Jackson restaurants open with restrictions in place

Metro restaurants are striving to recover from effects of coronavirus.

MONTHS HAS ALREADY LEFT AFINANCIAL IMPACTON THIS CITY.

WE'LL LOOK CLOSERAT THAT AT 6.

LIVE IN VICKSBURGSCOTT SIMMONS 16 WAPTNEWS BUSINESS IS PICKING BACK UP FORMETRO RESTAURANTS NOW THAT MANYDOORS ARE OPENFOR INSIDE AND PATIO DINING.

16WAPT'S SHALEEKA POWELL JOINS USWITHWHAT ONE RESTAURANT IS DOING TOKEEPEVERYONE SAFE DURING THEPANDEMICTHE IRON HORSE GRILL IN JACKSONREOPENED ITS DOORS SATURDAYAFTER BEING CLOSED FOR SEVERALWEEKS.SOTANDY NESENSON- IRON HORSEGENERALMANAGER- GRAY 0702 @2:15-2:24BEFORE WE WERE COMPLETELY CLOSEDAND IT DIDN'T ALLOW US TO DOANYTHING.

WE WERE JUST SITTINGAT HOME AND NOW THGIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DOCURBSIDE PICKUP, TO DODELIVERIESTHE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDERALLOWS RESTAURANTS TO HAVEINSIDE AND PATIO DINING.AT IRON HORSE ALL EMPLOYEES HAVECOVID-19 TRAINING AND IT'S AREQUIREMENT TOCHECK TEMPERATURES WHEN THEARRIVE TOWORK.LEADERS SAY IT'S GREAT TO BEBACK IN BUSINESS.SOTANDY NESENSON- IRON HORSEGENERALMANAGER- GRAY 0702 @ :33-:40 "WEWERE VERYPLEASED WITH TRAFFIC.

I MEANGUESTS COME IN SUPER POSITIVEEXCITED ABOUT BEING OPENEDAND SUNDAY BRUNCH WENT VERYWELL."SOTSHALEEKA POWELL- @SHALEEKAPWAPT-GRAY 0749 @ :29-:39 "IN ADDITIONTO ALLEMPLOYEES WEARING MASKS ANDHAVING HAND SANITIZING STATIONSAROUND THE RESTAURANT, THEY HAVEQR CODES ON EACH TABLE.

PEOPLECAN SCAN THE CODES TO VIMENUS ON THERE PHONES." SOTANDY NESENSON- IRON HORSEGENERAL MANAGER- GRAY 0702 @1:06-1:17 "GUESTS CAN REVIEW THEMENU WITHOUT HAVING TO TOUCHANYTHING.

IF THEY WANT TO USE APAPER MENU THEY ARE WELCOME TODO SO.SAME THING GOES FOR COLORINGKITS IF THEYWANT TO USE DISPOSABLE COLORINGKITS THEY'RE WELCOME TO DO SO."AT THE RESTAURANT PARTY SIZESARE LIMITEDTO NO MORE THAN 6 PEOPLE PERTABLE.

WORKERS ALSO SCREENCUSTOMERS FOR COVID-19 SYMPTOMS BEFORE THEY ENTERTHEBUILDING.SOTANDY NESENSON- IRON HORSEGENERALMANAGER- GRAY 0702 @1:32-1:42"THEY ARE GOING TO LET US KNOWHEY LOOK IF YOU'VE HAD A FEVER,IF YOU'VE HAD A COUGH, ORBEEN IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONEWITH COVID-19IN THE PAST 14 DAYS THEN WE AREGOING TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO DOCURBSIDE PICKUP ANDSTAY OUTSIDE OF OUR 4 WALLS." INJACKSON SHALEEKA POWELL 16 WAPTNEWS.

RESTAURANT LEADERS SAY THEY NOWCLOSE AT10 PM INSTEAD OF MIDNIGHT ONFRIDAY