Outdoor Dining Can Resume In PA Counties In The Yellow Phase Beginning June 5

Businesses must “strictly adhere to the requirements of the guideance including maximum occupancy limits.”

• Indoor areas, including bar areas, of restaurants and retail food service businesses must be closed to customers except for through-traffic. Non-bar seating in outdoor areas (i.e., tables or counter seats that do not line up to a bar or food service area) may be used for customer seating.  
• Customers being served must be seated at a table. 

Prohibitions are also included. The following are not permitted: 

• Self-service food or drink options, such as buffets, salad bars, condiments, and drink stations. 
• Condiments on tables; these must be dispensed by employees upon the request of a customer.  
• Reusable menus.  
• Refilling food and beverage containers or allowing implements brought in by customers.  

Areas in the green phase of the state’s mitigation plan can resume both indoor and outdoor dining as long as safety measures are followed.