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| - Before today, I could safely say I've never been yelled at by any member of a restaurant. Not anymore. This used to be my favorite local bar to visit when I'm in Charlotte (which is often). Today my mom and I stopped in to The Lodge, and I had my little puppy in my arms. Now I've had a dog for almost 2 years and I know that most restaurants don't allow dogs inside. I've also been to The Lodge with my dog many times and am fully aware that they do allow dogs on the patio. We walked in the front door and headed directly to the patio door, as I always do. The bartender Eric saw us and screamed, literally yelled at the top of his lungs, "GET OUT OF HERE! NO DOGS ALLOWED!! CODE VIOLATION!!" and came charging at us with his finger pointing in our faces. I asked him not to yell and he said it was loud in there, but believe me, it was not loud enough to warrant that volume and that level of anger and hostility. It was seriously scary.
The silver lining here is that we left immediately and found out that the restaurant next door, Brooklyn Pizza Parlor, has a lovely patio, wine and beer, great food, and most importantly, a very dog-friendly and human-friendly staff. They welcomed us to walk through the restaurant with my doggy to their patio. So thanks, Eric! Also, FYI, Eric is about 6' tall, white guy with a bald head in his early 40's. So if you see him, give him some hell for us. ;-)
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