Restaurants stay busy on the Monterey wharf

Locals are taking advantage of local eateries reopening their doors

COUNTY IS MOVINGFURTHER INTO STAGETWO ....ALLOWIRESTAURANTS TO OPENFOR DINE-IN SERVICE .....RESTAURANTS ON THEMONTEREY WHARF SAYTHEY'VE BEEN BUSYDESPITE LIMITATIONS.... ACTION NEWSEIGHT REPORTER KYLALINVILLE IS LIVE INMONTEREY WITH ANUPDATE...ERIN, MANY OF THESERESTAURANTS HAVE BEENEXTREMELY BUSY SINREOPENING THEIRDOORS....GOOD FORBUSINESS, GREAT FORCUSTOMERS BUTEVERYONE KNOWS THATTAKING PRECAUTIONS ISIMPORTANT TO KEEP THEVIRUS FROM SPREADING.BETHANY RAMIREZ, DININGOUT 0:50:43 "IT FEELS GREATTO BE ABLE TO RIDE MYBIKE OUT HERE AND STOP ATTHE WHARF FOR A DRINK ANDA BITE TO EAT." BETHANYAND HER FRIEND MEGANARE ENDING THEIRTUESDAY EVENING WITHA BIG PLATE OF FISH ANDCHIPS ON THE MONTEREYWHARF.A SIMPLE ACTIVITY THEYSAY CAN EASILY BETAKEN FOR GRANTED.MEGAN BOYE, PRUNEDALE0:53:27 "I ALWAYS SAY THATEATING OUT ISN'T A RIGHT,IT'S A PRIVILEGE.

SO, I FEELVERY PRIVILEGED TO BE ABLETO COME BACK OUT AND EATOUT AGAIN AND HAVESOMEONE BRING ME SOMEFOOD." AND RESTAURANTSARE HAPPY TO OBLIGE.CHRIS SHAKE, OLDFISHERMAN'S GROTTO0:46:04 "IT'S JUST BEENWONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TOOPEN OUR DOORS UP AFTER76 DAYS OF NOT SERVING AGUEST IN SIGHT, IT REALLY ISA GREAT FEELING." CHRISSHAKE RUNS THREEEATERIES ON THEWHARF, HE SAYSOPENING THEIR DOORSHAS HAD A POSITIVEIMPACT ON EVERYONE.CHRIS SHAKE, OLDFISHERMAN'S GROTTO0:42:57 "A LOT OF OURREGULARS ARE SO EXCITED TOBE BACK, AND THEY'VEMISSED US, AND WE'VEMISSED THEM.THE EMPLOYEES ARE HAPPYAND WE'RE ALL GETTING USETO THE NEW NORMAL OFFOOD SERVICE." A NEWNORMAL THAT ALLRESTAURANTS ARIMPLEMENTING.KEVIN PHILLIPS,ABALONETTI'S 0:49:14 "ALLSURFACES ARE CONSTANTLYSANITIZED, ANY TABLEWHERE A GUEST WASSEATED, WHEN THEY LEAVEEVERYTHING IS CLEANED ANDSANITIZED ACCORDINGTHE PROTOCOLS.

WE KEEPTHE TABLES SEPARATED BYSIX FEET AND ALL THOSETHINGS.

IT'S JUST ANONGOING PROCESS." APROCESS THAT ISNECESSARY TOREOPENAND FOR THESETWO FRIENDS, THEY'REJUST HAPPY THEY'REABLE TO GET OUT.BETHANY RAMIREZ,MONTEREY AREA 0:51:18"SOCIALIZING, GETTING TOMEET NEW PEOPLEENJOYING ALL THE TOURISM."MEGAN BOYE, PRUNEDAL0:53:36 "I'VE BEEN DOING ALOT OF COOKING AT HOMEAND IT'S NICE TO HAVESOMEONE COOK FOR ME."THERE ARE MULTIPLESIGNS ON THE WHARFREMINDING PEOPLE TOWEAR FACE MASKS.SHAKE SAYS THEYARE ALSO HANDING........THEM OUT TOCUSTOMERS WHO NEEDTHEM.

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