Pennsylvania Bars, Restaurants Now Allowed To Sell Cocktails-To-Go Ahead Of Memorial Day Weekend

Alexandria Hoff reports.

NURSING HOME AND LONG-TERMCARE FACILITIES ACCOUNT FOR 54%OF PHILADELPHIA'S CORONAVIRUSCASES AND DEATHS.ALONG WITH YOUR TAKEOUTORDER, YOU CAN NOW PICK UP ACOCKTAIL IN PENNSYLVANIA.GOVERNOR WOLF SIGNED THE MEASUREINTO LAW TODAY, BUT THERE ARESOME RULES FOR THESE CURB SIDECOCKTAILS FOR THE SELLER AND THEBUYER.ALEXANDRIA HOFF EXPLAINS.WHISKEY PEACH ICED TEACOCKTAIL.SPIRITS HAVE BEEN GIVEN ABOOST AT BARS AND RESTAURANTSTHAT HAD LOST 25% OR MORE OFTHEIR TOTAL SALES DUE TO THECORONAVIRUS IDEA.WE DEFINITELY TOOK A BIG HIT,WE WERE CLOSED FOR SOME TIME.Reporter: EFFECTIVEIMMEDIATELY, THURSDAY AFTERNOON,LICENSED LIQUOR SERVINGESTABLISHMENTS OFFERING TAKEOUTFOOD WERE GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHTBY GOVERNOR WOLF TO OFFER TO GOCOCKTAILS.HB327 IS A TEMPORARY MOVE THATWILL EXPIRE WHEN THE LOCKDOWNENDS AND COMES WITH SOMEGUIDELINES.PREPARED BEVERAGES MUST BEBETWEEN FOUR AND 64 OUNCES.THEY MUST INCLUDE LIQUOR WITH ATLEAST ONE MIXER.MUST BE SOLD IN A SEALEDCONTAINER.AN ADDITIONAL SEAL IS REQUIREDFOR LIDS WITH STRAW OPENINGS.BEVERAGES CANNOT BE CONSUMED ONTHE LICENSEE'S PROPERTY.AN IMPORTANT NOTE IS THATPENNSYLVANIA'S OPEN CONTAINERLAWS STILL DO APPLY.IF TRANSPORTED BY VEHICLE, THEBEVERAGE SHOULD BE STOWED IN THETRUNK AWAY FROM THE DRIVER ANDPASSENGER.AT TRADESMAN'S ON CHESTNUTSTREET THEIR BOOZEY POPSICLE GOTOFF TO A POPULAR START ANDCUSTOMERS AT GARAGE PASSYUNKWERE QUICK TO CALL ABOUT THEIRSIGNATURE FROZEA.IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO HELPWITH OUR REVENUE, GIVE US ALITTLE JUMP.A LITTLE JUMP AND A KICKSTART BEFORE THE MEMORIAL DAYWEEKEND AND STILL A FAR CRY FROMBUSINESS AS USUAL.IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN BUT I'MNOT SURE WE'RE EVER GOING TO GETBACK TO WHERE WE WERE.IT'S SO -- I MEAN, IT MAY BEYEARS.IT'S BEEN ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATINGTO US AND THE ENTIRE RESTAURANTCOMMUNITY.Reporter: TO GO MIXED DRINKSALES CAN TAKE PLACE UNTIL11:00 P.M.

EACH DAY.THERE IS NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBEROF BEVERAGES THAT CAN BE PICKED