RE: What is with all the video cameras outside this place?

Have a look at the crowd congregating on that corner and read CHS news about people being jumped and mugged on CapHill all the time now. The cameras were for the safety of the customers on exiting. There weren't cameras like that inside. The nature of the place makes it perfect for ambushing some unsuspecting guy on exit. I used to go there, and would always check the cameras before I mindlessly popped out onto the sidewalk.