It was news many restaurateurs were hoping for: After Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the state was rescinding its stay-at-home order, Los Angeles County officials declared that outdoor dining could resume by the end of the week.
Despite recent, holiday-spurred spikes in coronavirus cases, Newsom suspended the stay-at-home order, in light of projections of lower COVID-19 transmission rates and more promising ICU capacities over the next four weeks.The move returns restaurant, retail and activity re-openings to the state’s previous color-coded system — where every tier allows outdoor dining. L.A. County remains in the purple tier, the most restrictive, and one that signifies that the pandemic is still “widespread.
Some chefs and restaurateurs were ready to spring into action after the county made its announcement, approaching Friday with a mix of excitement and caution; others, exhausted after months of changing regulations, are waiting for better news about vaccine supplies and heat maps that are trending toward yellow.Tipped off by a Sunday email from the California Restaurant Assn.
“I think as long as there’s a path that reopening doesn’t get reshut down within a month or two months or three months,” Livigni said, “then everyone wants to reopen. As soon as possible.” And while Innovative Dining Group is all-in on reopening this weekend, the partners will be easing into service; where some locations might normally take 400 reservations, they’ll take 100 at first. To Cardenas, even a slow and cautious return to outdoor dining is an improvement.
Once they get going, Newsom will figure out a way to shut them back down.
I hate it here lol
Stocking up on body bags?
HA!, tell that to Beverly Hills, they had restaurants open for dining outdoors TODAY on Canon Dr
Best of luck to all restaurant owners and employees but I still won’t be dining out. Until we can safely return to indoor dining, it’s not happening here.
Not gonna do it . Na. I am not eating at one
maskless people, breathing the same air with covid hovering above them, covid on the dishes, tables, door handles, etc. i wonder why la is in such bad shape 🤔
katalin_pota Isn't LA having major covid-19 problems?
I don’t know about you all but I am so used to picking up take out now if I eat out...it’s going to be hard to get back into a restaurant for me...still supporting the small mom n pop places though. 🤔
They’ve had to prepare so many times now. The ones that weren’t driven out of business by the executive orders are ready.
My town never closed, indoors has been open since September
They'll be open for 4 weeks and will shut down again.
Do you think this is what people really need right now?
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