bars to open june 29

a look at what they doing

I'm monica harkins.

In our top story tonight at 11...the state will be almost completely up and running come monday...with bars preparing to open its doors.

Abc 36's bobbi mcswine spoke to two bars in downtown lexington.

And as she reports each has two different outlooks on next week.

###### 'elixir downtown' opened in the midst of a global pandemic...only three weeks ago...formerly 'parlay social.'

Elixir says it's been able to offer food to open a couple weeks early... "well the best thing is i cant train.

33 percent - it's like a soft opening every night.

General manager oliver winn says he's excited for monday though...when the bar gets to really come alive...drinks, food and mixing in live music.

"just trying to turn it into a true show venue where everything you see is a show."

A show...seen from a safe distance.

Winn says he plans to follow safety guidelines...such as spacing out seats and providing sanitizing stations throughout the bar.

There's also outdoor seating for guests.

Winn says opening during this time made him very aware of the importance of being safe.

"pretty much i've remodeled this whole place.

Everything's clean, sanitary.

There's nothing in here that hasn't been touched, wiped down."

Winn says there will be a max of 100 guests.

But...across the street...centro bar says come monday...it's not making any changes...what you see now is what you get.

Shaking drink "it's been really smooth and it's worked really well so far.

We want to keep it going."

Manager jordan cox says customers come in for their drinks, but seating is outside... he says there's no need to return to normal just yet...especially with the nice weather the city's been having.

When it rains, that's another issue.

We contemplate either closing or just having limited guest in."

Overall...both bars say they want their guest to have a great time...safely.

In lexington, bobbi mcswine, abc 36 news.

##### another highly anticipated