Lake Effect Diner back open for take-out, provides glimpse into the future of restaurants

Owner looking for more government guidance

RESTAURANTWORKERS GET BACKTO WORK... AND STARTSERVING CUSTOMERSAGAIN IN THEIR DININGROOMS.BEFORE COVID-19THINGS WERELOOKING UP FOR THEOWNER OF LAKEEFFECT DINER,TUCKER CURTAIN.ALEX TREBEC READTHE DINER'S NAMEALOUD IN AN ANSWERON JEOPARDY!.WE HAD A NICE LITTLEMOMENTUM GOINGTHERE..

BUT A MONTHLATER, IT KNOCKED USOUT.THAT KNOCK OUT WASFELT ACROSS THEGLOBAL ECONOMY.FOR THE FIRSCOUPLE WEEKS...LAKE EFFECT AND THESTEER NEXT DOOR..WHICH IS ALSOOWNED BY CURTAIN...ATTEMPTED TO RELYON JUST TAKE OUT.IT WASN'T WORKING,SO CURTAINTEMPORARLY CLOSEDBOTH.WITH SIGNS POINTINGTOWARDS A RE-OPENIN NEW YORK..CURTAIN RECENTLYBROUGHT BOTHRESTAURANTS BAFOR BUSINESS..

LAKEEFFECT OPENED FORTAKE OUT JUST THISSUNDAY.NOW IT'S TIME TOSOLVE OUR PROBLEMSAND GET MOVING.

ANDHEY, WE MAY MAKEMISTAKES, AND WE MAYNOT BE PERFECT.

BUTWE HAVE TO LIVE OURLIVES.CURTAIN SAYS THERESTAURANTS AREFOLLOWING ALLSOCIAL DISTANCINGRULES.BUT HE'S EAGER TOKNOW WHAT TO DOBEFORE HE CANSTART TO RAMP UP HISBUSINESS.THE GOVERNMENTSHOULD BE WORKINWITH US.

WE WANT TOWORK WITH THEM, BUTI DON'T THINK THEGOVERNMENT WANTSTO WORK WITH US NOJUST ON WHAT WECAN'T DO BUT WHATWE CAN DO.HE SAYS LOOKINGAHEAD..

YOU MAYHAVE TO HAVE ARESERVATION TO SITIN THE RESTAURANT...AND RESTROOMSMAYBE CLEANEDAFTER EVERY USE.UNTIL THEN, TOMAXIMIZE FRESHNESS,CURTAIN WANTS HISCUSTOMERS TO EATON HIS PROPERTY..I ENCOURAGE PEOPLETO EAT IN THE CARTHOUGH.

BECUASE THLONGER IT WAITS FORTHEM TO CONSUME IT.THE MORE CHANCE ITHAS OF DYING, I CALLIT.WHILE CURTAIN VERYMUCH KNEW THISQUESTION ONJEOPARDY..

HEDOESN'T KNOWWHAT'S NEXT.JEOPARDY..

HEDOESN'T KNOWWHAT'S NEXT.UNTIL HE GETS FURTHADVICE FROM THESTATE, CURTAIN SAYSHE WILL FOLLOW AIHAGUIDELINES TOPREPARE HISRESTAURANTS..JEFF RUSACK