Only wish someone would actually call them on it in real time. Maybe a reporter should try going into a restaurant and, you know, reporting

Is this some sort of garbage they are thinking of putting in place?

Never the dining room part of the restaurant.

The only other times were when I was at the bar or ordering drinks (back when I drank alcohol).

Only on Veterans Day do I need show ID to get the freebies. Applebees, Red Robin, TGIF, bloomin onion or what is it, Olive Garden, well it is understandable why ID is needed and I do not object whatsoever, it is within reason.
Other than that, no I have not to my recollection shown ID.
You say Freudian slip re ID vs idea, looks like an incorrect 'auto correct' to me, ha.

looking for a way to 86 the fucker.

They called her "Honey Pie in New Orleans,
The hottest of the bunch.
But on the old expense account,
She was gas, cigars, and lunch.

When republiCANT'S are in office it's Ramen noodles and cheap-ass tuna fish in my nice, comfy refrigerator box. 😉

Some casinos (such as Circa) check your ID to ensure older than 21 to even get in to go to the restaurant. They scan your ID and they also scan your ID to get you free parking for locals.

I order alcohol, the ID is mandatory regardless that there is no way anyone could ever mistake me for being too young. I'm not 100 percent positive, but I'm pretty sure it's a law in my state. I don't often order alcohol though, so it's only on occasion.

go along with my steak!

But a normal restaurant - even a high end one?
No.
And though I've eaten at Hooters (once - did not have to show ID) I've never eaten at a strip club, and from what I understand, they check IDs there.

but NEVER to simply go to a restaurant. Just like I have NEVER had to show ID to simply
buy groceries. I have had to show it on occasion to buy wine in the grocery store, per a state law about alcohol and tobacco.

(* Which always cracks me up. As I show my ID, I point out, with a smile, that I am at least three, and possibly four or five (depending on the bar), times older than their oldest single malt.

I have been carded entering bars until my late thirties.

at the dining hall.

Never in a restaurant.

although they did serve food, sort of. I was 65 at the time - they carded everyone who walked in, no exceptions. Good selection of local beers, though.