Buffalo Wild Wings

[flybum62]

Went to meet a friend for dinner at BWW last night. We sat in the smoking area-bar-ate, and lit up a Montecristo Platinum, likewise my friend. We were sitting there enoying ourselves, went the mgr. asked us to put them OUT, I thought it was a joke, but he said that several of the "regulars" were complaining about the smell. We tried talking to him, but waere told the cops would be called if we didnt extingush them. We didn't, we left and vowed NEVER to eat there again. Needless to say, there was more cigarette smoke than cigar smoke.:sh

[Bill86]

Such a double standard, it's either smoking or not. I would refuse to eat there as well and I do love BWW.

[Ogre]

Guess they will be marked off of my list of places to eat.

[Salvelinus]

I try to avoid the chain restaurants as much as possible, so thanks for another reason to stay away from this one.

[chippewastud79]

Personally I have never had a problem with a Buffalo Wild Wings and smoking cigars. My guess is someone who didn't want to sit in the smoking section to begin with was complaining and the manager thought them to be 'more important customers' than you. I have even gotten more inquiries into what I was smoking than complaints. :hm

[replicant_argent]

We don't have that problem at BW3 here... of course, here, the nannies have outlawed smoking in ALL indoor places.

[GTsetGO]

We don't have that problem at BW3 here... of course, here, the nannies have outlawed smoking in ALL indoor places.

same here. but 90% of the time i just call ahead and take it home.

[awsmith4]

My uncle owns a bar in NC and once (before the ban) a patron with a cigarette in her mouth came up to him while he was smoking a cigar, not knowing he was the owner, and told him to take it somewhere else because he was stinking up the place. He kicked her out :D

[kaisersozei]

We tried talking to him, but waere told the cops would be called if we didnt extingush them.

Wonder how that would have gone done--that would have been an interesting scene.

[replicant_argent]

My uncle owns a bar in NC and once (before the ban) a patron with a cigarette in her mouth came up to him while he was smoking a cigar, not knowing he was the owner, and told him to take it somewhere else because he was stinking up the place. He kicked her out :D

That's full of awesome.

[T.G]

My uncle owns a bar in NC and once (before the ban) a patron with a cigarette in her mouth came up to him while he was smoking a cigar, not knowing he was the owner, and told him to take it somewhere else because he was stinking up the place. He kicked her out :D

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[Whee]

I think this is indicitive of the individual location and not the chain.

I have smoked at the BW3s in NE Indy with no issues.

[kelmac07]

I knew there was a reason why I have never eaten there. :td

[GTsetGO]

i am still trying to figure out how one becomes a regular at BWW????

[jsnake]

Do cigarette smokers not smell their own stench? Cigars and pipes have a wonderful aroma where you have never heard anyone in your life say damn that cigarette smells good. F*** BWW. My wife and I were talking about going there for dinner actually but I will never step foot on their property again.

[thebayratt]

I refuse to eat at BWW anyhow.

An hour an a half for 8 wings at lunch time... my boss got mad @ me bc it tooke them 45 mins to cook 8 wings.

I hate double standards like that.

Write a letter to their corporate office. See what they have to say.

[chippewastud79]

I think this is indicitive of the individual location and not the chain.


:tpd: Certainly not a company-wide policy. Likely a case of an over-zealous manager being a jerk to apease some assholes. ;s

[forgop]

I think this is indicitive of the individual location and not the chain.

I have smoked at the BW3s in NE Indy with no issues.

Yeah, I've smoked at the Castleton BW3's with no issues at all as well.

[Whee]

Yeah, I've smoked at the Castleton BW3's with no issues at all as well.

That's the one...:D

[Ol' Times Cigars]

Be glad you still get to smoke indoors. It's funny reading these stories and thinking back to when we could actually do it here. I barely remember it in restaurants. We can still smoke in bars but I have been to a few popular ones around Central Florida and while standing in a cloud of cigarette smoke, have been asked not to light my cigar because cigar smoking wasn't allowed. Its been the big, "it" bars more so than the small ones with owners who appreciate the business you are giving them.

