Has Anyone Been Dining Out at Indoor Restaurants?

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Ruthanne

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I've been sort of down because I don't ever go to my favorite restaurant anymore. From what I've heard it's not good to go to restaurants at this time of the virus as it spreads in them with the enclosed areas and lack of good ventilation.

Has anyone gone to an Indoor restaurant since this pandemic?
 

No

The city has closed the street on a couple of blocks in the center city restaurant area in an effort to help the restaurants to expand their outside seating. I'm concerned that this may actually backfire by drawing more people into a dense party-like atmosphere that could help to spread the virus.

The local food truck association is using a couple of apps to help people find where members will be set up on any given day. They have also been sponsoring various food truck rodeos to create open-air food courts in various areas around town.

I feel bad for all of the owners and food service workers but I'm not ready to venture out. These days I pick up a treat from the in-store deli on grocery day and that's the extent of my fine dining for the week.
 
I agree with all of the above posts, I don't feel it's safe either. And I, too, get some restaurant delivery about once a month now.
 
Just once...a couple of weeks ago, when we took a chance and went to the casino for the first time in months. Those places are taking extreme precautions with regard to this virus, and only allow limited seating in the few eating places they allow to be open....the buffets are all shut down. They are even going so far as having "throwaway" menus, so no one can rehandle the regular menu. I guess
 
Ruthanne said:
I've been sort of down because I don't ever go to my favorite restaurant anymore. From what I've heard it's not good to go to restaurants at this time of the virus as it spreads in them with the enclosed areas and lack of good ventilation.

Has anyone gone to an Indoor restaurant since this pandemic?
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No way, absolutely not, out of the question, forget it... no indoor dining, and no outdoor dining.

Until this whole Covid thing settles, and I do mean settles, we, as in dear husband and I, have no intentions on eating-out anywhere, and I can honestly say I don't miss it.
 
I've just been dying to go out somewhere but thought my favorite restaurant wasn't an option. I looked at their website last night and they now have outdoor dining too socially distanced. I think I am going to take a ride by it and see if it's something I can do. I feel like I have to get out.
 
Yes, but only a couple. One is Dave's favorite sushi place. They do a great deal of take-out, and when we've been there (about three times) we shared the restaurant with only a couple other people. The other is Olive Garden, which has a layout of different rooms, so social distancing was easy. We've gotten take out from a sub place and done the drive thru at some fast food places.
 
My favorite Mexican restaurant took all their tables and chairs outside under a huge umbrella. Intelligent move! It was packed with people!. They spread the tables out so everyone has plenty of room. Sometimes I stop and get take out.
Wish I had a good sub place here! Make my own but you must have the REALLY CRUSTY BREAD and mortadella!
 
No, we lost interest in going out to eat in restaurants many years ago. I have had a lot of no contact deliveries though from Mexican, Chinese, Pizzerias and JimmyJohns sandwiches. Went to Texas roadhouse a few times for curbside pickup, ribs, pulled pork, etc. No way will I go into a building now to eat, until this Covid thing has subsided.
 
Into Haliburton today, main street lost street parking to tables out of the restaurants. They were sitting less than a foot from traffic, tables were not even close to the distancing and only one waitress was wearing a mask. Just can't see the enjoyment of idling vehicles and huge dump trucks driving so close. Side walks loaded with crowds again no masks etc.
I wore a face shield when I went in anywhere.
Surprised?? Nope.
 
Yes, I've eaten out many times since the crazy stuff began. Last week we ate at our favorite Japanese restaurant and it was delicious.
We eat out at least once a week~whenever they are open. We've eaten at our favorite Mexican restaurant and our favorite steakhouse in the past few weeks. It's important to support these businesses, so that they can thrive and be there when things return to normal.

In June, we took the camper to Florida and ate out several times~had some great fresh seafood dinners.

I'm alive and I intend to live life to the fullest, not cower in the dark over some propaganda spewed by some actors on the tel-lie-vision.

This is no longer flu season. Viruses can't survive the warm, humid temperatures of the climate I live in.

The only people who are in danger live in the southern hemisphere, where it is now winter.
The phony information about increased cases of covid 19 are in people who had mild or symptom free cases and have developed antibodies, so they won't ever need a vaccine.

The death rates attributed to this bio weapon are falling every day. The current rate is under 1%, way less lethal than the regular flu.

It's your choice to live in fear or to LIVE for the remaining years you have left.
What are you going to do when you find out you fell for a psy-op?
 
Ruthanne said:
I've just been dying to go out somewhere but thought my favorite restaurant wasn't an option. I looked at their website last night and they now have outdoor dining too socially distanced. I think I am going to take a ride by it and see if it's something I can do. I feel like I have to get out.
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is it possible to obtain the same feel of getting out by maybe ordering delivery & having a picnic with it? or perhaps eating it on the porch? i have not been to a restaurant since this began. i seldom get take out, either.
 
mlh said:
is it possible to obtain the same feel of getting out by maybe ordering delivery & having a picnic with it? or perhaps eating it on the porch? i have not been to a restaurant since this began. i seldom get take out, either.
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I've been getting delivery forever and I am frankly tired of it and I really would like to get the heck out of this place for a while. I'm not sure what I'm going to do but I am going to take a ride by the outside dining area I don't really see what is wrong with dining outside.
 

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