Pandemic survival: While some businesses rebounding, others still struggling KMGH and last updated 2021-06-27 19:50:38-04 DENVER -- It's a tale of two businesses, each with different pandemic survival stories. After a year of closures, Steve Bauer can't believe his restaurant in Broomfield is doing better than ever before. "The month of May, we had the busiest month ever in five and a half years," he said. Like many restaurants, North Side Tavern took a hit during the pandemic. "In retrospect, I look back and go, âIt kind of was a mixed blessing. It kind of made us better,'" he said.