A judge in Erie County has granted a temporary restraining order for dozens of restaurants, lifting the state's 10 p.m. curfew restriction.

"With the super bowl coming up this is huge for us," said Robbie Tennant, owner of Robbie's Bar & Grill in Greece.

Robbie's Bar & Grill is one of 94 restaurants a state Supreme Court judge has allowed to temporarily stay open past 10 pm starting on Friday.

Tennant says it's a big relief.

"We had to kick out 46 people last Friday night. They were sitting at a quarter to 10 and literally had to make them leave. The group didn't want to go and every single night and every single weekend. We're losing so much," said Tennant.

Robbie's is able to stay open because Tennant joined a statewide lawsuit to get the state to lift its restrictions for yellow and orange zones, and the 10 p.m. curfew.

With the restaurant not having to close until 2 a.m., Tennant intends to continue following social distancing guidelines, masking requirements and limiting capacity.

"We have a chance to recoup some of this money we've been losing. The people are safer in the bars than they are at house parties with no restrictions," said Tennant.

Customers like Doug Till are happy Robbie's Bar & Grill can stay open much later, because he never thought the earlier closures were an effective way to fight the coronavirus.

"Corona doesn't have a watch. It doesn't know what time it is unless it's the smartest virus I've ever heard. But to close early, sounded very much like a political motivation more than a safety motivation," said Till.

While happy for herself, Tennant hopes the state lifts the 10 p.m. restriction for all restaurants and bars in New York.

"I get along with all of the bar owners around. I'm very good friends with many restaurant owners and my heart goes out to them, wishing the curfew was lifted for all of them,” Tennant said. “We all need this. We are all in this together. We're all fighting for the same thing. This curfew needs to be lifted all across New York state.”