cover charge
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I understand where she’s coming from, but I can’t help feeling like it’s a bit ridiculous to essentially require an $80 cover charge for your birthday party.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Pro tip: Bring cash for the cover charge, or plan to use the on-site ATM.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Reached by phone, An Ruda, an attorney representing Kazaryan, says changes instituted by ownership such as the $40 cover charge were necessary new revenue streams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
While diners with reservations don’t have to pay the show’s cover charge to eat upstairs, it might be loud.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2022
Friday nights were college nights at Club Victor, which meant no cover charge and a chance to dance to the offerings of a local bandmaster, Vic Meyers.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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