Restaurant Establishes Minimum Age Policy

A restaurant in St. Louis is gaining attention for its minimum age policy that only allows woman over 30 and men over 35 to dine at its establishment, reports NPR.

Marvin and Tina Pate, the owners of Bliss Restaurant, which serves Afro Caribbean cuisine, said that the rule is part of their version to cater to people in their 30s and 40s. ID is checked at the door.

“Because of the maturity that we noticed from being at adult resorts and different people that they’ll want to be around [people] their age, we just kind of came up with where people would like to be around their comfort zone,” Marvin Pate said.

The difference in age requirements for men and women, however, may be problematic since they might be in violation of Missouri law, according to Travis Crum, an associate law professor at Washington University. Full Story