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Old 04-15-2017, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobysnacker View Post
Not sure regarding Texas, but here in Louisiana, ...

given the food you ate, what you're describing sounds like an "oyster bar". My non-scientific study of such places, is that you probably sell 1 beer (draft usually), for every 2-3 oysters; if you order a dozen oysters between 2 guys, you will likely see 4-6 beers sold on the ticket too.
The oysters run from 25 cents to a dollar depending, and the beers usu run $2 or so. So it isn't hard at all for 51% of the overall sales to be alcohol. Heck, most of these places need to sell po-boys and appetizers to have a food profit margin high enough to not be considered a regular bar.
Actually, the oysters were $19.95 per dozen (we each ordered a dozen). The appetizers were $9.95 each. The onion rings were extra, about $5.00. We each had a single glass of beer. Total tab was about $78.00. I tipped the server $10.00.

Probably one of the more expensive luncheons I have had lately, but it was a vacation visiting an old friend, so all is good.
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