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thecoolerllcoolJ t1_iuftd2h wrote

Reply to comment by RichardStinks in TIL about the "Raines sandwich;" an inedible piece of "food" that served as a way to bypass prohibition laws. by Alabussy

After the first covid lock down, San Diego required food to be purchased to drink. A stupid law to keep bars closed. A dive bar down the road from me sold microwaved corn dogs or hotdogs with drinks and it actually ended up being pretty nice.

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MogMcKupo t1_iug9vmy wrote

Same here, a dive I like had a hot dog roller and they’d just put a two dollar charge on your bill, if you went and got a hot dog, that was your own prerogative but you played by Newsoms rules.

The place isn’t amazing or grand, but it’s one of those places that a lot of older dudes grump to grump and it’s fun to watch sports with them

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robotzor t1_iuijje9 wrote

> but you played by Newsoms rules

So another tax

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Korncakes t1_iugt5ak wrote

I remember a few bars selling little bags of chips and pretzels in San Diego to skirt the law. I forget where it was but the bartender was like “I gotta charge you $1, you want a bag of chips or no?”

No thank you I do not want your child sized bag of original flavored Lay’s but charge me whatever you need to brother. We would just get outside food delivered to the bar anyway.

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guimontag t1_iuh25dz wrote

damn outside food delivered to a bar sounds like a dream tbh

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Korncakes t1_iuh2e4w wrote

I haven’t gone to bars much for a while but at least a solid few beer/wine only bars in San Diego allow it. It’s pretty fucking rad honestly, most of them are in areas with lots of food options around so if someone in your group isn’t feeling one place and everyone else is, everyone can eat what they want.

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thecoolerllcoolJ t1_iuiaqaq wrote

Never has a bar get mad about outside food. This dive bar I was talking about had a couple nice ethnic places in the same strip mall. Normally drink a little grab some food and if felt like it just go back to the bar to eat it.

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_CurseTheseMetalHnds t1_iui9ci3 wrote

We had the same in the UK. Iirc it was defined as "a substantial meal" which obviously left it open to interpretation.

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Jaggedmallard26 t1_iuibqiw wrote

Then there was a hilarity of politicians giving statements about the status of scotch eggs as if they'd ever ate one in their lives.

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