F.C. RESTAURANTS SLAM CIGARETTE BAN PLAN: 'IT WILL DRIVE TAX $ AWAY'
Colm Dillon, owner of Ireland's Four Provinces, and Adam Roth,
owner of Argia's Restaurant, both said that they've spent years
building up a loyal clientele and that many of them, especially
at the bar, happen to smoke. Both restaurants voluntarily ban
smoking in their dining areas.
"I'd have no problem whatsoever if the Commonwealth of Virginia,
as a whole, banned smoking," Roth told Falls Church Assistant
City Manager Cindy Mester and the Chamber board members at the
meeting. "But doing it just in Falls Church will only drive
business way."
