BYOB restaurants

[AMCRambler]

They've got them here. Plus I've heard the food prices are usually lower since they're not paying liquor licenses fees.

 

[anxi80]

just got back from chicago and a looooooootttt of places there have this policy. kind of surprised me also, was expecting at least a corkage fee or something. i would add vegas onto the list, but its vegas... that really doesnt count now does it?

 

[dabuddha]

Yep Italian restaurant I used to go to frequently when I was in Ft. Worth. Awesome food.

 

[summit]

its called corking fee.

 

[Pheran]

There are plenty of BYOB restaurants around here, since liquor licenses are quite expensive in PA. Usually they charge a corking fee, but it's still much better than paying the ridiculously inflated liquor prices at restaurants that have it. A fantastic brick oven pizzeria just opened up near us that is BYOB.

 

[Aikouka]

When I lived in PA, the strip clubs had it so you could bring your own beer, but you had to drink it in some shady side room. In retrospect, that was a really shady place and I'll never forget that one time .

 

[drum]

I was at a mexican BYOB place in Chicago last year. Brought some Guinness in with me and some Corona for the GF. Most people had wine and the atmosphere wasn't any different than any other restaurant i've been in. Unique fun experience for me.

 

[blackdogdeek]

Originally posted by: Ns1
Alot of NJ is BYOB

yup.

there's a cajun place near belmar called Ragin Cajun. they are byob and have awesome food.

i just went to a veggie restaurant called veggie heaven near montclair that is also byob. pretty good even if you're not into vegetarian food.

 

[Pepsei]

i know they do that in pa, if i remember correctly... or maybe it was cherry hill nj? it was a few years ago when i used to travel for work.

 

[jdini76]

Very popular in NJ with restaurants that don't have a liquor license. Its not uncommon here.

 

[jdini76]

Originally posted by: Nik
That wouldn't be a wise decision. If you bring your own booze, they can't control how drunk you get and can still get in trouble if you leave drunk and do something stupid because it's their obligation to contact authorities for public intoxication if they serve alcohol (even if you didn't order any). Also, what if you don't drink it all? What are you going to do, pack it up and take it with you? Awesome. Now the customer has an open container in a vehicle.

BYOB restaurants are just asking for trouble.

Uh the key is if they serve alcohol. If you bring it with you, then they didn't serve it to you. If a restaurant has a BYOB policy they usually have insurance to back it up. The main reason why they don't serve alcohol (at least in NJ) is because liquor licenses are very expensive and some towns only allow a certain amount to be sold.

 

[Insomniator]

Yeah as previously mentioned almost everything in NJ is BYOB. A liquor license is like 2 billion dollars in this stupid ass state.

Although really it just saves you from buying expensive ass drinks all the time...

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Aren't most restraunts like that?

No...

are you being serious?

you bring your own booze/bottle into any restaurant?

A ton of restaurants will let you bring your own bottle of wine. They'll just charge a "corking fee" from 10 to 20+ dollars. These are generally nicer restaurants.

Also they're letting people take home a bottle of wine purchased at the restuarant. Say you order a bottle and only have half of it, you can take the rest with you. Not letting people take the wine that was left only encouraged them to finish every last drop because they paid for it.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Aren't most restraunts like that?

No...

are you being serious?

you bring your own booze/bottle into any restaurant?

A ton of restaurants will let you bring your own bottle of wine. They'll just charge a "corking fee" from 10 to 20+ dollars. These are generally nicer restaurants.

Yep. Most of the time, from my experience, it's people that have saved a special bottle of wine and want to enjoy it out at a restaurant. I've been to some places that allow it, but only if they do not sell the wine the guests are bringing in.

KT

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: jdini76

Originally posted by: Nik
That wouldn't be a wise decision. If you bring your own booze, they can't control how drunk you get and can still get in trouble if you leave drunk and do something stupid because it's their obligation to contact authorities for public intoxication if they serve alcohol (even if you didn't order any). Also, what if you don't drink it all? What are you going to do, pack it up and take it with you? Awesome. Now the customer has an open container in a vehicle.

BYOB restaurants are just asking for trouble.

Uh the key is if they serve alcohol. If you bring it with you, then they didn't serve it to you. If a restaurant has a BYOB policy they usually have insurance to back it up. The main reason why they don't serve alcohol (at least in NJ) is because liquor licenses are very expensive and some towns only allow a certain amount to be sold.

If they serve alcohol, they're subject to all the rules and regulations of the state liquor control commission, whether they served you or not. Liquor regulations are more encompassing than just "don't serve drunks."

It would be interesting to see which states, out of those that have BYOB restaurants, require the restaurants to have a liquor license for patrons drinking on the premesis whether the patron is served the liquor or brings it themselves.

I hadn't thought about it. How does the state regulate liquor in BYOB restaurants?

 

[Platypus]

There are tons of BYOB places all over Chicago, even shithole dives

I enjoy them, aside from one thing. The ones that do NOT have a liquor license (because they didn't pay up with the right people in Chicago) should not charge you a corking fee. I can understand the fee if the restaurant already serves liquor as they're losing a ton of profit that way, but fuck the ones that charge you yet provide no alternative. They're few and far between but they exist.

