It boosts the price to make it more likely that hardcore drinkers will go elsewhere, protecting people who want restaurants but not liquor stores in their neigh

It boosts the price to make it more likely that hardcore drinkers will go elsewhere, protecting people who want restaurants but not liquor stores in their neighborhoods. Also, in this case, bars are closed including for to go orders but restaurants are allowed to sell to go, so that people will not hang out in or around bars and spread the virus. Drinkers are less likely to hang out around restaurants buying beer all day to sneak around the corner if each beer comes with a California-priced sandwich.