Philadelphia Allowing Restaurants, Food Trucks To Have Walk-up Ordering

Greg Argos reports.

WELL, SIGNS OF HOPE ON THEROAD TO RECOVERY EFFECTIVEIMMEDIATELY A WELCOME CHANGE FORPHILLY RESTAURANTS AND FOODTRUCK OPERATORS.GREG ARGOS EXPLAINS.YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ONE OF THESEON PHILLY STREETS IN MORE THANTWO MONTHS.TODAY DR. FARLEY AND I SIGNEDAN AMENDMENT TO OUR CURRENTBUSINESS ACTIVITY AND STAY ATHOME ORDER.BUT WITH THAT CHANGE, WHICHGOES INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY,FOOD TRUCKS AND IN-PERSONORDERING AT RESTAURANTS, BOTHONCE AGAIN ALLOWED INPHILADELPHIA.IT'S A HUGE STEP FOR FOODTRUCKS.Reporter: MATT ROSSI IS THEPRESIDENT OF THE PHILADELPHIAMOBILE FOOD TRUCK ASSOCIATIONAND AN OPERATOR HIMSELF.LAST TWO AND A HALF MONTHSNONE OF OUR TRUCKS HAVE BEENOPERATING.Reporter: THAT'S BECAUSE FOODTRUCKS WERE BANNED FROMOPERATING EVEN IF THEY OFFEREDMOBILE ORDERING.ROSSI SAYS TUESDAY'S CHANGE IS AWELCOMED RELIEF TO THE DOZENS OFMOBILE VENDORS THROUGHOUTIT GETS THEM BACK TO A NORMALLIFE.IT ALLOWS THEM TO START PAYINGTHEIR BILLS AND STOP WORRYING SOMUCH.Reporter: WITH THESE NEWRULES, BRICK AND MORTARRESTAURANTS AND THOSE OF THEMOBILE VARIETY CAN ALLOWCUSTOMERS TO WALK RIGHT UP ANDPLACE THEIR ORDERS.NO MORE DIALING IT IN AHEAD OFTIME OR USING A DELIVERY SERVICEFOR YOUR MEALS.BUT THERE ARE SOME GUIDELINESTHESE BUSINESSES MUST FOLLOW.DINE-IN SERVICE IS STRICTLYPROHIBITED.RESTAURANTS CANNOT PERMIT LINESOF MORE THAN TEN CUSTOMERS TOFORM IN OR AROUND FACILITIES.Reporter: WE'RE DEFINITELYNOT GOING TO GO RIGHT BACK TOWHAT IT WAS PRIOR TO THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC.Reporter: EVEN SO ROSSI HASTHIS PREDICTION.WE'RE FOOD SERVICE.WE'RE RESILIENT.WE'LL FIGURE THIS OUT AND WE'LLGET THROUGH IT.AND I TRUST THAT THESE VENDORSARE GOING TO GET BACK ON THE