On Friday, May 29, both the City of Los Angeles and the County of Los Angeles announced that dine-in restaurants were permitted to reopen. Both the city and county have also issued guidelines for restaurants to follow in the reopening of their dine-in operations.
Many Gateway-area restaurants have re-opened for dine-in operations, and all continue to offer pick up and take out meals.
Both the city and the county have issued a variety of protocols for the reopening of on-site dining for restaurants and other permanent retail food operations. For restaurants, the guidelines include a restriction to 60% of capacity. Customers and employees will be screened for symptoms such as cough or fever, physical distancing measures will be enforced and customers will be required to wear face coverings when not eating. Customers are encouraged to make reservations at many locations, and they will be asked to wait for their table either in their cars or outside the restaurant. Bar areas of restaurants will remain closed (as of June 15, 2020).
