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An estimated 1,000 restaurants in Arizona closed in 2020, says Arizona Restaurant Association
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and last updated 2021-01-30 16:50:32-05
Between 10%-12% of the 10,000 restaurants in Arizona â some 1,000 and 1,200 restaurants â closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an estimate from the Arizona Restaurant Association (ARA).
On average, 2%-3% of restaurants, or 200-300 restaurants, close each year in Arizona, the ARA said.
Nationally, an estimated 110,000 restaurants temporarily or permanently closed, the National Restaurant Association said in its â2021 State of the Restaurant Industry Report,â which was released earlier this week.
Some 80% of the restaurant workforce in Arizona â an industry that employees 230,000 people â was laid-off at its highest point, and $2 billion in sales were lost, said Steve Chucri, CEO and president of the Arizona Restaurant Association and an elected member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.
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Anhelo 628 East Adams Street One of the more romantic-looking spots in town is the 1900-built Silva House, home to Anhelo. Ivan Jacobo is the executive chef at this contemporary restaurant at Heritage Square, and he seems to have a keen sense for the ol Reduce, Reuse, Recycle mantra. As we reported after our first visit, “Rather than junking old wine, he uses it for braising. He trades carefully managed kitchen compost to Grace Farms in Chandler and gets microgreens in return. In a warming world, this is the kind of mindset a young chef needs to have. The menu also supports local and organic farming and uses Arizona-based Alaskan Pride Seafoods. You’ll also want to take a gander at that cocktail menu. Anhelo’s tequila drinks are incredible.
For an industry ravaged by the new coronavirus pandemic, a change in leadership is giving some Phoenix restaurateurs hope that relief could be on the way.
On Wednesday, Jan. 20, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as president and vice president. With
the new administration
comes other changes: Georgia voters flipped two crucial seats in the Senate, making it the first time since 2011 that Democrats will control both chambers of Congress as well as the presidency.
Regardless of which party is in power, it s not time to sit back and wait for action, said Magaly Saenz, who runs Tres Leches Cafe in Phoenix with her partner José ET Rivera.