SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) - Bay Area restaurants that are now open for outdoor dining are hoping for a boost in business this weekend, especially since we are expected to stay dry in most locations.
Il Casaro Pizzeria and Mozzarella Bar in North Beach started serving outside again here in their parklet Thursday, which was the first-day outdoor dining was allowed to resume here in San Francisco.
On Friday, around the noon hour business was pretty slow but the owner says by the calls he's gotten, he believes there is some pent-up demand.
“Last night, we probably receive three dozen phone calls, people making reservations, we have over 80 reservations tonight, I think people really can't wait an amazing time coming soon,” owner Francesco Covucci said.
Over at Soda Popinski's, a bar in Russian Hill that has partnered up with a local restaurant, were getting ready to take down the chicken wire surrounding their parklet.
Friday night will be their first night back open since the shelter in place order was lifted. He says a lot went into opening back up, rehiring staff, negotiating with vendors, and he's hopeful the weather holds.
“If it's a little bit nicer than it has been last few days I think we'll get some business I'm not holding my breath I think I'm gonna take some time for people to get back used to it this is a traditional kind of a slower time especially for outdoors it's cold will take we can get at this point,” owner Ben Bleiman said.
But not every restaurant has been able to reboot so quickly, including the owner of Altovino on Mason and Pacific.
“We have staff at a town we're trying to rebuild our team up and only a couple days notice wasn't enough to get it together and we don't wanna rush it, we don't have much outdoor covering with the weather being like what it is this week, next week looks nice. We're looking for a Wednesday opening weather dependent,” owner Nick Kelly said.
San Francisco has some new rules in place with outdoor dining, in addition to limiting service to six people per table.
They are limiting it to no more than two households per table. In terms of enforcement, most restaurants KRON4 talked to say they will be using the honor system.
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