Businesses reduced to 25-percent capacity find additional space outdoors, expand takeout, introduce grab-and-go options, add a food truck and other innovations.
Food
Many in Las Vegas report drop in sales; all worry about another shutdown.
Esther’s Kitchen has decided to close for three days, after staff members tested positive for COVID 19.
Businesses that had to keep bars closed because of COVID-19 are ready to welcome customers, even with requirements on social distancing and masks.
Casino Royale’s layoffs are “a continuation of the mass layoff on May 27, 2020,” a notice said.
Operators cite rent inflexibility and business insurance claim denials among the challenges of doing business during the COVID-19 crisis.
Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen Bar, located in the Linq Hotel, has closed once again after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
A total of eight restaurants at Santa Fe Station, Green Valley Ranch and Red Rock Resort are now open for either takeout or dine-in service.
Staffs aren’t big fans of masks, and dining areas can operate at just half of capacity, but several spots say they’re cooking and coping.
El Dorado Cantina now has both locations open; several restaurants to reopen at Bally’s.
Reopening restaurants inside casinos could pose a variety of logistical and economic challenges. And, experts say, it may not make sense for all operators.
As owners struggle with dwindling supplies and increasing demand, they face difficult choices over charging more for meals.
Restaurants and retail businesses in downtown Las Vegas that are operating under the first two phases of state orders on reopening may extend operations to the sidewalk, the city said Thursday.
The Peppermill will reopen next week; BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse locations are now offering dine-in service.
Marche Bacchus reopens the dining room and patio on Thursday; Hash House a Go Go’s Sahara location will reopen Friday.