Sounds to me like they didn't have the sign properly displayed.
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Businesses posting a compliant "51% sign" - It is a felony to carry a firearm while on the premises of a business that makes more than 51% of its revenue from the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption (colloquially "bars", "nightclubs", "taverns", "saloons", etc.). A person with a CHL that is in violation has a defense that the establishment did not post the proper signage, as required by the Government Code section 411.204. The proper signage contains similar language as is required of all liquor license holders, but with the addition of a couple of words to prohibit licensed as well as unlicensed carry, and a background containing a red "51%" to make it obvious at a glance that the sign applies to CHL holders.
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Since it wasn't obvious, it doesn't apply.
It's entirely possible that the owners are proponents of concealed carry. Maybe they posted the sign incorrectly on purpose. The law requires they post it, but they're not looking for anyone and wouldn't turn you in if they did find out. Maybe not, but it could be...