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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A pair of Main Street restaurants are the latest addition to the culinary hotbed in downtown Las Vegas.
Timing is everything. And the new restrictions on restaurants could not have come at a worse time, say some local businesspeople now left scrambling to adjust their Thanksgiving dinner reservations.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Sunday that as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, restaurants can serve no more than 25 percent of their capacity, and reservations are required.
Esther’s Kitchen has decided to close for three days, after staff members tested positive for COVID 19.
The Board of Commissioners takes the first step toward regulating Uber Eats, Grubhub, Postmates and other fees.
While face masks have become divisive political issues for certain businesses, several local restaurants have embraced them as marketing opportunities.
Third-party services vary when it comes to specifics on holding drivers to the face-covering mandate in Nevada.
A statement from management says a friend of a restaurant employee tested positive; some holiday weekend patrons resisted social distancing.
Chef Dan Krohmer says, “It’s scary how little information we’re getting from any health department or any government (agencies).”
Food insecurity remains an issue for families in Las Vegas. New team efforts and the Three Square food bank answer the call despite the COVD-19 pandemic.
The restaurant hopes to reopen Thursday after all employees are tested.
The president of the restaurants’ parent company calls the surcharge “a necessary step during a time when unanticipated costs have jeopardized the survival of our business.”
High-end dining remains off-limits on the Strip, but fine dining aficionados have off-Strip options.
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.
Red Rock Resort, Green Valley Ranch and Santa Fe Station eateries to begin serving customers next week.
The Miller’s Ale House locations at Town Square and in Henderson, along with No Regrets on West Sunset Road, are not expected to reopen.
Robert Lang, director of UNLV’s Brookings Mountain West research institute, indicated that Las Vegas may have outgrown its buffets.
Open-fire cooking replaced by online fireside chats “where people have time to talk to the chefs,” the event founder says.
As owners struggle with dwindling supplies and increasing demand, they face difficult choices over charging more for meals.
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.