But reopening is not as easy as setting out plates and silverware. There are serious operational considerations.
“When you have these uncertainties, how much food do you order? You don’t want to order too much because then all of that spoils,” Franco said.
The Franco family has restaurants in Poway, Alpine, and Bonita.
Liz Song, who’s owned Incredible Café in Rancho Bernardo has similar concerns about the food supply chain.
“As soon as I shut down, we have to throw away all the food and all the merchandise that we order, so we don’t want to do that, and then open up again, it’s going to cost double, starting from scratch,” Song said.