Pho O-Oh Tasty Alcoholic Beverage Retail Sales (Planning Application RSM 25-008)

Planning Application RSM 25-008 is a request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) submitted to the City of Rancho Santa Margarita to allow for the retail sale of beer and wine at Pho O-Oh Tasty, a Vietnamese cuisine restaurant. The establishment is located at 22245 El Paseo, Suite A, within the Plaza El Paseo shopping center in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Under the terms of the permit, alcoholic beverage sales are restricted to indoor service only, and the project requires no physical modifications to the existing restaurant structure. The project has been granted a Notice of Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15301 Class 1 for Existing Facilities. This exemption is based on the fact that the project does not increase the building footprint or cause significant adverse environmental effects. Administrative oversight for this application is managed by Senior Planner Derek Bingham, and the project was formally processed in December 2025.