There are 85 article(s) tagged Restaurants and COVID-19:

• May 2020

  • Quarantine Cuisine: Iris Etc.

    Some folks aren’t ready to go out to dinner; po’boy kits are one of the many options available for takeout and delivery from Iris Etc.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 19, 2020

  • Hopdoddy in Overton Square is closed for good

    Count Hopdoddy in Overton Square among the restaurants in town that closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and will not reopen.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 18, 2020

  • Restaurants: Round Two at Amerigo

    Amerigo has reopened, spiffed and polished, with a slimmed down menu for now. The crowd is small, but the food is the same: Good, reliable, reasonable.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 13, 2020

  • First dinner out is a whole new thing; it’s up to you to make it safe for everyone

    Many restaurants are open and others are opening; use common sense when you’re out to keep public areas safe for everyone. And wear a mask!

    By Jennifer Biggs May 08, 2020

  • Some restaurants opened as rules lifted, but tables were largely empty

    While takeout continued, Monday lunch was slow at restaurants that opened for the first day of dine-in since mid-March.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 07, 2020

  • Some restaurateurs are ready to open, some say no way

    Restaurateurs have differing opinions on whether the decision to open restaurants on Monday is the right thing to do; some say it’s time, some say it’s too soon.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 01, 2020

• April 2020

  • PPP loans are complicated, especially for restaurateurs

    The Paycheck Protection Program loan could be a lifeline to restaurants, or it could be of no use at all. Experts say the loan, and especially its forgiveness criteria, is complicated.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 30, 2020

  • Las Tortugas reopens Germantown Road location

    Tortas and tacos and elote — oh my! Las Tortugas reopened for curbside and delivery, at the Germantown Road location only.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 28, 2020

  • Restaurants open in adjoining counties, but lunch crowds are small

    Restaurants in adjoining counties were able to open Monday; at Las Margaritas in Atoka, the crowd was thin but glad to be eating Mexican food again.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 27, 2020

• March 2020

  • Destination: Delicious Podcast: Dire days for Memphis restaurants

    Ernie Mellor and Karen Carrier join Jennifer Biggs (remotely, of course) to discuss what's going on in the dining industry.

    By Jennifer Biggs March 24, 2020