Some Restaurant Owners Say They Won’t Reopen With Limited Indoor Seating

[AV8R]

Not worth it financially.

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/06/19 ... n-chicago/

[Pock]

I know in Peoria Heights they are all planning on opening with limited seating.

[AV8R]

ya, that article was from Chicago and I imagine the overhead is substantially higher up there than it is in the Heights. Glad to hear they are opening locally.

[Pock]

ya, that article was from Chicago and I imagine the overhead is substantially higher up there than it is in the Heights. Glad to hear they are opening locally.

We were close to a riot from the business owners.

[JustRight]

At least two restaurants in Chillicothe have permanently closed due to the governor’s shutdown. One of those two is in the process of being sold, but I don’t think they will be ready to reopen on Friday.
There are at least 2 other restaurants that may not reopen. Both decided to pass on offering take-out only because their locations aren’t amenable to that. So, they will have gone 100 days without income, while still paying rent, utilities, and suppliers. Opening at 50% capacity may not be enough to save them.

[leslie110]

If a restaurant isn't open what supplies are they buying?

[kevwr1962]

Probably not recent supplies but they may still be paying off distributors on items they bought on credit terms.