They want to ease into it and make sure its done correctly," wrote Robyn Moore Patterson, a spokesperson for Riot Hospitality Group.Bottled Blonde, Casa Amigos and Hi-Fi, which are part of Evening Entertainment Group, are set to open Thursday night. On Thursday night Thunderbird Lounge owner Jeremiah Gratza welcomed patrons back to his Phoenix bar's patio for the first time in nearly two months. “That’s all we’ve asked the entire time — to be treated fairly and to be treated equally.”On Thursday Gratza and his staff could be seen wearing face masks, escorting people to tables and bringing out drinks.
Mike Bates, owner of Bull Shooters bar and pool hall, had the tap lines cleaned and swapped out kegs that went out of date during the closure.In order to open, bars and nightclubs offering dine-in service must comply with the strict social distancing and sanitizing protocols laid out by DHS, a process that could add further delay to reopening.People can report businesses that are not following rules by submitting a complaint at Complaints will be investigated by either DHS or county health officials, Christ said DHS will try to educate businesses on the rules if they have minor violations, but may take more serious action when needed. When restaurants and bars offering food were allowed to reopen, Thunderbird Lounge reopened its patio seating, serving meals from Restaurant Progress and Dino's Napoletana next door. Gratza, who opened his retro-style bar in April 2019, turned Thunderbird Lounge into a delivery and walk-up convenience shop during the early months of the pandemic, when bars and restaurants were first ordered to shut down. Do the same to any business.” But we’re saying, do the same to the restaurants, hotels, the casinos. “Our whole thing is, if there are bad actors, shut them down.
"Looking like another week or two. But Top 40 hits sounded from neighboring establishments that reopened their doors — Casa Amigos, Bottled Blonde and Hi-Fi Kitchen & Cocktails.Plexiglas separated some booths and staff could be seen wearing plastic face shields or masks.
In August, Gratza was one of more than 100 bar owners who signed onto a lawsuit against the closure.
Company spokesperson Grant Crone confirmed the group was reopening all but one of its locations. The Department of Liquor then clarified that businesses with combined licenses may stay open as long as the business' primary purpose is other than selling alcohol.Although Ducey declared bars with food may reopen as early as Thursday, it may take some time before customers can pull up a seat inside. That morning Maricopa County reached the “moderate” spread category of COVID-19, allowing In the evening, strings of lights twinkled once more above the patio, where tables and bottles of hand sanitizer were spread out across the 4,000-square-foot outdoor space. The bar sold beer, packaged snacks, cigarettes and cocktail ingredients, with a free roll of toilet paper with every purchase. Several bars that have been closed for months reopened. If there’s a bar in Scottsdale packing them in, not requiring masks, and no one is social distancing, shut them down. "We can turn it over to law enforcement if we wanted it to be a citation," she said. "We are kind of torn, I am glad he is taking the steps to reopen businesses but I am also worried that there's still no clarity and the guidelines are confusing," Grant told The Republic on Wednesday.In the meantime, there's clearing out to do, food to order and prepare, Plexiglas to secure in place and staff to train on state health guidelines. Now that they can open, with caveats, she wants clear guidance from the state. UP NEXT.
Drinks will also be served in plastic cups that guests can toss out on their own, an attempt to reduce contact spread of COVID-19.Antoine Bush, the doorman for Thunderbird Lounge, said it felt good to see the friendly faces of his regulars again, albeit behind a mask. Scientists generally agree that the “While we were forced to close, you could still go to a casino, you could still go to a hotel, you could still go to a restaurant, walk right up to their bar and have a drink,” Gratza said.