"No kids" restaurant! Would you go?

[Anonymous]

Sounds fine to me as long as the rule is consistently enforced. No "sleeping baby" exceptions or BS like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To be fair, it's on a strip with a burger place and BBQ place. So there are two family friendly options, and one that's intended for adults only.

And this is totally legal. Plenty of venues are 18+ or 21+.

It's in Del Ray, for those asking. We're excited to go, as Del Ray is full offamily ffriendly places and it can be hard to get out for a date. And we're unaware of any controversy. As I said, tons of options to take kids to.

That's based on consumption of alcohol (being a bar).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did not think this was legal. It's not legal in housing, based on public accommodations law, and a restaurant is also a public accommodation.

It is absolutely legal in housing - over 55+ communities and adults only housing is all over the place. There are also adults-only hotels and resorts. It's a private restaurant and business and the owner can restrict entry based on age just like a bar or nightclub.

[Anonymous]

It sounds amazing. I'd love to go there on a date night. I don't like getting all excited for a date night and then having some other family totally disorganized with their tired kids in and out, in and out, in and out of the booth the entire time. (oh yeah, and up and down, up and down, up and down, peeking over the booth, etc etc etc)

[Anonymous]

Heck yes, I would go! There are enough 'family friendly' restaurants out there which are suitable for people with children. DH and I would enjoy going somewhere like this.

[Anonymous]

I would definitely go and have kids of my own. What's the big deal? Why is it so awful to think that a restaurant might offer adults a chance to go out without kids around? Get a babysitter and go out on a date! There are many family-friendly places all over DC, MD, and VA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did not think this was legal. It's not legal in housing, based on public accommodations law, and a restaurant is also a public accommodation.

It is absolutely legal in housing - over 55+ communities and adults only housing is all over the place. There are also adults-only hotels and resorts. It's a private restaurant and business and the owner can restrict entry based on age just like a bar or nightclub.

You can form senior communities. You cannot form communities that exclude families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To be fair, it's on a strip with a burger place and BBQ place. So there are two family friendly options, and one that's intended for adults only.

And this is totally legal. Plenty of venues are 18+ or 21+.

It's in Del Ray, for those asking. We're excited to go, as Del Ray is full offamily ffriendly places and it can be hard to get out for a date. And we're unaware of any controversy. As I said, tons of options to take kids to.

Really tho? I don't have a problem with it but I keep hearing people say this about Del Ray -- I live there and have two small kids, but I never run into tables of other kids when we go out on a date at 9PM. Are there kids really out at Cheesetique at that hour?

[Anonymous]

The Civil Rights Act prohibits a restaurant from refusing service based on race, religion, ethnicity or country of origin. Some states add sexual orientation to that list, but you can refuse service to anyone otherwise. Including children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To be fair, it's on a strip with a burger place and BBQ place. So there are two family friendly options, and one that's intended for adults only.

And this is totally legal. Plenty of venues are 18+ or 21+.

It's in Del Ray, for those asking. We're excited to go, as Del Ray is full offamily ffriendly places and it can be hard to get out for a date. And we're unaware of any controversy. As I said, tons of options to take kids to.

Really tho? I don't have a problem with it but I keep hearing people say this about Del Ray -- I live there and have two small kids, but I never run into tables of other kids when we go out on a date at 9PM. Are there kids really out at Cheesetique at that hour?

I'm impressed you go out to dinner at 9. I don't think that's the norm. At 8 or so, I've seen kids at Cheesetique, Evening Tar, etc.

[Anonymous]

I personally wouldn't because I like dining with my family but the rule doesn't bother me.

Plenty of places intentionally don't keep high chairs to discourage young families also. Business is Business and everyone has to have their schtick

[Anonymous]

Really? You can't give us one place that we know won't be overrun with your kids?

And a SUSHI place, at that?

[Anonymous]

Eh, whatever. Kids in restaurants don't bother me the way they seem to bother other people. I won't go to this restaurant, but that's only because I will never have any reason to be at that particular location. And I wouldn't seek out a no kids restaurant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a mother of two little ones, I would absolutely patronize this business. People who ask stupid questions like this annoy me. There is a time and a place for kids and obviously this owner has decided that his restaurant isn't the place for kids. His choice!

OP here. Sorry that you are annoyed. Not sure that the question was stupid given that people answered on both sides.

[Anonymous]

I would go to a no-kids restaurant but not for sushi. There are plenty of sushi places where I can go with my kids. But really fancy steakhouse, seafood, French, sign me up.