For the past two weeks I’ve printed a list of restaurants that opted not to go smoke-free on Oct. 1 (yes, they had the option, but in order to allow smoking restaurants have to allow only patrons 21 and over and only have employees 21 and over). I keep getting calls from folks who missed it, so here’s the list I have. Add to it if you know of other places:
Kudzu’s, The Flying Saucer, Le Chardonnay, The Windjammer, The Blue Monkey, Blues City Cafe, Club 152, EP Delta Kitchen and Bar, Willie Moffatt’s, Old Zinnie’s, P & H, Bubba’s Ale House, Pappy’s Oysters Bar, Cock-eyed Camel and the Fox and the Hound.
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Responses to “If you’ve got ‘em, you can smoke ‘em”
October 24th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
Add Celtic Crossing (except on Sunday), Side Street Bar and Grill and Yosemite Sam’s…hey, they serve lunch.
October 25th, 2007 at 10:39 am
Conversely, it’s good to have the list so I know where I can go and not be interrupted by unruly and unsupervised children! Sometimes I just want a beer and some deep-fried bar food in peace, without 3 young kids playing tag amongst the tables. Now I know where I can go and be assured that’s not going to happen anymore.
The best people to ask about the smoke/no smoke issue would probably be the 18-20 year olds. They’ll know immediately and can probably rattle off an alphabetical listing of where they aren’t allowed anymore.
October 25th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
I was under the impression that Blues City Cafe had, in fact, become a no smoking establishment. Maybe they changed their minds after this story was published in the MBJ?
October 25th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Kristin - so right - I’ve always thought a no-children section would be excellent.
October 25th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
Let’s definitely get going on kids in restaurants when I get back in town. I have opinions, too…
Blues City has two smoking areas and one non-smoking area. Offhand I’m not sure how they managed this–I guess one room that faces Second would be one area. I can’t think of the other area, although it seems like there’s a separate area to the east of the main dining room.
My original list was confirmed before printing (and most of the information came from the Memphis Restaurant Association). Sorry, but I won’t be calling to confirm information that’s posted by bloggers. Only so many hours in the day.
October 26th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
Thanks for the info! Great to know where we CAN go to enjoy our night out… I second needing the cigar friendly list also…
October 26th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
TJ Mulligans @ Quince & Kirby allows smoking inside and has the No One Under 21 sign. I am *so* for “No Children” sections and establishments; unfortunately, I’m also allergic to smoke, and so I’ll be avoiding that TJ Mulligans and the rest of this list.
October 27th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
I never realized that people have issues with children in restaurants.
October 27th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
I just got home back from the Flying Saucer in Cordova and while they have a sign at the front door stating that it’s a smoking environment and you must be at least 21 to enter, their smoking section is outside on their patio like all restaurants that have a smoking section (in their patio) now in the Memphis area. No different than going to Joe’s Crab Shack or other restaurants in the Memphis metro area that have patios that can serve their smoking patrons.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
RB, it’s not children in restaurants per se, it’s just badly behaved ones whose parents are too busy having a good time to see their kids are bothering the other patrons.
With 21+ establishments you can be sure there won’t be any kids running wild around tables, yelling, pitching hissy-fits, kicking the back of their seats in a booth(kicking you in the back)or generally behaving badly.
October 31st, 2007 at 10:26 am
Children do not belong in every restuarant 24/7. When I go out for a nice dinner I do not want to put up with other peoples children. After about 8 p.m children 10 and under should be home unless it is a pizza place or fast food. If you have paid a sitter and planned a night out nothing ruins a nice evening more than having to put up with someone elses children.
When my children were young I looked forward to having that friday night get away with my husband. For a few hours we could have a conversation without being interupted or checking for spills and table manners.
November 1st, 2007 at 1:01 pm
I do not smoke BUT I usually always sat in the smoking sections.
There is usually much less noise from racket(?) making adults as well as children and this hype about second hand smoke has gotten completely out of reason. Trucks, buses, cars , factories all create more smoke. enough venting- thanks for the info on smoking allowed where there will be no children. May still have noisy adults.
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