Not all restaurants ready to reopen despite COVID restrictions being loosened Capacity increases from 25% to 50% beginning March 5 Tags: OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – Tuesday’s announcement that Michigan restaurants are able to increase their indoor dining capacity comes as good news for establishments that have now had to deal with two shutdowns since the pandemic started. The long awaited announcement was made Tuesday, with the new change effective March 5. Restaurants will also have a 11 p.m. curfew. READ: For owners of bars and restaurants, it depends on multiple factors. READ: Since the coronavirus pandemic began, bars and restaurants had to adapt. The Red Coat Tavern in West Bloomfield didn’t have a take-out business at the time, but now it’s gone gangbusters and they’re staying afloat.