B.Y.O.B restaurants????

[Cantw8]

Does anyone else feel kind of weird lugging a bottle of booze into a restaurant with them? Maybe it's just me, whenever I go to a bring your own establishment, I feel like a Lush Don't get me wrong, I'll still do it but I feel weird

 

[Tigger&Belle]

I thought that this was going to be about bringing your own boyfriend. Sorry, wrong thread.

 

[KelNottAt]

I don't feel like a lush, but I do feel wierd about it.

It's kinda like I'm imposing on them. "Uh, excuse me miss. Would you stick our beer in your fridge." Or, "We'll need 2 wine glasses for this red, and some diet cokes to go with this Barcardi. Thanks."

I know they're the ones without a license. But why do I end up feeling so ill prepared and inadequate???

 

[Duchie]

I recently learned that it's not uncommon for nicer restaurants to allow patrons to bring in their own wine but charge a "corking fee". I've never done it but it sure would beat the pants of paying triple the cost for a bottle of wine!

 

[beckmrk04]

I have never heard of a byob restaurant- is this common? Or is it any restaurant that doesn't have a liscense? I'm confused.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

I agree that I wish that we could bring wine into a restaurant rather than pay the way inflated prices.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

I have never heard of a byob restaurant- is this common? Or is it any restaurant that doesn't have a liscense? I'm confused.

We don't have them near us--I don't think in Maryland, but most certainly not in our county. We have done it in PA before, though.

 

[KelNottAt]

We don't have them near us--I don't think in Maryland, but most certainly not in our county. We have done it in PA before, though.

We have some in our part of Maryland. And, when I was growing up in Olney (aren't you near there?) there were several. (Don't know if they're still in business anymore.)

I have never heard of a byob restaurant- is this common? Or is it any restaurant that doesn't have a liscense?

Yes, I believe it's a restaurant that doesn't have a liquor license. Considering a license can cost up to a half-million dollars, I understand why they're difficult to get.

 

[Cantw8]

Pa has alot of restaurants like this...I agree it's much cheaper to bring your own, I just feel like other patrons who don't are thinking, "Dang, the woman can't come out for dinner without getting a buzz?"

 

[disykat]

I thought they only had those in Utah.

 

[Cantw8]

I thought they only had those in Utah.

Bring Your Own Broad???

 

[Tigger&Belle]

We have some in our part of Maryland. And, when I was growing up in Olney (aren't you near there?) there were several. (Don't know if they're still in business anymore.)



Yes, I believe it's a restaurant that doesn't have a liquor license. Considering a license can cost up to a half-million dollars, I understand why they're difficult to get.

Montgomery County has the strangest liquor laws. I haven't ever seen any restaurants here that have BYOB, but how would a person know for sure? That is unless we see Cantw8 pushing her wheelbarrow into the restaurant.

 

[buddy&wooz]

Lots of them around here. A liquor license is expensive, and there are only so many each town allows anyway, so lots of non-chain restaurants are BYOB. It's so much cheaper! Most of them have wine set-ups ready, they'll even pull a wine stand up to the table, uncork and pour the wine, the only difference is paying $12 for the bottle instead of $50! I know some people bring in hard liquor but I think that's kind of tacky. Beer, on the other hand, is all I'll bring to a local Mexican place, wine just doesn't seem to work.

 

[Cantw8]

Montgomery County has the strangest liquor laws. I haven't ever seen any restaurants here that have BYOB, but how would a person know for sure? That is unless we see Cantw8 pushing her wheelbarrow into the restaurant.

That's what I'm talkin' 'bout

 

[Tigger&Belle]

That's what I'm talkin' 'bout

 

[MAKmom]

We don't have them near us--I don't think in Maryland, but most certainly not in our county. We have done it in PA before, though.

PA & NJ have them for sure. Just went to the High Street Cafe in West Chester last fri great New Orleans food. 4 of us & the bill was $190 including tip.

 

[FullStride]

Does anyone else feel kind of weird lugging a bottle of booze into a restaurant with them? Maybe it's just me, whenever I go to a bring your own establishment, I feel like a Lush Don't get me wrong, I'll still do it but I feel weird

""""whenever I go to a bring your own establishment, I feel like a Lush""""


You mean you're NOT a lush?

 

[Cantw8]

""""whenever I go to a bring your own establishment, I feel like a Lush""""


You mean you're NOT a lush?

sure am

 

[Cantw8]

PA & NJ have them for sure. Just went to the High Street Cafe in West Chester last fri great New Orleans food. 4 of us & the bill was $190 including tip.

MAKmom, uptown West Chester is a great place to hang, that's where I'm from ....was that you I saw swigging out of the brown paper bag?

 

[NookOfTheNorth]

Met my husband at West Chester University; he used to live on Dean St. We had a couple of BYOB places we loved (one was an awesome Italian place and the other was a Chinese place). Ahh, those were the days...before kids. Anyway, here in WI, it would be heresy to have a restaurant without booze--no where to get those "brandy old fashion sweets" !!