Chicago Restaurants Grapple With Safety Concerns As Indoor Dining Resumes
Eater Chicago | Ashok Selvam | June 26, 2020 Chicago watches as Texas and Florida closed its bars Friday marks the first day Chicago restaurants can welcome on-premise customers since mid-March, and the mood is divided. There’s excitement from business owners and...
Indoor Dining, Drinking Returns To Chicago Bars And Restaurants Next Week — With Restrictions
WGN9 | Erik Runge | June 19, 2020 CHICAGO — More restrictions are easing in Chicago amid the coronavirus pandemic. Bars, breweries and restaurants are allowed to have indoor drinking and dining in a limited capacity starting next week, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced...
Chicago Has Closed Broadway Street So 32 Lakeview Restaurants Can Serve Diners
Eater Chicago | Naomi Waxman | June 12, 2020 Plus, the Chicago Riverwalk opens for some restaurants Chicago’s open roads initiative kicks off Friday on Broadway Street in Lakeview, part of the “Make Way For Diners” program which intends to close six major streets to...
Here’s What It’s Like To Dine On A Chicago Patio
Eater Chicago | Naomi Waxman | June 3, 2020 Masked servers, beer in plastic cups, and plenty of sanitizer Lakeview gastropub Corridor Brewery & Provisions was among the restaurants reopening for outdoor dining on Wednesday for the first time since mid-March. These...
Randolph Restaurant Row Among Six Streets To Close For Outdoor Dining
Eater Chicago | Ashok Selvam | May 29, 2020 Mayor Lori Lightfoot also says indoor dining guidelines are coming Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the city will block off six streets, including Randolph Restaurant Row, to motor vehicles for outdoor dining, giving...
When Chicago Restaurants Reopen In Phase 3, How Will They Actually Do It?
WBEZ | Elliott Ramos | May 21, 2020 Since the start of the statewide shutdown, restaurants have been permanently closing their doors one after another. So these businesses are pleading with officials to give them leeway to offer new ways of serving their patrons. Last...
Restaurant Reopening Guidance & Flowchart From The CDC
Below are links to the guidance and flowchart from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) for restaurants to be able to reopen safely. CLICK HERE FOR THE RESTAURANT REOPENING GUIDANCE CLICK HERE FOR THE RESTAURANT REOPENING FLOWCHART
When Will Restaurants And Bars Reopen? Here’s What Experts Are Saying
CNBC | Alex Sherman | May 9, 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt economies and lives in ways we never could have imagined. But the world won't stay on lockdown forever. We asked public health and industry experts to share their thoughts on what things will...
Where To Order Delivery And Carryout For Mother’s Day In Chicago
Eater Chicago | Jeffy Mai | April 30, 2020 Celebrate mom even while staying at home Mother’s Day is coming up on May 10 and though restaurant dining rooms will remain closed, moms can still be treated to a fabulous meal at home. The following spots are celebrating the...
A List Of Relief Funds For Restaurants, Bars, And Food Service Workers
Eater | Eater Staff | March 17, 2020 Nonprofits and other grassroots organizations nationwide are working to help those affected by COVID-19. Restaurants across the country have been forced to close their doors in order to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus,...
Chefs, Restaurant Owners Come Together To Ask City, State – And You – For Help During Coronavirus Shutdown
Block Club Chicago | Hannah Alani, Alex Hernandez, Justin Laurence, Bob Chiarito | March 16, 2020 Owners urged the state to give emergency unemployment benefits to all hourly and salaried workers, eliminate payroll tax for business owners and call for rent and loan...
Delivery And Takeout List Boasts More Than 1,000 Chicago Restaurants
Eater Chicago | Ashok Selvam | March 18, 2020 Dining at a Distance has expanded to Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, and even Berlin. Two people who have never met or communicated until Sunday have collaborated on the biggest and most comprehensive list of Chicago...