Denis Xenos, the owner of Denis Country Kitchen in Lodi, California, claims to have found a loophole to legally keep his small business open against the state s stay-at-home order during the coronavirus pandemic.
Owner Ned Ayyoub declined multiple requests for an on-camera interview. He did say he is just trying to stay in business, and referred ABC7 to a lawyer, who never did get in touch.
Ayyoub cites constitutional rights. A statement hangs on the darkened window just below his red neon open sign. I have no problem with it whatsoever, said another customer who preferred to not give his name. I had the virus already and you know what? No one here has caught it.