Hmm... That's interesting, DR SWW - I know there are some localities where bars are required to serve some sort of food in order to get fully licensed as a bar. The local government wants people to have some sort of sustenance available to the imbibers to help them "control" their bodies' alcohol absorption.
Such as... The Entire State of Delaware!
There are apparently just three bars in the entire state that are not connected to restaurants.
The Double L here in Rehoboth Beach is one of them. Those three bars have slipped through some grandfathering system, and pre-date the restaurant clause.
(I've included the link because the people at the Double L aren't nearly as
imaginative prurient lubricious indecent as those at Faultline. Also, I like promoting local places.)