![]() She said she can’t afford to keep opening and closing, and no one wanted to work under those conditions. Jones said the Quincy Public Market is waiting to open its restaurant until after Phase 2 because it is tough to keep a restaurant going with just 25% capacity. She said things aren’t ever going to be the same, but they don’t have to be so horrible. Jones said she believes people are getting more optimistic as things open around town. They wear their coat and it’s cold anyways.” It’s hard on them, so they’re just happy to get out. “I think people weren’t even paying attention to all that because people just wanted to get out,” Jones said. Now in Phase 2, she said the guidelines are about the same, except not having to keep the cold air coming through. Jones said patrons didn’t seem to mind the cold and were just happy to be out. Janet Jones, owner of the Quincy Public Market on F Street, said the market’s had open-air dining for a few weeks, leaving the windows and doors open. “Phase 3 can’t come soon enough,” McCreary said. ![]() Now in Phase 2, he said every step closer to being back to normal is good to see. McCreary said he didn’t had much trouble with too many people in the gym Monday afternoon due to the holiday and inclement weather. ![]() “We have to say there’s too many people in here already, you have to come back in three hours or whatever.” “It kind of feels messed up when we have to turn members away when they want to come in and work out,” McCreary said. McCreary said he is happy to see the transition and added it is always hard turning a member away because it’s at capacity. Peyton McCreary, manager at Quincy Swim & Gym on B Street, said moving into Phase 2 just opens things more, allowing the chance to have more people come into the gym. Now, it is able to welcome patrons back inside and she said it will stop deliveries.Īcevedo said they tried an outdoor dining area for a short time, but found it to be too cold for patrons. She said the menu was modified while closed to offer deals to the community and entice people to takeout and delivery options. She said owners are planning to wait until Phase 4 to reopen the nightclub. “People have been calling asking if we’re already open so I think it will pick up within a week or two,” Acevedo said.Īcevedo said the business had to transition away from the nightclub side when COVID-19 hit and focus more on the restaurant. Owner Blanca Acevedo said there weren’t too many people dining in for the first couple of days and was expecting it would take a few weeks for people to start making their way back. There wasn’t enough business, so we’re thrilled that we’re back open.”Īndaluz Restaurant, Bar, Nightclub on South Central Avenue, in Quincy, opened for indoor dining Sunday. “We tried the to-go thing when everyone was doing to-gos and we just couldn’t do it,” she said. While every other table is now marked off, unable to be used, she said she is happy patrons can dine in the warmth again. The Country Deli, also on Basin Street, had seating with doors open and a carbon dioxide tank during Phase 1, said waitress Megan Belize. Pizza is built for takeout, said Jen Johnson of Time Out Pizza on Basin Street, so it didn’t lose much business when indoor seating halted. Other Ephrata businesses were affected less by phase changes. Right now, Big Daddy’s can only allow 25% of its maximum capacity of 240 patrons. “They shut us down in November, and we’ve just been in limbo land waiting for Inslee to let us reopen.”Įven with the new phase, many bar owners in Ephrata are choosing to remain closed until they can operate at full capacity, Ripperger said. “It’s been a long process,” Ripperger said. In September, it finally reopened just to be shut down again, back to Phase 1, in November. To reopen, it had to re-up its menu and swap its nightclub license for a restaurant one. ![]() Jay Inslee’s reopening plan.īig Daddy’s Bar was first shut down in March 2020, Ripperger said. While all businesses were affected differently during Phase 1 restrictions, they rejoiced in the wake of Phase 2 of Gov. “A lot of the local people just didn’t have a place where they could go sit and have a beer,” said Clay Ripperger, manager of Big Daddy’s Sports Bar on First Avenue in Ephrata. Business owners and community members began adjusting Monday to opportunities available since Washington state transitioned into Phase 2. ![]()
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