Warwick, Central Falls Bars Hit With $1,700 in Coronavirus Citations
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo's Executive Orders prohibit total bar usage currently during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Raimondo campaign ad
In Warwick, Bottom Line Bar and Grill was fined $850 after state inspectors visited the premises on Saturday February 6, and reported that patrons at the bar were not separated by an “appropriate barrier or by six feet” — and that the establishment had "failed the make the bar area inaccessible."
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTOn Saturday, inspectors also visited La Colombiana Bar & Grill in Central Falls, and fined the establishment $850, for also among its violations the failure to make the bar inaccessible to patrons.
The state reported that “every table was occupied and [the] overflow extended into the bar area,” a violation of the state’s executive order that limits indoor dining capacity to 50%.
Both bars were also cited and fined for employees not wearing face coverings.
See all compliance orders issued by the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulations HERE.
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