Omaha restaurant to remain take-out only despite new directed health measure

Soon restaurants in Douglas, Sarpy and Cass counties will be allowed to re-open for dine in customers.

CASS COUNTIES WILLBE ALLOWED TO RE-OPEN FOR DINE-INCUSTOMERS.....MANY ARE EAGER....FOR THE CHANGE ...BUT SOME.....ARE NOT RUSHING TOOPEN THINGS UP.SYDNEY GRAY SPOKEWITH ONERESTAURANT OWNERABOUT WHY HESAYS...IT'S NOT WORTH ITYET .."THANKS TO THOSENEW DIRECTEDHEALTH MEASURESFROM THE GOVERNOR...A COUNTLESSNUMBER OFRESTAURANTS AREGEARING UP TO OPENTHEIR DOORS IN THENEXT WEEK ...BUT DON'T COUNT ONTHIS ONE HERE INBENSON TO OPEN UP,THE OWNER TELLS MEHE'S PUTTING THESAFETY OF HISCUSTOMERS ANDSTAFF FIRST."LIKE THE THOUSANDSOF RESTAURANTSACROSS THE STATE ...YOSHITOMO SUSHIBAR IS FEELING THEIMPACTS OF COVID-19.:01:22:16 "FOR US,TAKE OUT HAS BEENOK ALTHOUGH WE'VESEEN A HUGE DROP INSALES."ON FRIDAY, THEGOVERNORANNOUNCED NEWDIRECTED HEALTHMEASURES THATALLOW SOMERESTAURANTS TOSERVE MORECUSTOMERS :10:12:16"WE'RE GOING TOALLOW RESTAURANTSTO BE ABLE TO OPENUP IN-DINING UP TO 50PERCENT CAPACITYOF WHAT THEY'RERATED FOR."UTTERBACK SAYSALTHOUGH HE'SREADY TO FULLY RE-OPEN, NOW JUSTISN'T THE TIME.00:42:07 "WE INITIALLYWANTED TO-WE MADEPLANS TO-WE WEREGONNA GORESERVATION ONLY ...BUT EVERY SINGLESTAFF MEMEBER WETOLD THAT WE WEREGONNA OPEN UP HADTHIS SORT OF LIKE ....EHH OKAY ...THEY WERE PRETTYHESITANT ABOUT IT."HE ALSO HEARD FROMGUESTS WHO HE SAYSHAS SIMILARCONCERNS..:00:19:10 "THEDECISION TOCONTINUE TO HAVEOUR DINING ROOMCLOSED WASMADE--NOT FORME--AND MY BANKACCOUNT, IT WASMADE FOR MY GUESTSAND MY EMPLOYEES."UTTERBACK TELLS USHIS RESTAURANT'SCAPACITY IS 48PEOPLE.AFTER STAFF ...HE SAYS, ONLY ABOUT17 MORE PEOPLECOULD BE INSIDE ATAT TIME ...AND THOSE EXTRABODIES JUST AREN'TWORTH THE RISKRIGHT NOW.:01:25:15 "YOU KNOWEVERYONE'S GOT ADIFFERENT FINANCIALSITUATION--I GETIT--YOU KNOW WEWANT TO OPEN, THISISN'T SOMETHING WEWANT TO DO ...BUT WITH THERECENT PPP ...THE GOVERNEMENTSTIMULUS LOAN ...WE CAN COVER OURLABOR FOR THE NEXTCOUPLE OF WEEKS."HE DOESN'T HAVE ATIMELINE AS TO WHENTHEY'LL REOPEN THEDINING ROOM ...BUT HE'S HOPEFULTAKE OUT WILLCONTINUE TOSUSTAIN THEM.:00:54:17 "WE CANCONTINUE LIKE THISFOR AS LONG AS WEHAVE THE SUPPORTTO DO SO."IN BENSON ...SYDNEY GRAY 3 NEWSNOW.AND EVEN THOUGHTHE RESTAURANT