Oh Boy! It was always a cute idea, but I don't go to Barnacle Bills because of the peanuts. I'm not going to miss them that much. I can't blame the owner(s) for making this decision to stop serving peanuts, as long as they keep serving good food.

Damn all of these wacky peanut allergy people and their kids. If you can't have peanuts go away!!!

We enjoy barnacle bills, however our son has peanut allergies so we just get take out or go there without him. It is a shame bc i love tradition but when 1 in 5 children have a peanut allergy that they can die from i see the owners point.. Personally i slipped on them more than anything!!

Stupid. I guess 5 Guys will also have to drop their peanuts. If you have allergies avoid being close to the allergens.

Are there adults with peanut allergies?

My toddler son was diagnosed with a peanut allergy last year and it was a shock because we have no history of food allergies in our family. The number of cases are on the rise and the doctors do not understand why. With that said, I am not a whacky food allergy parent and my son is not a whacky food allergy kid. I am just a mom trying to keep her son safe. No parent ever wants to see their child get sick or worse possible die. While his diagnosis has altered our life, I don't expect any business or person to cater to our needs. There are plenty of safe places for us to eat. Or if they are not safe, my husband and I got without our son. Parents of kids with peanut allergies are not going to flock to Barnacle Bills to eat there now with decades of peanut residue still in the building. Since the number of cases are on the rise without explanation, people should not make such horrible and insensitive comments about kids with food allergies. It's not their fault and you never know when a loved one of yours may be effected.

More than likely someone brought suit against BB's because of injury resulting from slipping on peanut shells. Couple that with the apparent surge in peanut allergies and the insurance company is raising premiums because of the increased exposure and claims experience. BB's needed to make a business decision to remove peanuts from it's premises in an effort to keep insurance premiums at a minimum and maintain positive cash flow. That's my guess.

Who is John Galt?

I am not a lawyer and not an insurance agent. But I wish I was. Can someone sue me for this comment? Maybe I should get insurance that I dont get sued for this comment. I am a business owner and I understand that cost to insure against crazya** claims costs alot of cheddar burgers and beers. Wish i had some peanuts right now. Oh... thats right. No peanuts for me.

Many years ago our son rubbed his eyes at BB and guess what, allergic reaction! We didn't tell the restaurant and don't blame them. We also don't go there often enough, the wait is always an hour or more! The restaurant is popular and can't imagine this will negatively impact their loyal customers.

Maybe they will clean the floors now

My first job was at Barnacle Bills - I had to refill those peanuts (and clean the mussels) My sons and I will mis them terribly - don't give in Todd and Singh!!

Peanut allergies are frightening.....good idea to clean up the floor....now we can
go their with our niece who suffers the allergies of peanuts.

HAHAHA @ Mitch I almost choked on my coffee!

Excellent article Elaine. Love the opening paragraph. I will requote Halley14 from above on Oct. 9th post: "Damn all of these wacky peanut allergy people and their kids. If you can't have peanuts go away!!!"" Perfectly said. Why should the other 80% lose this enjoyment because 20% of kids supposedly on average have allergies.

I agree with Michael: this decision probably is due to threats of slip and fall litigation and has nothing to do with peanut allergies. I have a family member with a life-threatening peanut allergy. We know the risks and we don't go to restaurants that serve peanuts or use peanuts/peanut oil in their cooking. There's a great organization called the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network http://www.foodallergy.org/ that has lots of educational materials and information on all types of food allergies; they say the latest incidence of peanut allergy is 2%.

Having said all this, I still LOVE Barnacle Bills, and I've gone there for many years with family members who don't have peanut allergies. I hope they reconsider- maybe they can install a slatted floor that will let the peanut shells fall through? Oh, I forgot: if they do, those with high heels might threaten to sue. Sigh.

Peanuts could have been kept and served by the staff in a conservative way, to keep us drinking the beer. Cutting it completely sounds like they want to cut expenses. I wonder what menu ingredients they are cutting?

I blame the peanut kids and their parents. Some are logical thinkers but many are radicals who think the world revolves around them and their stupid peanut allergies.

I'm sick and tired of bending over backwards to accommodate 'special needs' of all sorts. The tail wagging the dog MUST END NOW!!!

I'm with you Juanita! This madness must end.

Yes, Juanita, lets blame the "peanut kids". What an intelligent thought!

Most likely, the liability insurance became too expensive to continue to offer the peanuts. The owners probably had a choice to make: continue to offer the peanuts and pass the additional insurance costs onto the customers or discontinue offering peanuts. Pretty simple, just a business decision. To blame kids who had the misfortune to be born with an allegery is misguided and small minded. If you're looking for blame, look no further than our out of control litigious society.

if u hate clowns dont go to the circus........

Loved the peanuts, but couldn't go once we found out one of my sons was allergic to them. So excited!

Tracy baker .. You rock!! Well said.. I love that on here i am considered a wacko but all my friends and family consider me too relaxed to have child with a life threatening allergy... Ha! Like i said i hate seeing tradition go..

What's next? Barring left-handed people from sitting at the bar?

I remember the days when it was acceptable to actually cater to the desires of the a limited public and those who chose not to frequent those places could go somewhere else. I guess those days are gone but not forgotten.

When are we going to over haul this legal robbery of suing for "peanuts"?

When my daughter was younger, she had a peanut allergy. We heard nothing but great things about Barnacle Bills. We would have loved to go, but didn't because of her allergy. I wouldn't take the chance that she would have a reaction. Today, she is grown out of the allergy. We now go to Barnacle Bills. If I chose to go to BB when she was allergic and she had a reaction, it would have been my fault... not theirs. It's a shame they took away the peanuts.