New to site and have not read every post in this thread. Eat at Olive Gardens in Wausau as well as Red Lobster in Eau Claire. I realize they are both owned by Darden, or were.
Both have no gun signs, but underneath it says except with legal concealed carry permit. Or, something like that. Does NOT say your firearm must be concealed, only that you need the permit. (CCL)
At Red Lobster in Eau Claire son said can't carry here Dad. Read it a little closer and read that since I DO have a CCL that I could carry. So, open carried into resturant, ended up being seated in a booth by kitchen door and sitting with firearm facing room. I'm fairly certain several other patrons saw me, our waitress had to have noticed, and anyone going into the kitchen could have seen it easily.
I figured I might have management want to see my CCL, which I would have willing shown under those conditions. Nothing was said to me at all,by anyone. Our waitress was fantastic, spent $100.00 on meals, no drinks. I'm not a big fan of Red Lobster, but where son wanted to go for his birthday dinner. Even less of a fan of the sign. If they are going to word it that way, it seems kind of pointless to me. I suppose some might see the red circle and not read the writing? It also seems like if management is going to post that, then they should ask any OC to see their license? Not that I'm volunteering or anything, it just seems like a strange position to take. Kind of wishy washy in mind.