After fully closing earlier this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Kid Rock's Nashville bar, the Big Ass Honky Tonk and Rock & Roll Steakhouse, has now has its beer permit suspended due to defiance of county COVID-19 regulations.
According to the Tennessean, the bar was in direct violation of Davidson County's second stage reopening protocols, which currently forbids seated service inside public bars. As a result, the bar's permit has been suspended for five days.
"They were in violation of two points of the order that states bar areas must remain closed to the public," case inspector Melvin Brown told the Tennessean.
The county's Phase 3 of reopening, which is expected to start shortly, permits bar seating at half capacity.
Before the inspection, an Instagram user named Jerry Roe posted a photo allegedly taken inside the Steakhouse. As seen below, not only did the bar amass a huge crowd of partygoers, it also wasn't even enforcing baseline Phase 3 regulations, let alone properly enforcing the use of PPE or physical distancing.
The restaurant has 14 days to appeal the penalty.
According to the Tennessean, the bar was in direct violation of Davidson County's second stage reopening protocols, which currently forbids seated service inside public bars. As a result, the bar's permit has been suspended for five days.
"They were in violation of two points of the order that states bar areas must remain closed to the public," case inspector Melvin Brown told the Tennessean.
The county's Phase 3 of reopening, which is expected to start shortly, permits bar seating at half capacity.
Before the inspection, an Instagram user named Jerry Roe posted a photo allegedly taken inside the Steakhouse. As seen below, not only did the bar amass a huge crowd of partygoers, it also wasn't even enforcing baseline Phase 3 regulations, let alone properly enforcing the use of PPE or physical distancing.
The restaurant has 14 days to appeal the penalty.