I wonder if ‘to go’ cocktails are going to stick around.

Fat lush thread.

They just ended this in NYC. I understand why, but a year ago, it was really fun to wander around with a cup and sit in a public place and chill. There’s a little plaza near me where everyone would get go-cups or stand around and just enjoy life.

Every drink is a to-go drink if you have a paper bag or empty soda cup.

Nope r3. I found this out the hard way in the Minneapolis airport. I was traveling for work, and poured what was left of my $14 cocktail into a water bottle, so that I could make it to the gate on time. Bitchy waitress ratted me out, and I was stopped on the way to the gate by airport security. I even tipped her 30%. Fucking Karen…I assume that her husband left her for a man so she hates all gay men.

[quote]R4 It’s a little odd that they consider it OK, because of open container laws.

I work as a personal assistant and have to get these for my boss with lunch and dinner orders. (Usually a margarita.)

I put it in the trunk for the ride back.

R4

I guess they would've preferred you slam that cocktail back so you could get on the plane shitfaced.

R4 being wheeled through the airport.

I found this article on CNN today. Some states have extended to go cocktails until 2025, while others are stopping already (NY). It seems really shitty to the already struggling restaurant owners, especially in the summer. I am looking forward to getting cocktails and a nice meal, and eating in the park.

[quote] I wonder if 'to go' cocktails are going to stick around.

Probably not. The government hates freedom.

Time to load up on minis. They're everywhere, easily hidden, way less pricey and make any juice or soda a fantastic beverage!

[quote] I had a skinny margarita tonight with my cheese enchilada carry out meal.

Nothing you have is skinny.

It’s not the drink itself but the liability behind it.

As an operator or server, it becomes more difficult to spot a drunk that’s been nursing one of these to go drinks all day and publicly imbibing invites all sorts of bad behavior that goes along with it as well.

The truth is families and lawyers won’t hesitate to sue when something goes wrong and to go drinks blur who is responsible for serving it.

[quote] and to go drinks blur who is responsible for serving it.

Are you drinking now? To-go or otherwise?

Hospitalizations due to alcohol-related health problems sky-rocketed during the pandemic across the US. Extending this order will only exacerbate all the health problems that have already put a strain on our health care system.

Link?

R12, I have noticed that some restaurants limit to go cocktails to 2 per ID shown. Other places will give you en entire fifth of booze and mixers. It shouldn’t be that much different than buying a fifth at the liquor store. You are theoretically bringing it home to drink, just like if it were purchased at the store.

Sho convenient and time-shaving!

R13, restaurants and bars have different laws, restrictions and insurance coverage than a liquor store. You also cannot guarantee a to go drink wouldn’t wind up with a minor. The general intention of a liquor license is for drinks poured, measured and consumed inside of an establishment and protocols overseen by management, not transported outside where there’s less control but now has the indentical liability- this was lifted during COVID but isn’t necessary anymore. It assigns responsibility a lot more blurry legally than if you had bought a sealed drink from a liquor store.

I hate these stupid, old laws of not allowing open containers. If you're walking around any major city and not causing trouble, what's the big deal? Even beaches...why the fuck can't you sit in the sand and enjoy a beer or mixed drink? If you get caught drinking and driving you're fucked anyway. If you're being responsible, why should it matter?

[quote] Hospitalizations due to alcohol-related health problems sky-rocketed during the pandemic across the US.]

I would not be surprised if this were true. People in general just did not react to the lockdowns well on the whole and this not just MANGA’s.

[quote]Extending this order will only exacerbate all the health problems that have already put a strain on our health care system

This conclusion I believe is wrong however.

Most (but of course not all) hard core drinkers (and I consider myself medium core) always have money to consider. No one is going to a bar/restaurant and paying for a $12 jack and coke to go 8 times a day (or even in a 2-3 hour period). I’m not saying some don’t sit in a bar and drink 8 jack and cokes (I have), but to get one, leave, drink it, and then go back and get another?

It is too inconvenient and expensive. People who have health problems from drinking will just buy the 1.5 liter of Jim Beam, go home (or carry it around with them) and get plastered.

I do kind of wonder about people sipping these drinks in their cars not he way home from work, but even then.

Fourteen year olds were getting it delivered to Carson Beach at night in South Boston. A fracas resulted.

Not sure how long MA will continue allowing it.

Texas made it permanently legal. We already had a few drive thru daiquiri places but now there's a ton of them.

California has made it permanent but a San Francisco Lyft driver told me a tale of police cracking down on passengers with open containers in cars (i.e. citing drivers for having passengers with open containers in cars).

R22 Well finally Gov Hot Wheels Abbott did one thing right!