We're Open Omaha: The Good Life Bar & Grill

We're Open Omaha: The Good Life Bar & Grill

...WE'VE SHINED THE LIGHTON A BUSINESS ORNON-PROFIT THAT'SCONTINUING TO SERVEOUR COMMUNITY DURINGTHIS PANDEMIC.THIS MORNING...ANCHOR MAYA SAENZCHECKS OUT THE GOODLIFE SPORTS BAR ANDGRILL."THE SIZE OF OURBONE-IN WINGS,AND OUR FRIES, IDON'T THINKANYTHING COMESOUT OF THE BAG.WE HAND MAKEEVERYTHING - THEGUYS IN THE BACKDO A GREAT JOB.SO WE PRIDEOURSELVES ONREALLY GOODFOOD.SOMETIMES TOOMUCH."IF YOU'RE WANTINGSOME OF THAT GOODFOOD AND DRINKS THEGOOD LIFE SPORTS BARIS OPEN.STARTED IN 2013 BYOWNER CHAD MCMAHONHIS SPOT HAS EXPANDEDTO THREE LOCATIONS INELKHORN, OMAHA, ANDPAPILLION WHICH ISWHERE WE ARE TODAY.NOW BEING A SPORTSBAR AND RESTAURANTMCMAHON SAYS THEPANDEMIC CAME AT ATERRIBLE TIME.5:24 - 5:40 16"IT WAS ROUGH.I'M NOT GOING TOSUGAR COAT IT.IT COULDN'T HAVEHAPPENED AT AWORSE TIME.I THINK IT WAS THEWEEK BEFOREMARCH MADNESS,WHICH THAT IS OURTWO BUSIEST WEEKSOF THE YEAR.OBVIOUSLYCREIGHTON WASAWESOME, THEYMIGHT'VE MADE ANICE RUN,COULDN'T HAVEHAPPENED AT AWORSE TIME."FOR SIX WEEKS ALL OFHIS BAR LOCATIONSTRANSITIONED FROMDINE-IN TO ONLY TAKEOUT.AND FOCUSED ONRIGOROUS CLEANING.1:36 - 1:48 12 SECONDS"WE'VE ALWAYSBEEN - I'M A CLEANFREAK.MY STAFF ISAMAZING.WE HAVE ACLEANINGCOMPANY THATCOMES IN 365 DAYSA YEAR.ENVIRO-MASTERDEEP CLEANS THEBATHROOM TWICE AWEEK.IT'S CRAZY THESTUFF WE DO."NOW THEY'RE BACK ONFOR DINE-IN.4:34 - 4:47 13 SECONDS"WHEN WE SEATOUR TABLES AS YOUCAN SEE TODAY,WHEN WE'RE NOTFULL, WHICH IT'SEARLY STILL, BUTWE'LL SPREAD THETABLES AS MUCH ASWE CAN.AND I DID PULL AFEW TABLES OUT ATA FEW SPOTS JUSTTO MAINTAIN ALITTLE MORE SPACEFOR A WHILE."MCMAHON SAYS ONE OFTHE CHALLENGESMAKING SURE EVERYONEFOLLOWS SOCIALDISTANCING GUIDELINES.3:32 - 3:43 11 SECONDS"AGAIN I CAN'TCOMPLIMENT MYSTAFF ENOUGH ANDPEOPLE HAVE TOREALIZE IT WASVERY STRESSFUL.WITH THE 50%,TRYING TOMAINTAIN THAT,YOU HAD PEOPLEWHO DIDN'T WANTTO FOLLOW THAT,YOU NEEDED ITALMOST ONE FULL-TIME PERSON TOJUST MANAGE THECROWD AND MAKESURE WE'RE DOINGOUR BEST TOFOLLOW THEGUIDELINES."4:12 - 4:23 11 SECONDS"WE HAD ONE OFTHE MANAGERS ATEVERY SPOT, AMANAGERMANNING THEDOOR ALL THE TIME,THEY HAD A LIST TOKEEP TRACK THEBEST WE COULD."AFTER BEING FULLYOPEN FOR A FEW WEEKSMCMAHON SAYS THERE'SLIGHT AT THE END OF THETUNNEL.6:09 - 6:23 14 SECONDS"IT'S STARTING TOPICK BACK UP,WE'RE OBVIOUSLYSTILL DOWN, BUTSLOWLY BUTSURELY, PEOPLE ARESLOWLY COMINGBACK OUT, SOWE'RE JUST TAKINGTHE EXTRAPRECAUTIONS,SANITIZING ALL THETIME AND MAKINGSURE EVERYONE'SSAFE."IN PAPILLION, MAYASAENZ, 3NNONCE AGAIN...THE GOOD LIFE SPORTSBAR AND GRILL IS OPEN.IT'S LOCATED NEAR 96THAND HIGHWAY 370 INPAPILLION...AND IS OPEN SEVENDAYS A WEEK.THE HOURS ARE ON THESCREEN.YOU CAN FIND MOREINFORMATION ABOUT ITAND OTHER OPENBUSINESSES ON OURWEBPAGE UNDER THESPECIAL SECTIONCALLED "WE ARE OPENOMAHA."