Minnesota’s bars and restaurants can reopen in June.
The experience won’t be anything like you were used to before coronavirus.
Gov. Tim Walz announced the conditions required for reopening June 1 on Wednesday afternoon. Among the new rules in place:
- Service will be restricted to outdoor seating, and restricted to tables spaced six feet apart;
- No sitting at the bar;
- No more than 50 customers seated at a time;
- Parties no larger than four people per table, or six, for families;
- Reservations are required;
- Masks would be mandatory for restaurant staff, and are “strongly recommended for customers,” according to a fact sheet that accompanied Walz’s announcement.
Restaurants have been closed from on-site service since March 17. Continue reading.