Restaurant steps up to help regulars who supported them through COVID
It s been a tough time for restaurants, but that isn t stopping a Richfield restaurant from stepping up for some of it s regulars. Author: Rena Sarigianopoulos Updated: 6:44 AM CST January 20, 2021
RICHFIELD, Minn. We all know how tough the pandemic has been on restaurants, and how much the community has tried to support them.
This story is a bit of a flip on that.
“Very challenging for everybody, especially the employees,” says Rich Thompson, owner of Fireside Foundry, as he describes this last year in business.
But when Fireside Foundry opened up last week after the second state-mandated COVID shutdown, Thompson knew his people would show up.