Kentucky Restaurants Reopen Seating at 33% Capacity

Kentucky Restaurants Reopen Seating at 33% Capacity

Up as you can imagine--- business is booming as people hit the roads to enjoy time away from home this holiday weekend.

We have live team coverage tonight heading into memorial day we begin tonight with marisa patwa in owensboro-- where kentucky restaurants -- now have the green light to come-back regular stanley spencer -- taking advantage of the outside dining --for the first time in months "i missed it a whole bunch, this lock down put a halt too much stuff."

Here at this family owned diner-- they don't have the room to socially distance inside-- one of the many challenges this kentucky restaurant manager faces they're going to come to the window.

They're going to order their food.

Then they're going to go sit down at their table.

And then they're going to be coming back up to the window whenever their foods ready."

From this breakfast hot spot-- to lunch time favorite-- many struggling to get enough customers?we seat almost one hundred and thirty three percent won't pay the bills."

According to the governor's safe at work plan for restaurants-- employees must wear masks-- hand sanitizer must be available-- menus-- tablecloths-- utensils and condiments-- must be disposable -- while diners can only sit in groups of 10 or fewer-- and there's one way traffic only for the buildings "we have to have an entrance and an exit.

Like, they can't be combined."

Even with the safety regulations, patrons thrilled to be back at their favorite eateries.

"it's more like home -- good cooking and everything -- good meals."

For restaurants -- it's like a family reunion-- with safety precautions in place reporting in owensboro marisa patwa 44 news opening