![]() ![]() The extra hour of curfew came about a month later. when restaurants and bars were allowed to reopen for indoor service Feb. Originally, the curfew was set for 10 p.m. "Some nights you're having a busy night and right in the middle you have to cut everyone's night short at 10:30 to get everyone out the door," DeSana said. One of the reasons, he said, is that it has not been easy to enforce the curfew. "We lost a lot of sales for those three hours."Īt Captain's Bar and Restaurant in Wyandotte, co-owner Rick DeSana is excited to see the curfew lifted. "At least we can start to prepare and try and take advantage of the curfew being lifted," he said. Richardson said the restaurant/bar will play it by ear. Pre-pandemic, Thursday through Saturday had typically been a busy time at Uptown Grille, which featured live music each night. “If we had the correct staff and it was lifted tomorrow, we would take advantage of it. ![]() "We are spread so thin and struggling to have the correct amount of staff," he said. ![]() But like many others in the business, Uptown Grille needs workers and is also facing staffing struggles. The spot, which has spacious covered outdoor seating on West Maple near M-5, has been busy, Richardson said. Once the staff gets used to staying open till midnight, Cade said he'll reassess the situation to determine whether to remain open even later.īrandon Richardson, co-owner of the Uptown Grille in Commerce Township, hasn't given the curfew lifting much thought yet. "We are staffed up for the hours that we operate right now," Cade said. It should be taken in a positive light."īut once the curfew is lifted, Cade said he plans on staying open only an additional hour to midnight at first. "Everything is seemingly getting back to normal and I am all for it," Cade said. "It's a sign that the country and everyone as a whole is recovering. Josh Cade, owner of Whiskeys on the Water in Wyandotte, is happy to have the curfew restriction lifted and believes it will have a positive impact. Several owners say they are struggling to find the workers needed to staff those busy late-night hours. While many owners view the curfew lift as a positive sign that life as we knew it is on the horizon, others plan to approach the return to normal hours gradually.Īnd for some, a return to late-night operation isn't possible quite yet, given the labor shortage in the hospitality industry. ![]()
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