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What happens when an upscale restaurant bans young children?
HotAir ^ | April 1, 2017 | Jazz Shaw

Posted on 04/01/2017 4:27:35 PM PDT by Trump20162020

This seems to be a perennial argument in the food service industry but it never fails to attract my interest. The Washington Post picked up the story of an an upscale Italian restaurant in North Carolina called Caruso’s. They had run into a number of issues with parents bringing young and too often horribly behaved children into the eatery for dinner who then wound up annoying the rest of the clientele. As they tell the story, the straw which broke the camel’s back was a young girl with an i-Pad who was playing videos at full volume despite being asked to turn it down (or off) and the parents were completely failing to discipline her or resolve the situation. Shortly after that they imposed a ban on bringing children under the age of five into the establishment.

The typical howls of outrage from some parents began immediately, but there was another reaction as well.

The ban — conceived by the restaurant’s owner, Pasquale Caruso — has led to a dramatic increase in reservations, said Nunez, who said Caruso’s has seen a spike in diners, from about 50 per day to around 80.

“Banning children has always been a topic in the industry and every owner says, ‘I wish I could do it,’” he said. “Our owner has the full support of the staff. We work here to make a living, too, and we support our owner 100 percent.”

Good for them. Too often you see only one side of this debate in the press and it centers on the parents who are complaining and saying that families are being stigmatized or punished or what have you.

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TOPICS: Food; Local News
KEYWORDS: carusos; northcarolina; restaurant; restaurants
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To: .45 Long Colt

You sir are my favorite caliber!


41 posted on 04/01/2017 5:06:40 PM PDT by Rio (Proud resident of the State of Jefferson)
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To: I want the USA back

Yup.


42 posted on 04/01/2017 5:06:43 PM PDT by jmacusa (Dad may be in charge but mom knows whats going on.)
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To: Joe Bfstplk

It’s a shame that signs like that are necessary. But they are. Most of the restaurants we patronize aren’t really appropriate for kids in terms of the costs, menu offerings, etc., and most kids aren’t comfortable or happy in places like that anyway.


43 posted on 04/01/2017 5:06:56 PM PDT by clintonh8r (AMERICA! THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY SCREEN NAME OBSOLETE!)
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To: Mercat
Last Sunday I was going up to Communion and passed a family where the kid, he was probably 7, was playing a video game on his tablet.

I would love to have seen someone take the the Tablet and drop it in the holy water font at the church entry.

44 posted on 04/01/2017 5:09:11 PM PDT by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: Mercat

We don’t have a crying room. :( Ours is a very small parish.


45 posted on 04/01/2017 5:11:28 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
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To: rlmorel
Explain why wishing to go to a restaurant for the quiet and upscale ambiance without having to tolerate poorly behaved children makes people “child haters”?

Well, I was referring to the overall tone of most of the "anti-kids in restaurant" posts, but I'll ask you, why do you need to eat in a child free environment? And what the hell is "upscale" anyway, and why would anyone want to be a part of it? Pretentious nonsense.

Kids make it fun.

46 posted on 04/01/2017 5:11:35 PM PDT by southern rock
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To: Trump20162020

The abortion industry is banning children by the millions and that’s okay. But if ONE restaurant doesn’t want to wreck thier ambience, that’s a crime?


47 posted on 04/01/2017 5:13:48 PM PDT by bluejean (The lunatics are running the asylum)
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To: Trump20162020

The abortion industry is banning children by the millions and that’s okay. But if ONE restaurant doesn’t want to wreck thier ambience, that’s a crime?


48 posted on 04/01/2017 5:14:24 PM PDT by bluejean (The lunatics are running the asylum)
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To: Trump20162020

The abortion industry is banning children by the millions and that’s okay. But if ONE restaurant doesn’t want to wreck thier ambience, that’s a crime?


49 posted on 04/01/2017 5:14:46 PM PDT by bluejean (The lunatics are running the asylum)
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To: Autonomous User
I would love to have seen someone take the the Tablet and drop it in the holy water font at the church entry.

