Q...._
FROM: Carol Dunsmore, Support Staff (_~7c2~ -'"--
DATE: September 20, 1999
SUB J: Liquor License Background Check
I have completed the required background check on Geurrino Anthony Ruta, Jr. I find
no reason to deny his permit. If you have any further questions, please contact me.
CD:ms
g:~a fety'dm'~liqmemo
~, qf Chanhasseu, ~4 ~rowin~, communic/ with clean lakes, quality schoo& a charming downtown, thriving businesses, and beautiful parks. A ereat place to live, work, and play.
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
REQUEST FOR AN ON-SALE LIQUOR LICENSE
RT MINNEAPOLIS FRANCHISE, LLC dba RUBY TUESDAY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Chanhassen City Council will hold a public
hearing on Monday, September 27, 1999 at or about 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at
690 City Center Drive, to consider a request from RT Minneapolis Franchise, LLC dba Ruby
Tuesday for an on-sale intoxicating liquor license for a proposed Ruby Tuesday Restaurant to be
located at the southwest comer of Highway 5 and Great Plains Boulevard in the Villages on the
Ponds.
All interested persons may appear and express their opinions regarding this application at
said time and place. Chanhassen City .Code requires that all property owners within 500 feet of
the site be notified in writing. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact City Hall.
Karen J. Engelhardt
Office Manager
Phone: 937-1900, ext. 104
(Publish in the Chanhassen Villager on September 16, 1999)
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612.906.2956 ·°
Objective: . ,
An energetic, articulate, intelligent restaurant professional seeking a position of respongibility in a growth
oriented organization. .-
Professional Experience:
Italian Oven LLC, Eden prairie, MN 55344
Vice President of Operations - April 1997 to Present
· Responsible for Company and Franchise operations and relations
· Developed menu and beverage strategy
· Spearhead prototype development : ' '
· Organized restaurant retrofit package
· Oversee training department
· Facilitate team approach to company and people develop.merit
· Manage five area mangers and one Director of Training
The Italian Oven, Inc., £atrobe, PA Iff650
Director, Corporate Operations - December 1992 to April ~t997
· Dgveloped Company Policy Manual
· Reduced operating labor by 2.5% '
· Established compan3~ operating standards
· Approved operating budgets for 27 company restaurants
· Assisted in site selection
· Increased. sales from $775}000 per restaurant per year to $1,000,000 per restaurant per year
l}irector, Restaurant Openings-August 1992 tO December 1992 ' .
· Scheduled multiple training teams to open new restaurants
· Designed new restaurant training materials and methods
· Coordinated efforts between franchisees and company
Wetco Develop~nent, DBA Crew~ers and Buster's Crab, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Restaurant Operations Director - September 1991 to August 1992
Metrq Media Ste~khouses, Inc. Dayton, 0H45401
General Man'ager- January 1991 to September 1991
TGIFridays, Inc., Dallas, TX 75244 -
General Manager- October 1984 ~o December 1990
.}l~ndy 's 6f Greater Pittsburgh, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 15219
General Manager.- May 1979 to September 1.984
Education:
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Music. Education. September 1974 -May 1979