I met a college buddy for dinner prior to the men's basketball game vs. M#$%i. He recently joined the faculty and is a vegan. We went to Thai Paradise on West Union. All four of us ordered meals sans meat - one shrimp and three tofu. The vegetables were crisp and prepared well. We'll all go back.

Can't believe how long they have got away with that! Risky business.

Why's that risky?

They're not serving it to you, or providing it.

I think the license covers serving and providing, not consumption.

-john

Interesting article. I thought it was legal, too. We go to Purple Chopsticks on a fairly frequent basis. Didn't realize they were scofflaws. ;-)

This reminds me of another twist in Ohio liquor law, or maybe a twisted interpretation of same. We make an almost annual pilgrimage to Put-in-Bay. The hotel we stay in there has signs all over that say you can't bring your own booze into your room since they have their own liquor license. They claim that this is a requirement of Ohio law for liquor permit holders. A friend of mine, who is an attorney but not a specialist in liquor law, did a quick read of the relevant sections of the Revised Code and came away with the impression that their interpretation was "permissive" but not "required." He also was not sure that they could apply this permissive interpretation to a hotel room, as he thought it was meant to apply to a bar or restaurant establishment. At this point he mumbled something about contract law and the implied contract between a hotel owner and one who rented a room. The whole thing left me completely confused. Any BA legal eagles like to weight in on this question?

ORC 4301.58(C) is what is usually cited on this one, though the wording isn't crystal clear

(C) No person, personally or by the person’s clerk, agent, or employee, who is the holder of a permit issued by the division, shall sell, keep, or possess for sale any intoxicating liquor not purchased from the division or from the holder of a permit issued by the division authorizing the sale of such intoxicating liquor unless the same has been purchased with the special consent of the division. The division shall revoke the permit of any person convicted of a violation of division (C) of this section.

Here's an article where an attorney talks about it
http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/bringing-your-own-bev...]

The way I read this is that it only pertains to current permit holders. If you don't have a permit, it doesn't address whether a person can or can not consume liquor in you establishment. As far as corkage goes, that normally only applies to those who carry wine into a restaurant that serves wine. In that case in Ohio, this provision clearly prohibits that practice.

I read the article and until someone can post an ORC citation that indicates otherwise, I stand by my original statements. Heck , Pat Kelly's attorney argued he was innocent.

After further research it seems that you can be charged with open container.