Restaurant bans kids under 18, saying parents need a 'break' [View all]

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The Sushi Bar bans kids under 18, and the owner says so far, patrons love it.

Sidewalks in the hip neighborhood of Del Ray in Alexandria, Va., are often clogged with baby strollers and young parents—but that hasn’t stopped one new sushi restaurant from banning the 18-and-under crowd.

Surprisingly enough, The Sushi Bar, which officially opens Tuesday, is owned by the same person who runs the two super kid-friendly restaurants that flank it: Pork Barrel BBQ and Holy Cow, a burger joint where you might find 20 kids running amuck on a Friday night.

“We thought, ‘These poor parents—they’re helicopter parents, God love ’em—they’re always doing this and that with their kids, and we thought, they need a break.’ Not so much a break from their kids, but adjoining kids, ” said owner Mike Anderson, who has three kids himself—only two of whom are old enough to dine at the new restaurant.

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/restaurant-bans-kids-under-18-saying-parents-need-break-6C10196866