Posts by Paulina

Dining rooms are back! With some extra fun steps. Beginning August 31st, dining rooms in Miami-Dade County can open back up at 50% capacity, with no more than six patrons at a table. Outdoor dining is still encouraged with most cities keeping the temporary outdoor permits to 2021. Masks are to be kept on until…

A testing plan is important for all business owners. Right now the main tests are PCR and antibody tests. PCR is commonly being administered as a nose swab. The antibody test comes in many different forms some testing for IgG antibodies (IgG detects if you had the infection in the past) and others for IgG/IgM…

Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes. This will be one post for this week’s updates, as keeping up with Miami-Dade’s daily business regulations has turned into an Abbott and Costello “Who’s on First” comedy routine. As of July 7th, Miami-Dade County has restricted all on-site indoor dining, starting maybe Wednesday maybe Thursday no one knows yet.…

Miami-Dade County Carlos Gimenez…. He giveth and he taketh away…. To clarify an update from earlier this week, Miami’s official and most sacred ritual aka the lap dance, was banned, then unbanned, and now banned again (rebanned?). The June 28th Order mandated performances and performers to be no less than 10 feet away from patrons…

While all the rage over the last few days was the Florida bar sales ban, along with the 4th of July beach closings – Miami-Dade County quietly issued a new Emergency Order going into effect 11:59 p.m. on June 29th, 2020. No establishment – bar, restaurant, lounge, tavern, gastrowhatever you want to call it –…

It’s the roaring 20’s again, we have prohibition! Effective immediately the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has suspended the premise consumption of alcoholic beverages at bars Statewide. That includes Miami-Dade County Government. This applies to any establishment that derive more than 50% of gross revenue from sales of alcoholic beverages. These establishments may still serve alcoholic beverages…

As of now Miami-Dade County has been in the “yellow” opening phase for businesses. Any non-essential businesses not included in this phase, in particular “entertainment” venues, are required to submit their own proposed plan as to how to reopen, incorporating the New Normal guidelines (which you can find on this site, post dated May 19th,…

Another busy week for Miami-Dade County & City of Miami residents. Effective June 3, 2020, Miami-Dade County curfew is moved to midnight – 6:00 a.m. City of Miami is following curfew with the County. Biggest update to City of Miami restaurants is the new and improved temporary permit for outdoor seating expansions. It has been…

Miami-Dade County Government just announced the new guidelines for opening #Monday, and it is going to be a long weekend of restaurant preparations to comply with the new customer, employee, and sanitation guidelines. Restaurants can open at a 50% capacity indoors, with additional outdoor seating, total not to exceed the total number of seating for the establishment.…

So many updates to not only #restaurant owners with beverage licenses, but to retail and small business owners that operate in #Florida. Restaurant owners with a 4COP SFS license: Per Order 20-71, you can now sell alcoholic beverage drinks in a “to-go” container for consumption OFF premises. Containers must be sealed, or have an unopened lid. All beverage…