I’ve been getting takeout from the start of this. The restaurants still get the food sales, they lose out on alcohol. A few of my favorite places do food and drink to go. They have signature drinks you can get in a to go cup and they sell 6 packs and even single beers in some cases. It’s not perfect and isn’t as good as being fully open, but so far places seem to be getting by.
Why is nobody ordering food from them?
How are they supposed to stay open if people aren't allowed to dine there? Takeout is not a total solution because they still have the overhead of a dining room. Also, many restaurants don't lend themselves to takeout because the food is much better eaten right after it is prepared and for the higher end restaurants a big part of the cost is the dining experience. A $50 steak doesn't taste that much different than a $20 steak but the dining experience is much different where you pay $50.
One of my good friends owns a bar/restaurant. Sure, in the beginning it was a struggle. But they adapted to the current conditions and found a way to make it work. Now they have added a whole slew of new customers! People that never considered them in the past ordered take out and now frequent quite a bit.
They may need to change their menu and pivot their business a bit.
I don't believe they have released those numbers. This isn't Broward as in the County saying this - just Broward Health.
It is good that some businesses are getting creative but are they actually paying their rent on time? I've read many businesses are many months behind on their rent.
Facebook and Instagram has been huge for A lot of the restaurants around us. They post their specials or pics of new dishes available for takeout almost daily.
Not anymore. Majority will take it now. Seriously I am waiting on a solid reason why not.
No offensive, but it sounds like you may have never had a small business before. It's not that easy to "adapt". Not every business owner has the ability to draw upon capital resources like the big chains do. Many Mom and Pop stores simply don't have the resources to change their whole business model on a dime. Take Out and outdoor eating really is the extent of what they can do right now.
I’m not sure. My local coffee shop just gave away all of a days profits to a local charity so I would hope they are paying the rent.
No “offensive” taken but I have helped manage small / medium size businesses and I currently own a small business as well.
No one is saying to change their whole business model. It’s adapting to a threat to their business.
This. 1000% this.
As do I, so you know its not always easy for us to switch models. Restaurants particularly, although I don't own that type of business. I've had to get very creative to sustain (really break-even at this point) the small business I do have.
To be honest, Covid isn't just "any threat", come on now
.It was developed and approved in rapid fashion - faster than anything we've seen before. No one knows the long-term effects of the vaccine. Drugs once deemed safe have later been found to cause problems - and that's under typical conditions. That's to say nothing of the political skepticism that has cast doubt on the process. I don't pay that much mind, but plenty of people do.
Reactions to the vaccine and if it’s effective. I’ve had Covid blowing in my face for 10 months now. I don’t have an sense of urgency to try a new vaccine. I’m not high risk. I also don’t want to be out of work right now. They have already told us we will not get paid if we have an reaction and miss work.
My favorite BBQ place pivoted to a fried and rotisserie chicken menu. They kept the sides like Mac and cheese but it’s really hard to do good BBQ that takes hours to cook without knowing how many people will eat at any time. I never would have thought of getting a fried chicken sandwich from these guys before, but man is it good. Things aren’t great for them but they are making ends meet so far.
Agreed. But there are businesses that will overcome by thinking outside the box and/or adapting to the current climate.To be honest, Covid isn't just "any threat", come on now
Not many businesses were prepared for a 18 month global pandemic.