And then I would love to see the father punch that someone right in the face. You're kidding, right?

50 posted on 04/01/2017 5:15:25 PM PDT by southern rock
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To: clintonh8r

Teach them how to behave at home and that’s how they will behave everywhere. That simple. Yelling, screaming, tumbling and climbing are outside activities.


51 posted on 04/01/2017 5:16:26 PM PDT by PrairieLady2
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To: southern rock

And any restaurant that thinks it’sself as “upscale “ is ridiculous and self-important. What’s going on there that is so upscale? Let the kids in and add some life to the place. There’s no such thing as upscale in my book. It’s all preposterous .

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OK you eat at Taco Bell for the rest of your life. Others may choose not to.


52 posted on 04/01/2017 5:16:55 PM PDT by loungitude (The truth hurts.)
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To: Trump20162020

Nowadays that ban number needs to be larger than age 5.


53 posted on 04/01/2017 5:25:47 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Tax-chick

My father’s uncle owned a tavern-restaurant in Carlstadt NJ. I was 4 yr. Old and he let dad and I slurp beers at the bar. Being 4, those were not big Beers for me but I do not ever remember having to be disciplined for Being out of line.


54 posted on 04/01/2017 5:27:46 PM PDT by telstar12.5 (...always bring gunships to a gun fight...)
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To: Mercat

My old pastor would have sent this brat straight to the Cry Room with all the other infants!


55 posted on 04/01/2017 5:32:25 PM PDT by miserare ( Hillary--you lost! Get over it!!)
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To: Trump20162020

I wonder if some airline will do this.


56 posted on 04/01/2017 5:33:29 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: MamaB

We had many similar experiences with ours. My mother was a gracious Southern lady and Christian and I married the same. My wife worked hard to instill proper manners in our daughters. I worked to teach them the Scriptures and the great life virtues that will stand them in good stead throughout life. We took our daughters to musesums, art galleries, and fine restaurants. We taught them to enjoy great books, orchestras, and theater. We sought to teach them and elevate their minds every day. We didn’t rely on television to parent, we didn’t indulge their every whim, nor did we turn them over to the public school. From the day they were born we parented with intention. I played my part, but the truth is I was blessed with a wife who cared greatly about the hearts and minds of our children and it shows. She deserves all the credit.


57 posted on 04/01/2017 5:34:16 PM PDT by .45 Long Colt
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To: freedumb2003

I so agree, after dozens of disrupted restaurant meals with my spoiled brat grands!


58 posted on 04/01/2017 5:35:51 PM PDT by miserare ( Hillary--you lost! Get over it!!)
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To: Sacajaweau

We took our 4 children to upscale ethnic restaurants (German, Hungarian, Middle Eastern, Italian, Spanish, Hibatchi) in the US, Canada the UK and Ireland from the time they were 4 years old. They also went to Broadways plays, musicals, world dance and music like the Chieftans starting that age. My daughter’s favorite performance at age 4 was Electra.

Our children made no noise, no candy wrappers, nothing that would annoy other patrons or restaurant goers. We played word games with them in restaurants, hangman and let them go outside with one of us after ordering until the food came sometimes. As for theatre & movies each child had one experience where they were not quiet and they were immediately taken to the lobby where they and a parent waited until intermission or the end of the show. That was all it took, after that just a look stopped a swinging foot or a crinkling theatre program.

Our refrain was that other people might be having a special occasion, might have planned and saved to be there and they needed & deserved our courtesy to enable them to enjoy their occasion. Don’t infringe on the rights of others. Consistency in expectations and time to get wiggles out before & after always worked for us. The adults around us were much worse behaved.


59 posted on 04/01/2017 5:38:29 PM PDT by JayGalt
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To: bluejean

Apples and oranges, Ma’am.


60 posted on 04/01/2017 5:40:38 PM PDT by miserare ( Hillary--you lost! Get over it!!)
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