Dining rooms struggling

Dining rooms struggling

From the virus worldwide.

The governors of indiana and illinois have issued stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the virus.

They've also ordered dining rooms closed... and that measure has been in place for more than a week.

News 10's richard solomon stopped by a local breakfast joint to see how business there has been impacted.

He continues our coverage this evening.

It's rare to see all the seats empty inside cackleberries... but this is how it's been since dining rooms closed across the state.

Some here say they're staying afloat thanks to regulars.

The sign flashes on at cackleberries... but inside... "it's completely empty it's like a ghost town.

It's pretty...it's a shocker to our community."

Rachel mishon is a waitress at cackleberries.

She says business was abruptly haulted after all dining rooms closed.

"a big bolk of the regulars that we have are a lot older in their 70's we have more of that cliental than i feel like most other restaurants do so it's caused more worry."

Thankfully, no one here has lost their job.

But -- shifts have been cut.

Mishon used to work about 3 days a week... now she can only get 1 day.

Mishon says they take orders from the lobby or curbside.

I asked how the restaurant is doing financially.

Mishon says they're hurting.

"as a server money comes and goes all businesses in the restaurant industry it's just something that we're just going to have to deal with for the next couple months."

The closings are until april 6th.

But some here believe it could be