‘Drugstore’ clearly restaurant

I am writing this as a very shocked patron of Justus Drugstore: A Restaurant. I in no way understand why an enactment dated 1951 cannot be changed (6/28, A-1, “What’s in a name? Trouble for restaurant”). Almost nothing is the same since that date. I cannot remember the last time I called a pharmacy a drugstore. Also, it is listed as a restaurant.

I also cannot understand why, in this difficult economy, anyone would want to put owners Jonathan Justus and Camille Eklof to the amazing expense of having to redo their phone listing, cards, sign and, worst of all, their rave reviews and appearances in national food magazines, to say nothing about obtaining a new liquor license.

This saddens me, and I feel it is very unfair.

Esther Rudnick
Prairie Village

Comments

[GCYL]

After the need to post a definition on the word “typical” today I can only imagine the confusion that would ensue with various interpretations over the concept of “common sense”.

I don’t hold your implied belief that common sense is a nearly universally understood concept. However, it’s my hope that we’d all agree that this issue over the use of “Drugstore” holds absolutely no common sense what so ever.

[Marctnts]

When rules and regulations are in conflict with common sense, common sense should prevail.