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During nearly a year of restrictions on restaurants meant to limit the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Tom Wolfâs 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 âclosed by orderâ notices on the spot to restaurants found to be in violation, a first during the pandemic. As part of the Wolf administrationâs toughened enforcement, 50 restaurants â including seven from Lancaster County â 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. ....
But the Jan. 5 suit adds a provision seeking damages and restitution for âunjust enrichmentâ by the restaurants, including âwrongful gains and disgorgement of profits realized through their violations of the order.â The Lancaster County restaurants named in the new suit all received âclosure by noticeâ orders between Dec. 21 and Dec. 27 from the state Department of Agriculture for violating the indoor dining ban. The Lancaster County restaurants named in the Jan. 5 department of health suit are: Brickerville Family Restaurant, 2 28th East Division Highway, Lititz. Hometown Kitchen, 18 Furnace Road, Quarryville. New Holland Coffee Company, 832 West Main St., New Holland. Park City Diner, 884 Plaza Blvd., Lancaster. ....
One Lancaster County restaurant was among 40 businesses across the state recently ordered to close for defying Gov. Tom Wolfâs ban on indoor dining until Jan. 4. Olde Hickory Grill in Manheim Township was âclosed by orderâ on Dec. 16 as the state began enforcing the new restrictions on restaurants that went into effect Dec. 12. However, the restaurant at 709 Olde Hickory Road was still operating this week. An employee who answered the phone Wednesday afternoon confirmed customers were still being served inside, adding that she hadn t heard anything about a closure order. Neither a manager nor an owner were available to comment, the employee said. ....