Restaurant dining rooms are starting to reopen in some states. Surprisingly, customers are showing up
A socially distanced dining room in Georgia. Photo: Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images For almost all Americans, the idea of leaving home, walking outside, driving to a business, opening a door and stepping inside that business, then sitting down among other customers to eat food prepared by a stranger remains, at best, a far-off dream. For residents of the few states that are now easing restrictions, however, this series of events is something they can do right now.
In Texas, where restaurants will be allowed to reopen at 25 percent capacity this week, at least one operator was surprised that anyone wanted to show up. The owner of Parigi restaurant in Dallas says she’s already gotten reservation inquiries. Janice Provost tells the Dallas Morning News, “I had people calling asking if we would be open Friday, and I was like, ‘Oh my God, what?’”
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
INSIDER TODAY: Yes, we should waste billions and risk lives to get a vaccine - Business InsiderThe biggest enemy in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic is time. That means we need to risk a lot to develop a vaccine quickly.
Read more »
With Georgia Diners Set To Reopen, Waffle House Braces For A Slow RecoveryWaffle House will reopen at least 330 dining rooms in its home of Georgia on Monday, as the state controversially becomes the first to ease business restrictions during the pandemic.
Read more »
Crippled By Coronavirus, Waffle House Faces A Harsh Reality: ‘We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’Waffle House Chairman Joe Rogers Jr.: “There's Wall Street, and there's Main Street. The economy is Main Street. Where the people are. We don’t do Wall Street.”
Read more »
Undocumented and Unpaid: How Domestic Workers Are Risking Their Lives in the Pandemic'The building owners haven’t provided any protective equipment, so Adela and her husband went to Wal-Mart and bought masks and gloves. 'They’re not good for protection,' she says. 'We don’t feel safe when we wear them.'” kcornejov writes:
Read more »