How Come Bars Have That Seperated Entrance Where You Can't See In From The Street?!
Answers: You know, the door opens and you can only usually see a wall, and then have to walk to your left or right? (Thanks for answers to the previous question, I just wanted to be more specific about the entrance.) Are there laws or is it just for privacy/comfort?
no laws against. my dad built a club last year and we opened in january ive been the barmanager since day 1 and our widows werent tinted but we realized that people would ride thru the parking lot a look through the windows to see if there were a lot of people in or if it was all the same sex customers they would drive off so we tinted the windows to make them have to come in and pay the cover to be able to see who was in and since they paid cover normally theyd at least stayed for one drink and that way we would get more people in and i guess it worked cause now on good sat night we get over 2000 ppl in. So its no law its just a technique to lure more customers in
1 reason- loading and unloading. if they are open throughout the day, no bar wants their patrons disturbed by boxes.
2 reason- laws. a restaurant always needs 2 exits (sometimes more based on size) for a customer's safety.
3 reason- maybe they have famous clients that need to come and go discreetly.
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I imagine since some / most are trying to have a relaxed,, maybe dimly lit atmosphere,, the door opens and blinding sunlight blots out who ever just entered...
Much better to have a foyer..
This also give a place to collect cover if there is one.
I live in New England and there are many old bars around. There are still signs near the back door that say "Ladies entrance". I suppose it was not very nice to see women entering a bar back then. By entering through the back you are usually in the dining section which would alleviate any thought that these ladies might be having a sip of something. Times have changed. Hope this helped give you a bit of history.