Very Important Info About COVID-19

Our media is nothing more than entertainment and when the people have heard enough, the media will move on to the next thing they can sensationalize.

 

Just an update- We're still open. We've hired back all of our waitstaff (except one, who found a better job). Sales are down a little from last year, about 10-15%, but it's not a killer. Maybe we made it to the other side.

 

Good to hear, uplifting post for me Steelersrock.

 

We have a huge covered deck, so we actually made it through until Friday without any indoor seating at all. By your comment, your either in NY, NJ, or Conn. I'm in upstate NY, I guess we're at 50%. Many of the customers we've had haven't eaten inside yet, and even the last two days with temps in the high 50's we had three tables on the deck, because the people are still wary.
We have a rep in the area as the most Covid conscious restaurant, and now that we're heading inside we'll try to keep it up. Merv 13 filters on the heating system, HEPA air purifiers in the bar, dining room, and upstairs. Gone through more hand sanitizer, Lysol, rubber gloves and masks in the last 6 months to make an emergency room proud. But gloves used to be $6 a box, now they're $14. Hand sanitizer pre covid was $15 a gallon, now it's $50. Paper masks were .10 apiece, now they're .60 apiece. And don't even bother looking for Lysol. Have a connection, but what used to be a $5 can is now $9.
Rent hasn't gone down, property taxes haven't gone down, food costs have gone up, all of our other costs (linen, garbage, etc) have remained the same or gone up. We're struggling, don't get me wrong, but maybe we'll make it.
Good luck to you. And yeah, not fond of the 14 day quarentine. It's killing any business that relies on tourists. But the mask thing, I'm fine with that. Strongly support it, in fact.