I like the food at BWW however the ones in my area have terribly long waits for service and or food so I don't frequent them to often.

[captain53]

Went to BWW in Jefferson City, MO about 9 months ago when it first opened and some employee highjacked my A/X card number. 2 hours later someone was charging $$$$ to my card in San Francisco. A/X picked it up pretty fast and I must say handled it very well for me.

No More BWW for me and now you have given me a second reason!

[Bill86]

Do cigarette smokers not smell their own stench? Cigars and pipes have a wonderful aroma where you have never heard anyone in your life say damn that cigarette smells good. F*** BWW. My wife and I were talking about going there for dinner actually but I will never step foot on their property again.

I use to smoke cigarettes and I LOVE the smell of cigarettes. Cigars smell better sure, but I find the smell of cigarettes pleasantly intoxicating. ;s

[loki]

yet another reason not to eat there. the food sucks, the smoking policy sucks, and they don't allow citizens to carry firearms there. Won't ever go there again.

[loki]

I use to smoke cigarettes and I LOVE the smell of cigarettes. Cigars smell better sure, but I find the smell of cigarettes pleasantly intoxicating. ;s

dude, there's something wrong with you. :pu

[Dunkel]

When I used to frequent bars/grills when I lived in Maryland, nearly every place had a sign in the bar area that read "No cigars or pipes allowed". If I went into a smoking establishment that didn't have that sign displayed and someone hassled me about smoking a cigar I'd tell them to go sh!t on themselves.

[chippewastud79]

yet another reason not to eat there. the food sucks, the smoking policy sucks, and they don't allow citizens to carry firearms there. Won't ever go there again.

Isn't this based on being considered a 'bar' where alcohol is served, not company policy. :hm

[J0eybb]

Isn't this based on being considered a 'bar' where alcohol is served, not company policy. :hm

In NV you can carry into a BAR.

[forgop]

That's the one...:D

I've gone there to watch PPV UFC fights to smoke cigars/drink beer, but not so much anymore after I found out where I can watch them from my computer at home. It's a lot cheaper that way. :tu

[forgop]

I use to smoke cigarettes and I LOVE the smell of cigarettes. Cigars smell better sure, but I find the smell of cigarettes pleasantly intoxicating. ;s

I've always hated cigarettes, but I love some good cigar and pipe smoke. You're probably in a very small percentage.

[Volusianator]

Honestly I can't understand why so many say it's another reason not to eat there. Albeit right or not, there are just places that allow smoking with the exception of cigars and pipes. It's what's socially acceptable, and cigars just arent. I know that and accept it.

[Bill86]

I've always hated cigarettes, but I love some good cigar and pipe smoke. You're probably in a very small percentage.

Oh yeah no doubt. I've really never met anyone with the same view. I guess I'm just a bit weird.

[T.G]

I use to smoke cigarettes and I LOVE the smell of cigarettes. Cigars smell better sure, but I find the smell of cigarettes pleasantly intoxicating. ;s
I've always hated cigarettes, but I love some good cigar and pipe smoke. You're probably in a very small percentage.

Oh yeah no doubt. I've really never met anyone with the same view. I guess I'm just a bit weird.


While I wouldn't call them "pleasantly intoxicating", I don't mind the smoke of certain brands of cigarettes. Primarily Lucky Strikes (unfiltered) and Paul Malls - coincidentally, these are the brands I smoked 2+ packs a day of for years. Lucky's mainly - I'm convinced PMs were the same blend though, just a longer version of it.

A few other brands I'm ok with some of their offerings, and a few others, ugh, gag me with a spoon.

Yeah, Bill, I'm not normal either.

[cobra03]

yet another reason not to eat there. the food sucks, the smoking policy sucks, and they don't allow citizens to carry firearms there. Won't ever go there again.

Yeah its not BWW its the state of Viginia that does not allow firearms in bars. Although they were trying to change that not sure if it went through or not.:gn:al Im not a huge fan of BWW myself but i was at one in Richmond smoking cigars with a group of freinds on the patio when a lady near by pitched a fit. She dragged the manager into it. He promptly moved her(which is not what she wanted) and never once said a word to us.

