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WEEKEND EDITION
The Voice of Seguin Today
Volume 55, Number 085
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To open or not to open? That is the question
Restaurant owners share thoughts, decisions on opening their dining rooms By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
says they just cannot afford not to. Plus, she ensures every safety practice will be put into place for not only the customers but also for her employees.
(Seguin) – It looks like Seguin has a good mix of restaurants who will and will not be opening their dining rooms today as part of Governor Greg Abbot’s Open Texas plan. As part of that plan, restaurants, retail stores, movie theaters and malls can open today with limited capacity.
"We are going to let 25 people in at a time. We are making rearrangements where the tables are separate and there is space between people. We are wearing a face mask. We are washing our hands very often. We are telling my employees to really, really take care of themselves also and we are doing everything that we can -- everything that is being recommended -everything they say to do because business needs to continue. It's not like we can be closed for another month and another month. It just can't go on forever," said Ledesma.
As part of the governor’s order, all businesses, under phase one, will be allowed to reopen, but must limit occupancy to 25 percent. Among those waiting to spin its open sign around is Taqueria El Charro Tapatio located on South Guadalupe Street. While many other restaurants have been operating either through drive thru, delivery or curbside, Charro has been completely closed. It wasn’t until recently that the family operated business decided to crack open an old drive thru window to help customers pickup orders from its parking lot.
Ledesma says they'll be providing service for those who are ready to dine in and for those who may need a little more time. "If you are going to order to go or pick-up, please use the window and then dining is for dining only. That is so we can kind of keep control of the flow inside and not have so many people come inside," said Ledesma.
Manager Belen Ledesma says after weeks of not operating, her family knew it had to do something. "We were just kind of like okay, this is not going to be over. Bills are still coming in. Our employees worry. (They were off) 30 days and you kind of feel bad too for them and then everybody is asking 'when are you going to open?' So, we kind of had to rearrange inside, (rearrange) all of our machines close to the window and it was kind of crazy but we are still hanging on here," said Ledesma. As far as operating its dining area, Ledesma
While restaurants like Charro are ready to reopen, other food establishments in Seguin such as Kirby’s Korner will still have the doors to its dining room locked.
The dining room at Charro Mexican Restaurant in Seguin has been prepared to safely welcome in customers. The restaurant is among those who are inviting people inside its establishment during today's effort to Open Texas.
Owner James Jensen says with the restrictions set forth by the governor, he did not see a plausible way to take care of his customers while also keeping them and his employees safe. Instead, he says Kirby’s will continue to operate just as it has been these past few weeks utilizing drive thru, delivery and its “kurbside.” See RESTAURANT, page 3
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