Gov. Wolf Signs Bill To Allow Pennsylvania Restaurants To Sell Cocktails-To-Go

Howard Monroe reports.

THE GREEN 0 PHASE.IN FAIR MOUNT NATASHA BROWNCBS-3 EYEWITNESS NEWS.NASHUA THANK YOU IT'SOFFICIAL.THAT AFTERNOON GOVERNOR WOLFSIGNED A BILL ALLOWINGRESTAURANTS TO SERVER TO GOCOCKTAILS EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER HOWARD MONROE IS ONPASS JUNK AVENUE WHERERESTAURANT OWNERS SAY THIS ISTHE SHOT IN THE ARTICLE THATTHEY NEED.HI HOWARD.HOW HOW ARE YOU DOINGJESSICA.YES, RESTAURANT OWNERS THEY SAYTHAT MOST OF PROFITS COME FROMLIQUOR SALES.AND NEVADA BEEN DEVASTATED SINCETHE SHUTDOWN HOWEVER THEY HONETHE TO GO ORDERS WILL BRING THEMBACK SOME SENSE OFPROFITABILITY.NOW WE SPOKE TO THE OWNER ONPASSYUNK AVENUE FROM NOW 0 YOUWILL BE ABLE TO PICKUP COCKTAILSFROM A PICKUP WINDOW JUST LIKEFOOD ORDER.RESTAURANTS AND HOTEL HAVE LOSTMORE THAN 25 PERCENT OF THESALES BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMICARE ABLE TO SERVE MIXED DRINKS.HOWEVER, THE DRINKS HAVE TO BESOLD WITH A FOOD ORDER.THEY MUST BE BETWEEN 4 AND64 OUNCES.BUT THERE'S NO LIMIT ON HOW MANYCOCKTAILS YOU CAN BUY.THIS LAW WILL EXPIRE ONCE THEPANDEMIC IS OVER AND AFTERRESTAURANTS ARE OPERATING ATOVER 60 PERCENT OF THEIRCAPACITY.ADAM ANDERSON THE CO-OWNER OFSAYS HE HE'S NOT SURE THERESTAURANT INDUSTRY WILL EVERGET BACK TO NORMAL.IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.BUT I'M NOT SURE WE'RE EVERGOING TO GET BACK TO WHERE WEWERE.AND IF SO I MEAN IT MAY BEYEARS.I MEAN, IT'S -- IT'S BEENABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING TO -- TOUS AND THE ENTIRE RESTAURANTCOMMUNITY.Reporter: NOW, WHEN YOU'RESERVED YOUR COCKTAIL IS SUPPOSEDTO BE IN A SEALED CONTAINER.AND UNDER THE LAW, YOU ARE NOTALLOWED TO OPEN UP THATCONTAINER UNTIL YOU'RE OFF OFTHAT RESTAURANT AS PROPERTY.ALSO, YOU CANNOT HAVE COCKTAILSDELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR.