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Old Aug 16th, 2007 | 08:10 AM
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Corkage - Washington DC?
Are you allowed to BYOW into DC restaurants? If so, does anyone know the average corkage fee? Or does it totally depend on the restaurant??

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Old Aug 16th, 2007 | 08:32 AM
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It is up to the restaurant -- you'll need to phone them for details.
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Old Aug 16th, 2007 | 08:42 AM
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Bring a screw top. Then maybe no corkage fee - or perhaps a "screwage fee".
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Old Aug 16th, 2007 | 08:43 AM
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Thanks!
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Old Aug 16th, 2007 | 08:43 AM
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Austin - funny!
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Old Aug 16th, 2007 | 08:47 AM
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I'd expect a corkage fee over $10 and maybe closer to $20 or $30. By bringing your own wine, you are cutting in on a big profit center, so they have to make money somehow.

Here's an interesting blog post on the topic.

http://dcist.com/2006/06/22/inside_the_hous.php
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Old Aug 16th, 2007 | 09:00 AM
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Thanks for the post, Mike. I never understoodd the reasoning behind the corkage fee.
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