LA bars and restaurants enforce their own restrictions as COVID surges Listen 7 min MORE As the Delta variant spreads and a mask mandate (for indoor settings) is in effect again across LA County, bars, restaurants, and pop-ups are implementing coronavirus restrictions at their own discretion. Photo by Shutterstock. With rising COVID numbers and a mask mandate reinstituted across LA, bars, restaurants, and pop-ups are implementing coronavirus restrictions at their own discretion. A couple of restaurants closed, even if temporarily, while almost a dozen bars are requiring all customers be vaccinated. Earlier in the week, Village Idiot LA in the Melrose area announced that they had a breakthrough case of COVID, as a fully vaccinated staff member tested positive. They shut their doors for a few days to test the entire staff and are reopening today.