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Not here. All our local favorite restaurants are still going and doing reasonably well. The state didn't do that well with Covid, mind you, but the local econ

by Natsu 6y ago

Not here. All our local favorite restaurants are still going and doing reasonably well. The state didn't do that well with Covid, mind you, but the local economy isn't dead, either.

redisman 6y ago
I can see in Seattle the restaurants that went full covid seem to be doing well. ie. they converted their front door to a sales point and just gave up on trying to make indoor dining work.
- nickff 6y ago
  Take-out is not compatible with the cost structures of many restaurants, it may slow the losses, but it won't save the business. Just look at the rent and property taxes that businesses in desirable (such as waterfront) locations pay; those costs are not affordable without liquor sales.
  - ceejayoz 6y ago
    Restaurants in our area (upstate NY) are doing good business selling to-go cocktails.
    - nickff 6y ago
      Yes, I've read about (and seen) restaurants in many areas now serving alcohol to-go, but their volumes are much lower, as they don't have a 'pseudo-monopoly on drinks with dinner'. You have to remember that a single empty table (on a Friday/Saturday night) could be enough to make a restaurant lose money before the pandemic. The pandemic's effects are much larger than a single empty table.
blhack 6y ago
Where are you? Here in Phoenix, AZ, things are basically normal. People have masks on when they're indoors, but businesses (including restaurants and bars) are all open. A rough metric I've been using since march is how far backed up the cars are from the stoplight in front of our house at rush hour, and it's pretty much back to where it was in February.
- standardUser 6y ago
  I'm just curious, are there capacity restrictions inside bars currently in AZ? Can people sit at the actual bar? Do they have to close early? I've completely lost track of what you can do where in this country, and I think a lot of places are more open than I realize.
  - Natsu 6y ago
    Everything is at 50% capacity and half the tables are blocked off to enforce this, basically.
01100011 6y ago
Where are you at? I'm in the bay area and it's the same here. The bay area is full of tech folks who haven't seen any income disruptions since the pandemic started. I suspect many regions of the country are not doing as well.

by Natsu 6y ago

Not here. All our local favorite restaurants are still going and doing reasonably well. The state didn't do that well with Covid, mind you, but the local economy isn't dead, either.

redisman 6y ago

I can see in Seattle the restaurants that went full covid seem to be doing well. ie. they converted their front door to a sales point and just gave up on trying to make indoor dining work.

nickff 6y ago
Take-out is not compatible with the cost structures of many restaurants, it may slow the losses, but it won't save the business. Just look at the rent and property taxes that businesses in desirable (such as waterfront) locations pay; those costs are not affordable without liquor sales.
- ceejayoz 6y ago
  Restaurants in our area (upstate NY) are doing good business selling to-go cocktails.
  - nickff 6y ago
    Yes, I've read about (and seen) restaurants in many areas now serving alcohol to-go, but their volumes are much lower, as they don't have a 'pseudo-monopoly on drinks with dinner'. You have to remember that a single empty table (on a Friday/Saturday night) could be enough to make a restaurant lose money before the pandemic. The pandemic's effects are much larger than a single empty table.

blhack 6y ago

Where are you? Here in Phoenix, AZ, things are basically normal. People have masks on when they're indoors, but businesses (including restaurants and bars) are all open. A rough metric I've been using since march is how far backed up the cars are from the stoplight in front of our house at rush hour, and it's pretty much back to where it was in February.

standardUser 6y ago
I'm just curious, are there capacity restrictions inside bars currently in AZ? Can people sit at the actual bar? Do they have to close early? I've completely lost track of what you can do where in this country, and I think a lot of places are more open than I realize.
- Natsu 6y ago
  Everything is at 50% capacity and half the tables are blocked off to enforce this, basically.

01100011 6y ago

Where are you at? I'm in the bay area and it's the same here. The bay area is full of tech folks who haven't seen any income disruptions since the pandemic started. I suspect many regions of the country are not doing as well.