Restaurants are now open for outdoor dining in Western new York, to go along with take-out and delivery service.
7 Eyewitness News checked in with local restaurants to see how day one went.
LOT OF PEOPLE HAVEBEEN WAITING FOR.RESTAURANTSACROSS THE STATEARE ALLOWED TOOPEN UP FOROUTDOOR DINING -- TOGO ALONG WITHTAKE-OUT ANDDELIVERY SERVICE.GILAT MELAMEDCHECKS IN WITH SOMELOCAL RESTAURANTOWNERS TO SEE HOWDAY ONE WENT.THIS USED TO BE ANORMAL SIGHT.OUTDOOR DINING ONA WARM JUNEEVENING.BUT DINERS ARE NOTTAKING THIS MEAL FORGRANTED.:03"IT'S WONDERFULGREAT TO SEEPEOPLE'S FACESAGAIN AND WE'REFINALLY OUT ON THEPATIO."THE PATIO AT FRANKIEPRIMO'S ON CHIPPEWATYPICALLY HASDOUBLE THE TABLES.NOW THERE'S 5 FORSEATING AND TWO ASBARRIERS.RESERVATIONS ARE AMUST."WITHIN 20 MINUTESHALF AN HOUR AFTERTHE PUBLIC FOUNDOUT WE WERE SOLDOUT FOR THE WHOLEWEEKEND."RESTAURANTS HAVETO COMPLY WITHSOCIAL DISTANCING.AND AN 8PM CURFEW.MANNO SAYS HE'SDOING A 4PM AND 6PMDINNER SHIFT.BUT DINING DEMANDIS HIGH."AS PACKED AS WECAN BE FOR SIXTABLES."AT THE THIRSTYBUFFALO OWNERGREGORY ANDREOZZISAYS HE HAD TO TURNPEOPLE AWAY.RESTAURANT OWNERSSAY MANY NIGHT ONEDINERS AREREGULARS."IT'S ONE OF OURFAVORITERESTAURANTS SO WEWANTED TO STARTHERE."==BUTT=="RIGHT BEFORELOCKDOWN WE DINEDHERE AT THE PLACE,AND THE FIRST NIGHTWE'RE BACK HERE."JAY MCCARTHY OWNSTHE PLACE AND SAYSTHE 24 HOUR TURNAROUND SINCEWEDNESDAY'SANNOUNCEMENT ISTHE HARDEST PART."IT'S A LITTLE UNEASYAT FIRST BUT IT'S JUSTLIKE RIDING A BIKEWE'RE BACK AT IT ANDWE'RE HAPPY TO BEDOING IT."FOR MANNO... ACHALLENGE IS SOCIALDISTANCING AT THEBAR."I MEAN THEY'REREGULAR CUSTOMERSAND I HAVE TO TELLTHEM I'M SORRYTHERE'S ONLY 10SEATS AT THE BAR ICAN'T HAVE PEOPLESTANDING RIGHT NOW.YOU KNOW IF YOU'RENOT SEATED I CAN'TDO ANYTHING ABOUTIT."ANOTHER HURDLEFOR SOMERESTUARANTS ISSTAFFING..
AFTERHAVING TO LAYPEOPLE OFF.ANDREOZZI :11"THEY'RE NOT READYTO COME BACK A LOTOF THEM OR AREN'TCOMING BACK THEYFOUND OTHER JOBSOR THINGS LIKE THAT.SO RIGHT NOWMANPOWER IS THEHARDEST THING TO DORIGHT NOW."WESTERN NEW YORKCAN BEGIN PHASE IIIAS EARLY AS JUNE16TH IF IT STAYS ONTRACKALLOWING PEOPLE TOEAT INSIDERESTAURANTS."YOU KNOW WHAT IAM I'M IN PHASE 2AND A HALF OF AHAPPY, I WANNA GETTO PHASE 4 OF HAPPY,BUT WE'LL GETTHERE."IN BUFFALO, GILATMELAMED, 7EYEWITNESS N
The pop-up restaurant offers a dinging-out option that follows social distancing guidelines
