Two restaurants in Utica are taking the state's health guidelines and going the extra mile.
Babes at Harborpoint and Aquavino Restaurant in conjunction with Aero Med and Metal Solutions installed sophisticated UV air filers inside of the restaurants.
Hoops making sure that their customers and staff feel safe during the pandemic.
States have mandated that customers and staff wear masks at all times, and employees incorporate extra cleaning measures throughout the day.
As news channel 2's brent kearney shows us, two local restaurants are taking those guidelines to a new level.
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None " callihan babes at harbor point and aquavino announcing they've installed sophisticated air cleaners inside of their restaurant.
We're hoping that we're on the forefront of health and safety.
Babes at harbor point and aquavino restaurant in utica are going the extra mile ensuring their customers and staff are safe "they were installed two weeks ago here at babes" "it's something that you don't see when you walk through the door.
You'll see these units of high threat most at a time over 7'6" from the floor.
There up in the air you'll see some blue lights they're cleaning the air and it's an invisible thing that he's doing the restaurants themselves putting out the money to pay for the lights the lights were funded through sales here at both of our restaurants.
Just normal operations.
We took it upon ourselves to add the extra measure.
The restaurant partnering with new york state companies aero med and metal solutionsto install these lights that are normally found in hospitals.
"this is typically something you would see in gymnasiums surigcal suites, gymnasiums. we were able to incorporate that into restaurants now."
Lights that will hopefully gives customers and staff peace of mind.
And these covid-19 trying times.
Things are changing their changing day by day.
Whether it's masks or distancing.
So we're hoping that this keeps us on the forefront as we prepare for what might come next.
Callihan management with aquavino tells me their scheduled installation for their air cleaners is scheduled for next week.
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