Dining in Bloomsburg

Bloomsburg is small and a college town. The University of Bloomsburg is a 4 year college.

I have heard two rumors about liquor licenses in this town. First rumor, is that there are a limited number; and second rumor is that they are very very expensive.

The people of Bloomsburg are very creative. Not just in the way of having an art gallery, art festival and theatre, but in dining.

There is an Italian restaurant that doesn't have a liquor license. Which technically means that they can't sell liquor. One would think that not having a liquor license would prevent an establishment from "serving" alcohol, but not here. So the wine is free on the house. I was told at the restaurant that everyone enjoys wine with their meal and since they don't have a liquor license they can't charge for it. Like Wow!

There is an amazing Thai restaurant here. My experience upon walking in to make reservations was definitely a "once in a lifetime event". I walked in and said, "I would like to make dinner reservations for Friday." The not-to-happy host asked, "Are you a member?" I said, "No." He pushed this paper into my hand and said, "Read this. This is why you must be a member." and he walked away. It was a front page newspaper article that had been laminated. It said that the establishment only had one bathroom and that a restaurant must have 2 bathrooms. So a way around the bathroom dilemma was to make it a club and not a restaurant. They don't serve alcohol but you can bring your own bottle and they don't have a corking fee. The fee to become a member is $1 for a lifetime membership. I am now a member of Bloomin' Thai! The food is unbelievably good.

A friend, in The Netherlands, asked me how accessible were things for me. Well, they aren't as accessible as Los Angeles. I recently watched a documentary on Roman Polanski and he said that the only thing he liked about Los Angeles was that anything and everything was there at your fingertips, and it is true. However, I don't need or want any and everything. There isn't a Starbucks in town. Most of what I want is about an hour away. Once a week, usually Wednesdays, my guy and I drive that 1 hour and do what we need to do. We make our list all week long and do it all in one shot. I really like it that way, it keeps the impulse purchases to a minimum.

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