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Pa lawsuits against restaurants continue after COVID-19 restrictions loosen; 6 Lancaster County restaurants named

During nearly a year of restrictions on restaurants meant to limit the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Tom Wolf’s shutdown of dining rooms during the normally busy winter holidays was especially tough for restaurant owners. Some ignored the rules, keeping their dining rooms open during the three-week period that ended Jan. 5. In response, enforcement was stepped up as the Wolf administration started issuing “closed by order” notices on the spot to restaurants found to be in violation, a first during the pandemic. As part of the Wolf administration’s toughened enforcement, 50 restaurants – including seven from Lancaster County – that got closure notices then stayed open found themselves on the receiving end of a pair of lawsuits from the state Department of Health that sought some intimidating remedies.

As businesses defy Governor Wolf s latest shutdown order, enforcement appears to be lax

Information on any state Agriculture Department enforcement since Wolf’s new order was not available, but in the week prior to Wolf’s announcement the department had issued only one citation locally for pandemic-related restaurant violations. “It’s not really something we’re worried about,” Kenny Grube, co-owner of Yogurtworks Café in Ephrata, said of the possibility of penalties for remaining open for indoor eating. “You got to be able to pay your bills and that’s what it comes down to,” Grube said. “If you want to eat, you got to work.” Similar sentiments were expressed by other Lancaster County restaurant owners, which the Lancaster Chamber described last week as “victims” of the lockdowns.

Yogurtworks Cafe in Ephrata staying open with new owners

Slated to close around the end of November, Yogurtworks Café in Ephrata is now remaining open under new owners who are planning some changes. The café in the Ephrata Cloister Shopping Center at 108 N. Reading Road features self-serve frozen yogurt and also has a menu of soups, salads and sandwiches. In late September Jean and Frank Shank said they would be closing the café they opened in 2013, citing challenges created by COVID-19 as well as the nearing expiration of their lease. Then, two weeks before their planned final day of Nov. 25, the Shanks announced the café had been sold for an undisclosed price to two couples: Lonnie and Kelly Burkholder and Kenny and Renee Grube.

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