On Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:36:54 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 3/28/2013 1:05 AM, sf wrote:
>
>> I was surprised by that when we visited Montreal. A very popular
>> restaurant at the end of the block where our B&B was located has a
>> BYOB thing going. Fortunately a "state" (if that's what it's called
>> in Canada) was located directly across the street from where we
>> stayed, so I bought a bottle of wine there and proceeded to the
>> restaurant. It was more than stupid, but I played the game.
>
>What game?
>
>Plenty of places don't hand out liquor licenses just for the asking,
>they limit the number. And when you can get one, it costs the earth.
>Cheaper and maybe the only way to let people drink with their dinner
>is to get a BYOB permit.
>
>nancy

Restaurants that allow BYOB is really for those who wish to drink
something they don't stock, and they do charge the patron often a
ridiculous corking fee for that priviledge. But restaurants that
don't serve liquor typically can't make enough profit to stay in
business... the profit from the bar is always more than from the
kitchen