KXLY
March 13, 2021 1:34 PM
Emily Oliver
Updated:
SPOKANE, Wash. — After nearly a year of uncertainty, Chaps Diner & Bakery has reopened and will soon operate at 50 percent capacity under Phase 3 guidelines.
When pandemic closures were first issued almost a year ago, the food service industry was one the hardest hit.
The past year has been a rollercoaster for restaurant owners like Celeste Shaw. Her restaurant, Chaps, was used to seeing constant foot traffic on a typical day, but that changed when COVID-19 restrictions forced them to operate at limited capacity. They closed in November and haven’t reopened since.
While Shaw found other ways to pull in revenue by partnering with local coffee shops, she said 25 percent just wasn’t enough to operate her beloved restaurant.