Last Friday, after weeks of warnings by health officials and police, the county finally shut them down. (It) wasted a lot of our time, the Town of Danville s police department s time. It was causing a lot upset amongst the neighboring restaurants that were complying. There is certainly an issue of fairness there, says Joe Doser, a Contra Costa County Health Inspector.
Doser says on Monday, the owner, Gabe Moufarrej, appealed to the county to be re-opened. (It) included a statement that he was going to comply with the health office order, including not allowing onsite dining, says Doser.
Tuesday afternoon, ABC7 News was there as a county health inspector gave the restaurant the green light to reopen, but only for take-out and delivery.
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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.
Some locals says if social distancing guidelines are followed, and patrons are wearing masks, they support restaurants having outdoor dining.
Crumbs is another Danville restaurant that has modified outdoor dining, but not full-service dining. I paid a lot of money to come (live in) Danville, have some excellent restaurants here. And I do not want to see them go out of business, shares Robert Fish, a Danville resident.