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FRONT OF THE HOUSE

ALCOHOL SALES

ONE
TOO
MANY

"If a guest leaves your
restaurant intoxicated and gets
into an accident that causes
damage to property or people,
any restaurant that served
them can be pursued legally
- especially the last restaurant
that served them."
Ray Camillo, founder and CEO of Blue Orbit
Restaurant Consulting

How to tactfully --
and safely -- handle
overserved customers
S TORY DAV ID LAMARTIN A
PHOTO RICK D AU G H E RTY

I

f you've got a bar, chances are
your employees have handled
their share of overserved customers. Few combinations are
better than pizza and beer, after all,
and it's not hard to knock back one
too many with a great pie.
Most of the time, these customers
get a driver, call a cab or chat up the
staff until they've sobered up. Once
in a while, though, you'll have to
worry about a customer's safety as
they leave your shop -- or even face
backlash when you cut them off.
How should your employees
handle these customers? How do you
provide a safe environment for your
staff and patrons, while still providing
great service to a paying guest? What
are your legal obligations in these
situations -- and what do you stand
to lose if they're handled improperly?
Following are a few best practices
from shop owners, managers and
industry consultants.

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RISKS, RULES AND OBLIGATIONS

Liquor laws vary from state to
state, but in many cases, you can be
held liable for a customer's injuries.
"If a guest leaves your restaurant
intoxicated and gets into an accident
that causes damage to property or
people, any restaurant that served
them can be pursued legally -
especially the last restaurant that

served them," says Ray Camillo,
founder and CEO of Blue Orbit
Restaurant Consulting.
While few restaurants will
knowingly serve drunk patrons,
owners may still be at risk if they
don't read a situation correctly. "If
a customer left inebriated and we
didn't know, and they got into a car
accident, we could lose our liquor



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Pizza Today - April 2018

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Pizza Today - April 2018
Commentary
Contributors
Expo Spotlight
Interact
Conversation
Man on the Street
Tony’s Trending Recipe
At Your Service
Destinations
Knead to Know
The Overserved Customer
2018’s Hottest Toppings
Regional Toppings
Portion Control
Street Food Pizza
Promoting From Within
Writing a Best-Selling Menu
Pizza Today on the Road: A Tavola Cincinnati, Oh
Product Showcase
Pizza Today Yellow Pages
The Marketplace
Reader’s Resource
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Pizza Today - April 2018 - Commentary
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Pizza Today - April 2018 - Contributors
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Pizza Today - April 2018 - Expo Spotlight
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Pizza Today - April 2018 - Interact
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Pizza Today - April 2018 - Conversation
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Pizza Today - April 2018 - Man on the Street
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Pizza Today - April 2018 - Tony’s Trending Recipe
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Pizza Today - April 2018 - At Your Service
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Pizza Today - April 2018 - Destinations
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Pizza Today - April 2018 - Knead to Know
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Pizza Today - April 2018 - The Overserved Customer
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Pizza Today - April 2018 - 2018’s Hottest Toppings
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Pizza Today - April 2018 - Regional Toppings
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Pizza Today - April 2018 - Portion Control
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Pizza Today - April 2018 - Street Food Pizza
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Pizza Today - April 2018 - Promoting From Within
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Pizza Today - April 2018 - Writing a Best-Selling Menu
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