[guitar4001]

I refuse to eat at BWW anyhow.

An hour an a half for 8 wings at lunch time... my boss got mad @ me bc it tooke them 45 mins to cook 8 wings.

I hate double standards like that.

Write a letter to their corporate office. See what they have to say.

THis will surely lead to a chain-wide ban of all smoking.

[Bayou Tiger]

I hate the smell of cigs (smoked for ten years), but I love the smell of cigars...

The food at the restaurant formally known as BW3 is not very good. The wait times are unreal and the service stinks. I prefer the local wing spots... better food better folks :)

[guitar4001]

i can understand how folks can not like some the smell of some cigars, BUT...cigarettes are more offensive IMO.

[loki]

Isn't this based on being considered a 'bar' where alcohol is served, not company policy. :hm

depends on your state, va and pa have no such laws. va's law was that you could open carry into a restarunt that served booze as there are not "bars" in VA, however that's changed and you can OC and drink or CC and not drink. in pa you can OC or cc and either drink or not drink.

[Bill86]

While I wouldn't call them "pleasantly intoxicating", I don't mind the smoke of certain brands of cigarettes. Primarily Lucky Strikes (unfiltered) and Paul Malls - coincidentally, these are the brands I smoked 2+ packs a day of for years. Lucky's mainly - I'm convinced PMs were the same blend though, just a longer version of it.

A few other brands I'm ok with some of their offerings, and a few others, ugh, gag me with a spoon.

Yeah, Bill, I'm not normal either.

I hear ya Adam, :banger. Any cigarettes really smell good to me, I use to smoke Camels (turkish golds, silvers or just regulars, if you could find them Mellows...I'd smoke as many of those as I could get.) Or parliaments. I've smoked unfiltered camels as well, I'm not picky just not a marlboro fan at all. :td

i can understand how folks can not like some the smell of some cigars, BUT...cigarettes are more offensive IMO.

Agreed, I like both but given a choice...a good cigar :tu.

[Volusianator]

My uncle owns a bar in NC and once (before the ban) a patron with a cigarette in her mouth came up to him while he was smoking a cigar, not knowing he was the owner, and told him to take it somewhere else because he was stinking up the place. He kicked her out :D

Nicely played!

[J0eybb]

depends on your state, va and pa have no such laws. va's law was that you could open carry into a restarunt that served booze as there are not "bars" in VA, however that's changed and you can OC and drink or CC and not drink. in pa you can OC or cc and either drink or not drink.

NV the limit for driving is .08, for carrying a firearm it is .10

[kaisersozei]

Not sure why you just wouldn't get your wings from Hooters--they might not allow cigar smoking either, but hey, it's a decent trade-off :xxx :D

[Silound]

"Nobody goes to Hooters for wings!" - Chris Rock

[Partagaspete]

When I used to frequent bars/grills when I lived in Maryland, nearly every place had a sign in the bar area that read "No cigars or pipes allowed". If I went into a smoking establishment that didn't have that sign displayed and someone hassled me about smoking a cigar I'd tell them to go sh!t on themselves.

as Dunkkel said if they allowed and had no sign than they have NO basis to toss you so I would have just walked out without paying the tab. If they throw you out than they eat that IMHO. If they force you to pay or you already paid I'd contact my credit card and contest it as I also contact BW3's HQ.

[loki]

Yeah its not BWW its the state of Viginia that does not allow firearms in bars. Although they were trying to change that not sure if it went through or not.:gn:al Im not a huge fan of BWW myself but i was at one in Richmond smoking cigars with a group of freinds on the patio when a lady near by pitched a fit. She dragged the manager into it. He promptly moved her(which is not what she wanted) and never once said a word to us.

you may want to reread the va laws. you could always oc into a "bar", though there are none in va, but you couldn't CC. the law was then changed to where you can CC into a "bar" or a place that serves booze but not drink. you can, as you always have been able to, oc and drink.