‘The industry is plagued’: Pa. restaurant owners say lifting of COVID-19 restrictions doesn’t mean ‘return to normal’
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Updated 3:22 PM; Today 3:11 PM
Gov. Wolf lifts last of COVID-19 restaurant restrictions

Gov. Wolf can lift whatever restrictions he wants, one restauranteur said. The fact is, some customers remain wary of dining inside. As a result, there could be lines to get in or tables going begging at any given restaurant on any given day. Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com
By John Luciew | jluciew@pennlive.com

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf chose Memorial Day to lay to rest the last of his COVID-19 restaurant and bar restrictions, with a return to full capacity.

But beleaguered restaurant owners said it will be a long time before their industry returns to anything close to 100 percent, following the coronavirus pandemic that made dining and drinking in pubic unthinkable to many.

Wolf did the battered industry no favors in selecting a holiday known for backyard barbecues, not crowded bars, to do away with the last of his capacity restrictions. Still, most restaurant owners and managers interviewed Monday by PennLive said little of what the governor has done lately will boost their still-far-off comeback.-- excerpt, rest at link above --