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Sun Apr 26, 2020, 08:45 PM Apr 2020

Atlanta Restauranteurs Take a Pass on Opening Monday

With Georgia Governor Kemp opening the state back up for business, we spoke to five local restaurateurs who own a combined eleven restaurants in the CSRA. (With the fluid nature of the situation, and with the owners having yet to communicate with their employees, we are not publishing their names.)

They unanimously said no-they will not be opening Monday.

Most cited their belief that it is too soon, along with the fact the state has yet to issue regulations for the restaurants to follow.

“No. I just don’t want to be the first of the restaurants to re-open. I’ll let other people take the negativity,” said one owner with multiple locations.

When asked when he was opening, another restaurateur stated flatly, “We won’t be opening Monday, that’s for sure.”

Read more: http://metrospirit.com/local-restauranteurs-take-a-pass-on-opening-monday/

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