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Restaurants in Chico continue to adapt to outdoor dining

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Restaurants in Chico continue to adapt to outdoor dining
Restaurants in Chico continue to adapt to outdoor dining

Restaurants in Chico are adjusting to outdoor dining during the coronavirus pandemic and hot temperatures.

Outdoor dining has become a new lifeline for struggling restaurants all over the country and here at home.

Action news now reporter kristian lopez spoke with workers at beatnik's coffeehouse in chico and shows us how they are making it work.

Kristian: as you can see there are many people out here enjoying their meals outside, but workers tell me there have been some challenges with this new transition.

Jamie neuhart/manager at beatnik's: the temperature, the elements, the flies, it's been difficult the last couple of days.

Jamie neuhart is the manager at beatnik's coffee house.

For the past five months she's been helping reinvent the business.

Moving to outdoor dining has been difficult.

Jamie neuhart/manager at beatnik's: i think in general most people are happy to get out they aren't even minding it so much.

They get this is what we have to do right now the transition has been challenging all together.

We have to do everything ourselves, a lot more steps than we are used to."

Sue peterson/customer: i think that its getting hotter and difficult to enjoy its a great alternative for businesses to stay open and customers to support them.

Kristian stand up: they tell me they are very thankful for all of the support they've been receiving from the community during this time.

Jamie neuhart/manager at beatnik's: we have such wonderful customers, hundreds of regulars who have been so great and supportive and thanking us, being extremely generous with tipping the staff.

We couldn't thank them enough.

She says they have added additional tables to be able to serve more customers which has made a big difference.

Jamie neuhart/manager at beatnik's: "we'd love to have our indoor dining open but luckily we have these tables and i think we are in a better position than a lot of other restaurants in town kristian: they tell me right now they are discussing different options about how the patio will look once the season changes.

In chico kristian lopez action news now coverage you can count on.

The restaurant is open everyday until 2pm.

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