Covid-19 guidelines for restaurants

Beginning on May 27 restaurants were finally able to re-open for dine in services but many restaurants did not wait for the okay from Governor Polis. The weekend before May 27th many restaurants around Parker Colorado decided they were done waiting and opened for dine in, one such restaurant was Tailgates Tavern and Grill. They decided to re-opens their doors Saturday May 23rd announcing it on their facebook page.

 Tailgates was not the only restaurant that decided to open, Brick House Tavern and Tap, 20 Mile Tap House and several others also opened that weekend.

Douglas County guidelines for restaurants only allow for fifty percent of the restaurants occupancy or a maximum of 50 people within the restaurant. Tables must also be six feet apart from each other and all employees must wear face masks at all times. Deep cleaning of tables between seating, single use menus, make efforts to reduce congregating inside and outside the establishment, and many other guidelines have been put in place. That does not mean all these guidelines have been followed.

Many restaurants around Parker have not been following these guidelines. Hickory House allows regulars to sit at the bar disregarding the six feet apart rule. When driving past Tailgates you can see groups of 15 or more people drinking and hanging out in front of their doors. Many restaurants aren’t using single use menus. Many restaurants have been doing what they can to protect people while others don’t seem to be following the rules.