COVID-19 brings unique restaurant partnership to Brookside

Chicken and sushi — you might not think those two delicious things go together, but because of the coronavirus, they are in a unique way.

AND 2 AND ON SUNDAYFROM 1-5.ONE MAN'S PLANS TOOPEN A NEW RESTAURANTIN KANSAS CITY ARE NOWON HOLD AS THEPANDEMIC CONTINUES.IN A STORY YOU WILLONLY SEE HERE, 41 ACTIONNEWS REPORTER JORDANBETTS SHARES HOW ALITTLE TEAMWORK ISHELPING HIM CONTINUE TOSERVE THE COMMUNITY.BROOKSIDE POULTRY HASBEEN IN THIS LOCATION ON63RD STREET FOR TWOYEARS.BEFORE THE VIRUS,BUSINESS WAS GOINGWELL..THEY WERE MOVINGTO A BIGGER LOCATIONNOW...THE DREAM OF ANEW RESTAURANT IS ONHOLD.Charles d'Ablaing, Owner ofBrookside ultry Co."A small space is what youwant to be out of right noBig space, more people in thespace.

So yeah, it's delayedeverything and now we sittinghere for a little bit."BUT, THIS SPACE WASALREADY RENTED OUT TODABLAING FRIEND, ALOCAL SUSHI CHEF.Charles d'Ablaing, Owner ofBrookside Poultry Co."I said Salvador isn't doinganything.

Why don't we justset him up here?

He can workfor me essentially under myfood license and we can makesushi."THIS NEW VENTUREKEEPING HIS BUSINESSOPEN AND ADDING SOMENEW FOR TAKE OUTCUSTOMERS."You would be shocked at howexcited people are."IT'S GOING SOWELL...SALES ARE ONLYDOWN TEN PERCENT IN ATIME WHERE SMALLBUSINESSES ARESTRUGGLING."I feel lucky on all accountsright now.

It's kind of thesilverlining of it is that I get tokeepmy staff employed, which iswhat I am worried aboutgenuinely."THE POULTRY OWNERSAYS WHILE CHICKEN ANDSUSHI TOGETHER MAYSEEM ODD, IT'S TURNEDOUT TO BE A PERFECTCOMBINATION."They will walk over tocounter to get chicken andthen walk over to Salvador tomake some rolls."IN BROOKSIDE JORDANBETTS 41 ACTION NEWSBUSINESSES ANDORGANIZATIONS ACROSSTHE KANSAS CITY AREAARE DOING THEIR PART TOHELP LIMIT THE SPREAD OFCORONAVIRUS.AS A SHOW OFAPPRECIATION, 41 ACTIONNEW SIS WORKING TO GETTHE WORD OUT ABOUTBUSINESSES GETTINGCREATIVE TO STAY OPENAND SERVE THEIRCUSTOMERS.WE'VE CREATED AFACEBOOK GROUP, "WE'REOPEN KANSAS CITY",WHERE PEOPLE CAN P