New restaurant openings in downtown Orlando rival closures Share Updated: 5:23 PM EST Feb 12, 2021 Share Updated: 5:23 PM EST Feb 12, 2021
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Show Transcript CITY SHE IS DOING A CREPE, SWEET CREPE. MARLEI: TRUE TO ITS NAME, CREPE DELICIOUS SERVES UP SAVORY AND SWEET DESSERTS. COVER HIS AUDIO WITH BROLL OF NUTELLA, STRAWBERRY, AND BANANA. MARLEI: BUT WHAT WASN’T SO SWEET, TIMING FOR THIS DOWNTOWN RESTAURANT. THE OWNER OPENED JUST MONTHS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. A YEAR IN, SHUTTERED BUSINESSES ACROSS THE STREET SHOW HOW TOUGH IT’S BEEN TO KEEP GOING. IT’S REALLY VERY SAD BECAUSE THOSE ARE MY FRIENDS AS WELL. MARLEI: EVER SINCE THE BUSINESS OPENED 15 MONTHS AGO, YAYA SAYS BUSINESS IS DOWN BY 80%. BUT HE’S HOPEFUL THIS YEAR WILL BE DIFFERENT. AND NEW NUMBERS WE RECEIVED FROM THE CITY OF ORLANDO SHOW IT MAY BE. WHILE 29 RESTAURANTS CLOSED DURING THE PANDEMIC, 25 NEW ONES OPENED. A CITY SPOKESPERSON SAYING IN A STATEMENT, WE ARE E