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Greenhouses standing empty in front of Coperta, Aileen Reilly s Uptown Denver Restaurant
Many restaurants on the Front Range are struggling to extend the outdoor dining season through the winter, as COVID-19 restrictions have shut down indoor dining completely in 33 counties.
During the warmer months, with indoor dining capacity restricted, but not eliminated, more than 50% of restaurant revenue came from outdoor patios, according to a recent survey by the Colorado Restaurant Association. That same survey showed a similar number of restaurant owners considered outdoor winter patios as essential to their short-term survival.
But not all outdoor patios are equally outdoors.
In September, the state released a set of guidelines for outdoor dining structures. Spaces for multiple parties that have a roof and at least two adjacent enclosed sides such as large party tents were considered indoors.