COLUMBUS, Ohio — Since August of 2021, if you went to Natalie’s Worthington Coal-Fired Pizza and Live Music or Natalie’s Grandview Music Hall and Kitchen, you would need to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test, as well as wear a mask.
The owners made an announcement Monday on the music hall and restaurant’s Instagram page that they are dropping those requirements.
The decision comes on the same day Columbus dropped its indoor mask requirement in the city. The City of Worthington also dropped its mask requirement the same day.
10TV spoke with co-owner Charlie Jackson who said situations in life can remind us of the perfect song. He equates the pandemic to The Beatles classic, 'Help.'
Jackson said over the past few years, both restaurant locations have felt the blows of the pandemic.
He said it was easier to make the decision to drop the requirements when he knows COVID-19 cases numbers continued to drop.
"We just felt like with this timing, that it was good for us to say, let’s give it a try,” Jackson said.
The restaurant is open five nights a week from Wednesday through Sunday. Jackson said if things continue to improve, they could move back to being open six nights a week.
“I'm feeling optimistic for the first time in a long time. Today just feels like a relief,” Jackson said.