Indoor dining to resume at bars, restaurants in Minnesota

Minneapolis restaurants prepare for return to indoor dining

Minneapolis restaurant workers are preparing for the return to indoor dining following the governor's announcement of eased restrictions.

(FOX 9) - Indoor dining will resume in a limited capacity at bars and restaurants across Minnesota next as Gov. Tim Walz rolls back some of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions.

In a live address on Wednesday, Walz announced he was ending his ban on indoor dining, which had been in place since Nov. 21.

Restaurant workers, customers react to easing of COVID-19 restrictions

Following the announcement of eased COVID-19 restrictions, some restaurants are preparing to reopen.

The governor’s new executive order will allow:

Indoor dining at 50% capacity, with no more than 150 people
Six people per table, with 6 feet of distance between tables
Bar seating, with no more than two people per party
Reservations required, and a curfew will be in effect from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Restaurant owners are now working to order food and alcohol to serve customers while trying to bring back staff they had to lay off during the shutdown.