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: Platypus
There are tons of BYOB places all over Chicago, even shithole dives

I enjoy them, aside from one thing. The ones that do NOT have a liquor license (because they didn't pay up with the right people in Chicago) should not charge you a corking fee. I can understand the fee if the restaurant already serves liquor as they're losing a ton of profit that way, but fuck the ones that charge you yet provide no alternative. They're few and far between but they exist.

Bring Your Own Cork?

 

[biggestmuff]

Bring Your Own Burrito?

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
Bring Your Own Burrito?

Nope. If you read the thread, it's obvious we're talking about Bring Your Own Bisquick at local IHOPs around the nation.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: Platypus
There are tons of BYOB places all over Chicago, even shithole dives

I enjoy them, aside from one thing. The ones that do NOT have a liquor license (because they didn't pay up with the right people in Chicago) should not charge you a corking fee. I can understand the fee if the restaurant already serves liquor as they're losing a ton of profit that way, but fuck the ones that charge you yet provide no alternative. They're few and far between but they exist.

Bring Your Own Cork?

And drink it out of the bottle?

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: Platypus

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: Platypus
There are tons of BYOB places all over Chicago, even shithole dives

I enjoy them, aside from one thing. The ones that do NOT have a liquor license (because they didn't pay up with the right people in Chicago) should not charge you a corking fee. I can understand the fee if the restaurant already serves liquor as they're losing a ton of profit that way, but fuck the ones that charge you yet provide no alternative. They're few and far between but they exist.

Bring Your Own Cork?

And drink it out of the bottle?

Well if you're going to go to the trouble to bring your own chilled fucking wine, you'd think considering to bring glasses wouldn't be unreasonable.

Besides, hell yeah why not? A bottle per person isn't a bad thing. You can even share a single bottle with your special hunnybun and not worry about germs and cooties :heart:

 

[oznerol]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: jdini76

Originally posted by: Nik
That wouldn't be a wise decision. If you bring your own booze, they can't control how drunk you get and can still get in trouble if you leave drunk and do something stupid because it's their obligation to contact authorities for public intoxication if they serve alcohol (even if you didn't order any). Also, what if you don't drink it all? What are you going to do, pack it up and take it with you? Awesome. Now the customer has an open container in a vehicle.

BYOB restaurants are just asking for trouble.

Uh the key is if they serve alcohol. If you bring it with you, then they didn't serve it to you. If a restaurant has a BYOB policy they usually have insurance to back it up. The main reason why they don't serve alcohol (at least in NJ) is because liquor licenses are very expensive and some towns only allow a certain amount to be sold.

If they serve alcohol, they're subject to all the rules and regulations of the state liquor control commission, whether they served you or not. Liquor regulations are more encompassing than just "don't serve drunks."

It would be interesting to see which states, out of those that have BYOB restaurants, require the restaurants to have a liquor license for patrons drinking on the premesis whether the patron is served the liquor or brings it themselves.

I hadn't thought about it. How does the state regulate liquor in BYOB restaurants?

The majority of people bringing wine/beer into a BYOB place aren't doing so to get wasted. But if they do, it's a risk the restaurant takes and they are accountable. They have the right to take away the bottle if the customer is deemed unfit to drink, the same way they are not allowed to let you leave the place with an unfinished bottle. They can also refuse to open a new bottle or refuse to let you bring one in.

I don't get how this is such a foreign concept to many of you. It's really common in NJ. I also have never been charged a "corking fee" either - at least not to my recollection.

They even sell special wine-carrying bags.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: ducci


The majority of people bringing wine/beer into a BYOB place aren't doing so to get wasted. But if they do, it's a risk the restaurant takes and they are accountable. They have the right to take away the bottle if the customer is deemed unfit to drink, the same way they are not allowed to let you leave the place with an unfinished bottle. They can also refuse to open a new bottle or refuse to let you bring one in.

I don't get how this is such a foreign concept to many of you. It's really common in NJ. I also have never been charged a "corking fee" either - at least not to my recollection.

They even sell special wine-carrying bags.

You can leave with an unfinished bottle. Depends on the county/state. I can here in KY.

 

[Zolty]

Weird I guess I have never seen one because I won't move to a dry county / area ever.

 

[LilPima]

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek

Originally posted by: Ns1
Alot of NJ is BYOB

yup.

there's a cajun place near belmar called Ragin Cajun. they are byob and have awesome food.

i just went to a veggie restaurant called veggie heaven near montclair that is also byob. pretty good even if you're not into vegetarian food.

There is an awesome mexican place in Montclair too, Mexicali Rose, byob no cork fee that i know of. I've seen from beer to wine to tequila shots brought in. I've been to at least 4 other places within a 5 mile radius of my house that all are also byob - japanese, italian, mexican and more italian. (Central NJ)

I think it's a fantastic idea--don't have to play the inflated drink prices, and always have exactly what I want.