6/22/2020 Outdoor Dining Reopening, Phase 2 (restaurant, quality, owners)

[Chava61]

Are outdoor diners allowed to use the restaurant's indoor restrooms?

[city living]

Originally Posted by Chava61

Are outdoor diners allowed to use the restaurant's indoor restrooms?

A few restaurants by me said they would allow people to use the restrooms but only one person per time and that you had to wear your mask.

[under a mountain]

I like to stand in front of those outdoor gutter cafes in my wife beater, black socks with sandals and smoke a big smelly cigar.
It ensures people stay six feet away from me.

[Chava61]

Originally Posted by city living

A few restaurants by me said they would allow people to use the restrooms but only one person per time and that you had to wear your mask.

That sounds reasonable enough under the current circumstances.

[city living]

Originally Posted by Chava61

That sounds reasonable enough under the current circumstances.

When I walked around near work, I did see other places that said "no restrooms" at all, even though you would be dining outside.

I saw a few sad attempts at tables---like who wants to eat down the block from the methadone clinic over the subway grates next to a pile of garbage?

I saw one place that looked WAY too crowded. No real space between tables and no one cared, because the place was packed.

One place allowed me to eat my pizza inside for five minutes. Of course, the only other table was ten feet across the room.

[Scubastev3]

Am I the only one that thinks the restaurants that set up tables on the street are safe?
Especially as the city opens more cars are frantically swerving around. I wonder how car insurance and business insurance companies will handle such occurrences. I’d think more blame would be placed on the establishment since you are trusting the placement of the tables??

I saw a particular place with tables set up in a turning lane. However, the view of the tables was blocked by a delivery van.

[BugsyPal]

Apparently not all restaurant employees are thrilled with outdoor dining!

https://gothamist.com/food/terrible-...rs-perspective

Also seems many didn't return to work and or are looking for that sort of job right now thanks to that generous $600/wk extra UI benefit.

[Aeran]

Originally Posted by Scubastev3

Am I the only one that thinks the restaurants that set up tables on the street are safe?

By me, this restaurant placed tables right at the corner where cars, trucks, buses turn regularly.
And each time a bus turns this close to the tables, I have to turn my head because one false move and the diners are going to get wiped out. I just hope all these drivers that turn at that precise spot are good drivers and paying special attention.

Those tables are packed with people. I have to give kudos to the owner because they set it up so nicely and pretty but... they're not exactly placed in a safe spot. But the diners don't seem to care. They're all happy talking and munching away.

[Aeran]

Well... my fears have come through.

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs...afety-concerns

[90sSitcom]

Originally Posted by Aeran

Well... my fears have come through.

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs...afety-concerns

Jesus thats awful