Local restaurants increase safety amid pandemic

Local restaurants increase safety amid pandemic

ARE STILL BEING CAUTIOUS.ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TORESTAURANTS.

JUST HOW SAFEIS IT TO EAT OUT WHEN COVIDIS SPREADING SO FAST RIGHTNOW?2 WORKS FOR YOU'S KATIEKELEHER SPOKE WITH LOCALRESTAURANTS ABOUT WHATTHEY'RE DOING TO KEEPEMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERSSAFE.

KATIE?RESTAURANTS THAT RECENTLYRE- OPENED THEIR DININGROOMS WANT IT TO STAY THATWAY.

THERE ARE SEVERALTHINGS PEOPLE CAN DO TO HELPTHEM OUT - THE BIGGEST BEINGWEARING A MASK.LOCAL RESTAURANTS TOOK A BIGHIT AS THEY CLOSED THEIRDINING ROOMS THIS SPRING.BUT NOW THAT THEY'RE BACKOPEN - THEY'RE READY TOSERVE GUESTS.07:53:14;59-07:53:20;26ELLIOT NELSON, FOUNDER ANDCEO,MCNELLIE'S GROUP "Luckilythey're still telling usthat, you know, food anddrink have not been acarrier." PRIOR TO COVID -RESTAURANTS HAD TO FOLLOWSTRICT HEALTH GUIDELINES TOKEEP CUSTOMERS SAFE.

NOW -MANY - LIKE ROOSEVELT'S ONCHERRY STREET - HAVE ALSOIMPLEMENTED EXTRA CLEANINGAND SAFETY STEPS.07:14:30;25-07:14:42;45PEYTON LAMB, CHEF,ROOSEVELT'S "Everyone'swearing masks.

Everyonethat's running food ortouching food is wearinggloves.

We've got handsanitizer stations set upeverywhere.

We've beendoing, like, temperaturechecks for all theemployees.

Washing our handsmore." SO - WHAT ARE SOMETHINGS YOU NEED TO KNOWBEFORE DINING AT ARESTAURANT?

ELLIOT NELSON -THE FOUNDER AND C-E-O OF THEMCNELLIE'S GROUP - SAYS THEYASK PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKSUNTIL THEY GET TO THEIRTABLE.

THEY'RE ALSOSANITIZING ANYTHING A PERSONCOULD TOUCH.

WHICH MEANSYOUR WAIT COULD TAKE A BITLONGER.07:49:16;39-07:49:24;46ELLIOT NELSON, FOUNDER ANDCEO, MCNELLIE'S GROUP "It'snot as easy.

You know, youlook at a normal table, youwould have had condimentsset out and everything, wecan't do that anymore."NELSON SAYS THEY CREATEDHEALTH SAFETY PROTOCOLSTHAT WERE RECENTLY APPROVEDBY THE TULSA COUNTY HEALTHDEPARTMENT.

THOSE INCLUDEHOW THEY TREAT PEOPLE IN ARESTAURANT, HOW THEYSANITIZE, AND HOW THEY TREATEMPLOYEES WHO TEST POSITIVEOR ARE EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS.07:51:17;50-07:51:31;57ELLIOT NELSON, FOUNDER ANDCEO, MCNELLIE'S GROUP "Thechallenge for us is, if wehave an employee that doestest positive and then we goback through and do thatcontact tracing through ourschedule, we send all thosepeople home, then your leftwith do we have enoughpeople left to run therestaurant.

And if theanswer's no then you justhave to shut down." NELSONSAYS IT'S UP TO YOU IF YOUWANT TO DINE OUT.

BUT THATOUTDOOR DINING HAS PROVEN TOBE SAFE.THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHINGTHEY CAN TO PROTECTCUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES.

ANDHOPE THINGS GO BACK TONORMAL SOON.07:55:06;15-07:55:12;52ELLIOT NELSON, FOUNDER ANDCEO, MCNELLIE'S GROUP"Hopefully, you know, on theother side of this we're allstill standing and at somepoint you can come in andhave a beer and not have amask on and everything willbe okay."THE TULSA COUNTY HEALTHDEPARTMENT ALSO SUGGESTSCALLING AHEAD TO ASK THERESTAURANT ABOUT SAFETYMEASURES BEFORE YOU GO.AND IF YOU DO FEEL SICK -STAY HOME.

LIVE IN TULSA,KATIE KELEHER, 2 WORKS FORYOU.