Here’s an incomplete list of links to news media reports on the latest pandemic related restaurant shenanigans, as of 14FEB2021:
CANADA: Restaurant patron arrested for punching worker, biting customer over facemask regulations.
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Arizona; Is the restaurant industry recovering?
California; Iconic restaurant, and major contributor to San Francisco’s economy, now proclaimed to be ‘rowdy & racist’!
List of Bay Area restaurants that have shutdown since the beginning of February.
Restaurant owners beg Alameda City to ease CoViD restrictions, 80% crash in revenues!
Restaurant apologizes after getting threats for firing employee who wore racist face mask!
Los Angeles County gives restaurant workers vaccine priority.
Stanislaus County restaurant shutdowns blamed on CoViD.
Riverside County inspections result in shutdown.
San Bernardino County inspections result in shutdowns.
Florida; Hot dog joint was actually an illegal drugs operation.
Idaho Falls restaurant Garcia’s thriving in pandemic, opens new location in Pocatello.
Photo by AAron Hutchins, December 2020.
But don’t get too excited for the economy, Garcia’s is opening in the former Chili’s location, which shutdown without warning, or explanation, towards the end of last year.
Photo by AAron Hutchins, October 2020.
In Pocatello, the iconic and beloved Chang’s Garden shutdown without warning last October, just confusing signs reading “Sorry we are closed” and “Hiring server” on the door.
Photo by AAron Hutchins, October 2020.
It was known to loyal Chang’s fans that the husband and wife owners had been wanting to retire for several years, and they apparently used the pandemic as an excuse to sell the location to New Yorkers who created Tokyo Belly Sushi (they chose Idaho because New York is too expensive to start a restaurant). I don’t like fish.
Photo by AAron Hutchins, February 2013.
Chang’s opened in1994, and I had been eating there since 1997, 20-plus years of awesome General Tao (not Tso!) Chicken and Hot & Sour Soup, and occasionally Honey Walnut Shrimp.
Photo by AAron Hutchins, October 2020.
New Hampshire; Pandemic and bad weather puts restaurants “in survival mode”.
New Jersey; Restaurant owners say despite expanded outdoor seating, reservations are way down.
New York; Pandemic not stopping racist promotional event for restaurants owned by a specific ethnic group.
Restaurant owner declares New York “the worst run state”.
Domino’s and other food joints fail inspections with numerous violations!
North Carolina; Local restaurant defies state order, warns customers that staff does not wear masks!
Pennsylvania; Restaurants slated to get millions in state taxpayer funded CoViD relief funding!
Ohio; Restaurant that managed to stay open despite pandemic, is shutdown by vandals.
Oregon; Snow storm causes multiple outdoor restaurant tents to collapse!
List of permanent CoViD restaurant shutdowns in Eugene and Springfield.
South Carolina; Social media post sparks shooting at Spartanburg restaurant.
Texas; A single day closure cost a Dallas restaurant “at least $100-thousand”!
List of Austin eatery shutdowns, blamed on weather.
Washington; Restaurant shifts to retail sales to stay alive!
Restaurant owner says vandalism of his eatery might be an act of racism.
Washington DC; Bill proposed to loan restaurants as much as $10-million each for CoViD relief! (Is it truly ‘relief’ or just kicking the can down the road?)
Wyoming; Restaurant owner says they are struggling with CoViD seating restrictions.
Capital Press: 110-thousand U.S. restaurants shutdown in 2020!
Pandemic Shenanigans: Anti-vaxers using CDC’s own vaccine data to support their cause, as many U.S. states stop using CDC data now that Joe Biden is President!
Combination of pandemic, logistics, market and labor shenanigans: Global Sugar Shortage, better stock up now!