People want to come out : Ansonia s downtown restaurants see slow but steady recovery
Eddy Martinez
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Owner Libby Meissner poses in the dining room at Crave, a restaurant in Ansonia, Conn. April 7, 2021.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
ANSONIA Restaurant owners in the city’s downtown are increasingly optimistic even as their businesses recover at a sluggish pace.
Sheila O’Malley, the city’s economic development director, said that many of the restaurants on Main Street are owned by experienced business owners which she said explained why few businesses have closed due to the pandemic.
“I call them seasoned restaurant owners. So, they’ve either had other restaurants that they’ve owned and operated successfully; this isn t their first go around, most of them,” Malley said.
here in Hartford. Protesters said they don t want to keep seeing it happen. Restaurants, 600 have closed in the state of Connecticut. and there is going to be a ton more closing, unable to meet
the profit margin that s necessary to sustain overhead, we re looking at an industry collapse at the moment, said Amore. Pretty much restaurants are empty, we ve had to cut staff, cut dishwashers, cut cooks, cut servers, bartenders and this is
people that are going home with no money and no help from the state, said Santiago.
Restaurants are also asking for the state s help with restoring consumer confidence, by highlighting the efforts made to keep people safe while dining.