Restaurants opening dining rooms as restrictions are lifted

On Thursday, restrictions prohibiting indoor dining in restaurants were lifted.

On thursday, restrictions - prohibiting indoor dining in- restaurants were lifted.- just in time for mothers day- weekend.- resturants opened their doors t- the public for the- first time in weeks here in - south mississippi and just in - time- for what some say is one of the- busiest days of the year for- restaurants, mothers day.

- one coast staple that is back - open for business is- mcelroys.

- yesterday they opened their - ocean springs location and- they are hoping to get their- biloxi resturant up and running- by mothers day.

- the owner of mcelroys tell us - that their first day back was - "average" and not a huge rush o - - - people showed up to dine in.- the owner also mentioned the- shut down has greatly hurt his- business as it intruppted their- peak season.- - "it probably killed a lot of th- businesses that - wont come back, and it killed - our business.

Two key months in- the summer thats when - we make our money.

Five or six- months out of the year, so take- two of the better - months out its a tough mix.

" - - - - mcelroys will be following the- guidelines set by the goverment- to keep customers safe.

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