A Special Note About Smokers

Many restaurants have banned smoking, whether voluntarily as a result of public pressure or because of legislative mandates. While this may improve the air quality within the restaurant itself and provide a more pleasant dining experience for nonsmoking guests, there is one thing that should be kept in mind: Simply banning smoking in the dining room and the bar may not ban smoking from the entire premises. Common sense will tell you that smokers will very likely smoke cigarettes up to the moment they walk in the door and light up as soon as they step back outside. One carelessly flung match or a single smoldering cigarette butt can spell ruin.