PLEASANTON, Calif. (KGO) -- Several restaurants in Pleasanton opened their patios for outdoor dining Friday night, the same day the Bay Area region dipped to 3% ICU capacity.
"I didn't know what to expect," said Todd Utikal, owner of Sidetrack Bar and Grill in Downtown Pleasanton, who announced the opening Friday morning on Facebook.
By 6 p.m., his restaurant had a 45-minute wait as customers eagerly lined up to do something that has been prohibited in Alameda County since Dec. 7.
That's when the county voluntarily entered into the state's regional stay-at-home order, which does not allow outdoor dining. The Bay Area region as a whole didn't officially enter the order until Dec. 17.