The day before Thanksgiving, otherwise known as Blackout Wednesday, is a day restaurants and bars rely on because of the turnout in alcohol sales. But after Governor Wolf announced all restaurants and bars had to stop alcohol sales by 5 p.m. Wednesday night, this is yet another hit to struggling businesses.

"We lost St. Patty's Day, Cinco de Mayo, 4th of July," said Bob Hazlett, Nancy's Middlesex Tavern Bar Manager. "There's so many times we've been struggling looking forward to these events."

Nancy's Middlesex Tavern opened early Wednesday morning to try and work with the limited hours.

"With the restrictions in place in terms of times, requiring people to eat, not serving at a bar, the 6 foot spacing... it's definitely a struggle," Hazlett said. 

Vey's Pub in Sharon told 21 News the night before Thanksgiving is typically the busiest when it comes to alcohol sales. They said having to stop the sales at 5 p.m. takes away over $2,000 in revenue.

"We did open at 11 a.m. Wednesday but it's been slow," said Tom Ristvey, Vey's Pub Owner. "Last week was probably our slowest week since we opened two years ago."

Businesses say Governor Wolf's orders only hurts restaurants even more and even encourages travel into Ohio.

"Ohio bars are open," Ristvey said. "You can sit at the bar because they're open until 10 p.m. Not only does Governor Wolf hurt Pennsylvania businesses in border cities but he's actually making things more unsafe."

Vey's and Nancy's closed early Wednesday night on what could have been a successful night of sales going into Thanksgiving Day.