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human
[star trek ds9] Why do people buy drinks at quarks bar

In the Star Trek universe they have replicators which can essentially make food and drink items out of thin air, and for free. So why do people even bother buying drinks at quarks, if you can literally create the same product out of thin air for free?
gpt
It is a frequently repeated opinion that replicated foodstuffs do not taste as good as the real thing. That's one of the whole reasons sisko's father runs a restaurant is because he thinks replicated food is overrated. Also official Starfleet replication units do not replicate alcohol,  they replicate drinks that have the same flavor but without the alcohol.

Edit: a specific example. There's a scene  in emissaries part 1 where O'Brien and Bashir are ordering food at quarks and the moment he says one of the things we'll have to be replicated they say ~~nevermind~~ they'll wait for the non replicated drinks.