Also, there is no such thing as a "bar" in Virginia. Establishments with an ABC license must make at least 51% of their revenue from the sale of food - but beer and wine aren't included in the 49% alcohol number. It's weird the way it's set up.
True. The real rub there is that a lot of places you might take your family for dinner - Chilis, Ruby Tuesday, Applebees - are also popular for their bars.
This is why I get so upset with the "concealed means concealed" threads - in VA we don't currently have an option of going out to dinner with our families and being armed, unless we OC, or unless we're doing fast food.
Depending on where you are, you can probably count on a run-in with the authorities if you OC in a restaurant, as well. One guy actually got arrested last spring, but there's a lawsuit going on about it.