#99 of 154 articles from the Special Report: Food Insider A temporary restriction on restaurants and bars serving liquor was announced the day before New Year's Eve. Photo by Pixabay/Pexels January in the service industry has always meant lower sales and slower nights as customers cut down on spending after the holidays. But 2021 has been especially tricky for some bars and restaurants trying to recover from a slow New Year’s Eve. Typically one of the busiest nights of the year, B.C. restaurants and bars had to adapt to a last-minute COVID-19 health order temporarily barring them from selling liquor after 8 p.m. on Dec. 31.