Restaurants reopen hoping for surge of customers

Fewer seats due to social distancing

DINE-IN SERVICES TODAY FOR THEFIRST TIME IN SIX WEEKS.GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FORJOINING US.

I'M PAT PARRIS.VALERIE HAS THE EVENING OFF.IF YOU'VE BEEN ITCHING TO GETOUT OF THE HOUSE AND (GOSOMEWHERE -- AS OF TODAY --RESTAURANTS ARE ONE OF THEPLACES YOU CAN DO THAT.

9 ONYOUR SIDE'S CRAIG SMITHVISITED TWO PLACES WELCOMINGCUSTOMERS BACK FOR THE FIRSTTIME.CRAIG: 13:57 "RESTAURANTS AREABLE TO OPEN AGAIN FOR SIT-DOWN, DINE-IN SERVICE BUT THEYSTILL HAVE TO ADAPT TO A LOTOF RESTRICTIONS TO REDUCE THECHANCE OF SPREADING THE VIRUS.14:06 :09 AT VERO AMORE ONSWAN THEY'RE PREPARING A PLACEFOR YOU ON THE PATIO.

OWNERSUZANNE KAISER DECIDED TOSTART OUT WITH SIT DOWNSERVICE ON THE PATIOS ONLY ATBOTH HER VERO AMORERESTAURANTS AND AT HER NOBLEHOPS BREW PUB IN ORO VALLEY.SHE FEELS LIKE THE FRESH AIRENVIRONMENT IS THE HEALTHIESTWAY TO MAKE A COMEBACK ALONGWITH ALL THE CLEANING ANDDISTANCING RULES.

KAISER'SBEEN HAPPY FOR ALL THECOMMUNITY SUPPORT WHEN HERRESTAURANTS WERE TAKE OUT ORDELIVERY ONLY.

BUT SHE SAYSHER BUSINESS STILL DROPPEDABOUT 70 PERCENT.

3:29 " WEHAD TO LAYOFF CLOSE TO 70,STAFF, AND SOME OF THEM DIDN'TGET UNEMPLOYMENT.

AND SO WEWERE FEEDING THEM AND GIVINGTHEM MONEY.

3:40 :11 NOW SHESAYS SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO BRINGBACK MOST OF HER STAFF TOSERVE CUSTOMERS SHE HOPES WILLCOME BACK.

BAJA CAFE ISBREAKFAST ONLY.

ZEKE COURSONSAYS TAKEOUT BUSINESS HELPEDKEEP THEM GOING BUT IT WAS ARELIEF WHEN GOVERNOR DUCEYALLOWED SIT-DOWN SERVICEAGAIN.

17:22 WE REALLY CAN'TSURVIVE, MUCH LONGER WITHOUTBUSINESS.

AND WHAT WE DO ISREALLY CREATE AN EXPERIENCEFOR OUR GUESTS AND WE ALWAYSHAVE AND THAT'S BEEN PART OFOUR SHTICK 17:38 :16 THEEMPRINGHAM FAMILY WAS HAPPY TOHEAD OUT TO DINE IN, AT THEIRVERY FIRST CHANCE.

JOSHUAEMPRINGHAM 22:39 WE'VE BEEN TOBAJA A FEW TIMES AND SO IT'SREALLY NICE TO BE ABLE TOACTUALLY JUST BE ABLE TO BEOUT AND BE WITH YOUR FAMILYAND I ENJOY A NICE, NICE MEALOUT.

22:46 :07 RESTAURANTS DOWORRY ABOUT THE WAY DISTANCINGRULES LEAVE FEWER SEATS FORPAYING CUSTOMERS BUT THEY HOPETHE HUNGER TO GET OUT OF THEHOUSE AND HAVE A GOOD MEALWILL HELP FILL THOSE SEATS.CRAIG SMITH, KGUN9 ON YOURSIDEREOPENING TUCSON -- A TOPIC OF