Braving the cold: Many restaurants add outdoor structures to survive winter
Local operators invest in tents, domes and greenhouses to keep diners happy
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Last updated on December 15th, 2020 at 12:22 pm
Winter is here, and full-service restaurants are
bracing for what could be the toughest stretch of the COVID-19 crisis yet as positive case counts remain high and diners are leery of eating at a restaurant indoors.
For several Milwaukee-area restaurant operators, the solution lies in plastic-enclosed domes, makeshift greenhouses or insulated yurts heated outdoor structures where small groups (ideally of the same household) can share a meal in their own space away from other diners.