If we were united, we could’ve had the opportunity to lower the number of cases and be able to reopen sooner. I still feel like we should all take part to help one another and I feel like we are very much segregated. As much as I could do with Wood Spoon, it’s very confusing.
Natalia Pereira, Wood Spoon in Downtown: “I still think the reopening was premature due to the fact that we didn’t have good guidelines. Since then, I’ve adapted and this second closure, while shocking, seems more manageable.”
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As a small business owner in one of the toughest hit industries, I had to rethink the layout of my restaurant and how to survive. Kristin Ciccolella, The Anchor in Venice: “The first closure (in March), came as an enormous shock that was inconceivable at the time. “The government has done an awful job communicating to business owners.” The government has done an awful job communicating to business owners regarding guidelines to PPP and reopening timelines.” Jonathan Strader, Little Coyote in Long Beach: “I was not shocked by the reclosure of dining rooms, we knew it was coming. It’s being more cautious for myself, the employees, and the customers.” My perspective is that I prefer take out. It was only six tables in the back patio, and I would have a waiting list, with people in the car. Even with employees, I’m one of those responsible ones that want to keep everybody in good health, I was always worried about the employees, obviously I don’t want them to get sick. Even when our dining room was open, we were getting only about 30 percent of sales from dine-in, the rest was takeout, so it really wasn’t a drastic change. I still think it was too early, just to be on the safe side. Were you surprised or shocked about the closure of sit-down, indoor dining in June?Ĭonnie Cossio, Coni’Seafood in Inglewood and Westchester-area: “I’m actually okay with it just because I was still iffy. Here now, Eater talks to restaurant operators and chefs across the city to gauge their feelings on the flip-flopped opening and closure schedule that’s affected them in the past two months. And now, there are reports that LA might undergo another stay-at-home order, which would potentially limit restaurants to takeout and delivery only.Īt the moment, restaurants still have the option to do outdoor dining, and many have tried to adapt with this model, and are barely hanging on during the pandemic.
Bars were allowed to open for a mere ten days before being ordered to close. Gavin Newsom ordered the closure of gyms, places of worship, hair salons/barbershops, and indoor malls in an effort to stem the spread of the disease. Though officials allowed a phased reopenings of businesses in late May, it now seems that that decision may have been premature given the surge in cases and deaths in the past six weeks.Īs of mid-July, there were 162,025 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 4,155 deaths in LA County, with a 8.5% infection rate among those tested in the past seven days.
The current coronavirus pandemic has made a significant rebound in California, and especially in Los Angeles County, which is now considered one of the epicenters in the United States.
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