We're Open Omaha: Boxer Barbeque

We're Open Omaha: Boxer Barbeque

OR NON-PROFIT THATCONTINUES TO SERVEOUR COMMUNITYDURING THISPANDEMIC.3 NEWS NOWANCHOR MAYA SAENZCHECKS OUT BOXERBARBEQUE INCOUNCIL BLUFFS.'IF YOU'RE LOOKINGTO SUPPORT LOCALAND GET SOMEGOOD TEXAS BBQ,BOXER BBQ INCOUNCIL BLUFFS ISOPEN."10:02 - 10:11"WE PRIDEOURSELVES THATOUR MEAT ISSMOKED MEAT, OURMEAT IS NOT BBQEDMEAT.SO IT'S NOTSMOTHERED INSAUCE, YOU CANTASTE THE FLAVOROF THE MEATINSTEAD OF JUSTTHE SAUCE."A FAIRLY NEWRESTAURANT...BOXER BBQ IS APLACE KNOWN FORITS TEXAS STYLE DRYRUB BARBECUE.IT JUST MOVED TO ITSNEW LOCATION NEARMAIN AND 5THAVENUE..OCTOBER 1.1:16 - 1:38"SINCE WE'VEMOVED, THELOCATION IS SOMUCH BETTER ANDSO WE'VE ALMOSTTRIPLED OURBUSINESS FROM THEOTHER LOCATION,AND WE WERE JUSTGETTING ROLLINGREALLY WELL INGETTING BOOKINGSFOR OUR BANQUETHALL UPSTAIRS, WEWERE GETTING ALOT OF CLASSREUNIONSDOWNSTAIRS.THINGS WEREROLLING REALLYWELL DOWN HEREWHEN THEPANDEMIC HIT."WHEN THEY WEREFORCED TO CLOSETHEIR DINE-IN OPTIONMID MARCH...OWNER RENAEDIEATRICK SAYS...THEY PANICKED.2:52 - 3:13"WE DIDN'T KNOWWHAT WAS GOINGTO HAPPEN WITHTHE RESTAURANT.WE DIDN'T KNOW IFWE WOULD SURVIVETHIS.WE HAD A LOT OFEMPLOYEES THATTHIS WAS THEIRSOLE INCOME.WE DIDN'T KNOWWHAT WAS GOINGTO HAPPEN WITHTHE EMPLOYEES.AND IT WAS REALLYSAD."FOCUSING SOLELY ONTAKEOUT...BUSINESS GOTSLOWER.5:13 - 5:24"VERY SLOW.IT WAS A VERYSLOW PROCESS ANDIT'S STILL A LOTSLOWER THANWHAT WE HAVEHOPED.ON THE WEEKENDSWE GET A LITTLEMORE BUSINESSTHAN DURING THEWEEK."8:06 - 8:23"A LOT OF OURBUSINESS ISCATERING, ANDNOW THAT PEOPLECAN'T DO THE BIGEVENTS, THEWEDDINGS HAVEBEEN CANCELED,EVEN THEFUNERALS.PEOPLE ARE HAVING10 PEOPLE AT ATIME, AND SO ALLTHOSE EVENTSBEING CANCELLEDREALLY HURT US.SO WITHOUT THETAKEOUT, WEWOULD REALLY BEIN A LOT OFTROUBLE."NOW THEY ARE OPENFOR DINE-IN AGAIN.6:22 - 6:39"THE PLACES WHEREYOU SEE THERESERVED SIGNS,ARE PLACES WHEREWE WILL NOT SEATCUSTOMERS.SO WE'RE SETTINGTHE CUSTOMERS SIXFEET APART.AND EVEN AT OURBIG TABLE WE'REPUTTING THREECHAIRS IN BETWEENTHE GROUPS OFPEOPLE ANDKEEPING THEPARTIES UNDER 6PEOPLE OR LESS."IN IOWA...IT'S NOT REQUIREDFOR RESTAURANTEMPLOYEES TO WEARMASKS.4:41 - 5:02"WE LEFT IT UP TOOUR EMPLOYEESWHETHER THEYWANTED TO WEARA MASK OR NOT.MOST OF THEMCHOSE NOT TO.SO WHEN WE ASKOUR CUSTOMERSABOUT THE MASK,MOST OF THEM SAIDTHEY WOULDN'T BECOMING HERE IFTHEY FELT LIKE THEYWEREN'T SAFE.SO THEY DIDN'TCARE IF WE WOREMASKS OR NOT."IN ORDER TO KEEPCAPACITY DOWN...BOXER BARBEQUE ISPUSHING FOR MORECURBSIDE SERVICE.9:25 - 9:42"LIKE ON FRIDAYNIGHT, THAT'S OURBUSY PRIME RIBNIGHT.SO NOW THAT WEHAVE THE 50%CAPACITY, IT'S ALITTLE BIT HARDERTO DO THETAKEOUT BECAUSEWE HAVE TO TAKEMOST OF IT OUTTHE DOOR ONFRIDAYS BECAUSETHEY CAN'T WAIT INHERE WHILECUSTOMERS ARE INHERE BECAUSE WE'DBE OVER CAPACITY."DIEATRICK SAYS WITHTHE ECONOMICIMPACT THE PANDEMICHAS HAD ON THEIRNEWERRESTAURANT...THEY NEED TO KEEPTHEIR DOORS OPENAND IS HOPEFUL....THEY'LL BE ABLE TOGO TO 100% CAPACITYSOON.6:58 - 7:21"I'M HOPING THATIT'S COMING TO ANEND.I REALLY DON'TKNOW WHAT THEGOVERNOR ISGOING TO SAYNEXT.EVERY DAY WE'REHOLDING OURBREATH - HOPINGSHE'S GOING TOOPEN IT UP FULLY,BUT YET, WE'RECONCERNED THATIF WE GET TOOMANY PEOPLE INHERE, IS SOMEONEGOING TO GET SICK.WE DEFINITELYDON'T WANT THATTO HAPPEN EITHER.SO WE'RE JUSTTAKING IT A DAY ATA TIME AND SEEINGHOW THINGS GO."IN COUNCIL BLUFFS...MAYA SAENZ..3NN.ONCE AGAIN...BOXER BARBEQUE ISOPEN FOR DINE-IN...TAKEOUT...AND DELIVERY.IT'S ON MAIN STREETIN COUNCIL BLUFFS...AND IS OPEN EVERYDAY EXCEPTMONDAYS.THE HOURS ARE ONTHE SCREEN.YOU CAN FIND MOREINFORMATION ABOUTIT ...AND OTHER OPENBUSINESSES ON OURWEBPAGE...UNDER THE SPECIALSECTION CALLED "WEARE OPEN OMAHA."