We re down as much as 90 percent from last year. We re also paying a premium rent. When the place was packed pre-COVID, it was okay, but it s impossible to stay open with such a drastic dip in sales, the owner says.
Morales says that while he agreed with and complied with state and local COVID mandates, they made it difficult to keep a bar open. We had lines to get in during the weekend, but we can t let people in if we re at seating capacity, the bar says, explaining that while Wood s official capacity is 440, all patrons must be seated and the venue has only about 100 tables and 200 seats.