Yeah that’s how some get away with it lol. Our local American Legion Post just has hotdogs on a roller for a couple hours a day, plus peanuts in bowls on the bar. Really it also comes down to local enforcement.
You reminded me of a Pennsylvania grocery store that finally got a license to sell new types or quantities of alcohol. But a food sale was required with each purchase, so of course they had something like 50¢ macarons next to the register!
Virginia doesn’t have bars. They have restaurants that may have a bar in them. Even breweries with tap rooms have minimum food sales requirements.
California has a similar law in that any establishment that serves booze also has to serve food to some degree
Yeah that’s how some get away with it lol. Our local American Legion Post just has hotdogs on a roller for a couple hours a day, plus peanuts in bowls on the bar. Really it also comes down to local enforcement.
You reminded me of a Pennsylvania grocery store that finally got a license to sell new types or quantities of alcohol. But a food sale was required with each purchase, so of course they had something like 50¢ macarons next to the register!
I live in a small town in Wisconsin. The bars happen to also be the best restaurants. Doesn’t make them not bars if they serve food
That’s kinda sad.
…why?
It’s not a difficult bar (heh) to clear. Keep a stock of frozen pizzas on hand, have a cheap countertop pizza oven, bam, food requirement satisfied.