Businesses reduced to 25-percent capacity find additional space outdoors, expand takeout, introduce grab-and-go options, add a food truck and other innovations.
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Businesses that had to keep bars closed because of COVID-19 are ready to welcome customers, even with requirements on social distancing and masks.
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.
Brio Tuscan Grille and Hamptons at Tivoli Village and Ben’Zaa Cantina in the northern valley will not reopen — the first because of corporate financial woes, the others because of changes planned by owners.
While some Southern Nevada restaurants reopened Saturday, the first day they were permitted to do so following the coronavirus shutdown, others were taking a cautious approach.
A native of New York who moved around the U.S. and saturated himself in Japanese culture, Warren Klein came to Las Vegas for a hospitality degree and never left.
Restaurants that don’t require masks for their employees are not in violation of Southern Nevada Health District regulations, although the CDC recommends them.
Restaurants including Outback Steakhouse, Marie Callender’s and The Palm at Caesars have created Easter dinner packages to make the holiday special despite a lack of dine-out options.
Plexiglass panels are designed to help slow the spread of coronavirus; stores also putting up reminders for people to stay 6 feet apart.
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