Dave & Buster's outside cake ok but not homemade - why?

[mom2boys]

Just off the phone trying to get our ducks in a row for a birthday party. We can bring our own cake - but it has to be store bought, not homemade. "Something about liability" was her only explanation. Can anyone enlighten me as to the rationale behind this one?

 

[iNTeNSeBLue98]

Store-bought would have a list of ingredients, should anyone suffer an allergic reaction.

 

[Toby'sFriend]

plus store bought is cooked in a Health Department liscensed kitchen.

 

[kbkids]

My kids' schools do this too. You can bring up cupcakes, etc. for birthday parties, but they have to be store-bought.

 

[mom2boys]

Store-bought would have a list of ingredients, should anyone suffer an allergic reaction.

Ironically DS is allergic to tree nuts. Most bakeries use tree nuts in some products. They won't (& can't) state that their cakes are nut free.

I'm not clear how D&B could be liable for food they didn't provide and
I've never heard of anyone getting ill (not talking allergic reaction) from baked goods - unless they ate too much. Dave & Busters doesn't offer cakes.

 

[Toby'sFriend]

I'm not clear how D&B could be liable for food they didn't provide and
I've never heard of anyone getting ill (not talking allergic reaction) from baked goods - unless they ate too much.

I couldn't tell you, perhaps the eggs and salmonella poisoning. There could also be a myriad of cross-contamination problems from dirty counters or whatever.

I'm just fairly certain that no establishment is allowed to have food served that is not prepared in a kitchen that is inspected and liscensed by the Health Department.

If somebody did become ill, it would be very difficult to determine which food it was that caused it.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

It has to do with insurance liability. They have a terrific Mousse Cake that is to die for.

 

[momof2inPA]

Ask the store for a cake box, and bake your own cake. Is Dave and Buster's going to require a receipt? I don't think so. My kids have food allergies, and I'll bring whatever I feel like, wherever I feel like.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

You could go get a cake box from Michael's and they wouldn't know the difference. I normally wouldn't say that but since you are dealing with allergies I would consider it.

 

[mom2boys]

Ask the store for a cake box, and bake your own cake. Is Dave and Buster's going to require a receipt? I don't think so. My kids have food allergies, and I'll bring whatever I feel like, wherever I feel like.

This thought has crossed my mind.

 

[barkley]

the schools around here don't even allow homemade. and it's not something new in policy-a school i taught at over 20 years ago had the same policy in place (could'nt guarantee the health conditions of someone's home).

i would hesitate to try and get one over on a bsns. with this policy-unless someones awfuly good at making a homemade and decorating it's fairly easy to determine it's not store bought. a bsns. could refuse the right to serve it and then leave you with no bday cake at all.