A new sushi restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia, has caused a stir by insisting that it's for adults only. In fact, it's gone so far as to ban kids completely.
"Welcome," reads the black-and-white sign on the door of The Sushi Bar. "This is an adults-only environment. No children under 18 please."
Some outraged parents have promised to boycott the upscale eatery, which opened just last weekend in the Del Ray area.
"Great way to keep me out of your spot," griped one commenter on the Sushi Bar's Facebook page. "As a single parent, thanks... we will dine at another sushi bar!"
"In case anyone is wondering, no, I won't be patronizing this establishment if I'm ever again in the area," added another commenter.
But co-owner Bill Blackburn told Yahoo! Shine in a telephone interview that they had always planned to make the eatery a child-free zone.
"We were not expecting it to be a big deal," he told Yahoo! Shine. He and his business partner had done their research and knew there was demand for an adults-only restaurant in the area. "The space is not a huge, gigantic restaurant. It's a small little lounge."
