Dining Areas
How to Make Your Restaurant's Dining Area Safe for Customers & Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic
✓ See Our Room Supply ChecklistFor many of us, it's been difficult to lose the social interaction that comes with dining out during this pandemic. But while your customers are eager to return to your restaurant, they need to know it's safe for them, especially if they're planning on dining in. Our recommendations can help you create the space your customers are craving.
Reduce capacity and encourage social distancing |
With physical distancing recommended by the CDC and required by most states, you're going to have to make some changes to the layout of your dining area.
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Promote facemask usage |
Restaurants fall under the general guidance (and some state mandates) that facemasks or coverings should be worn in enclosed public spaces. Everyone should wear a mask in the dining area unless they are eating or drinking.
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Frequently disinfect high-touch surfaces |
As a restaurant owner, your cleaning procedures already include wiping down tables and chairs with disinfectant. But your current product may not be effective against coronavirus.
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Don’t leave condiments or other shareables on tables. |
The risk of transmission from a saltshaker, ketchup bottle, or flip sign may be low, but it is still a risk you don't want to take.
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Reconsider your menus. |
How will your customers know what's available without menus? You have a few different options:
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For further information, consult the CDC's Resuming Business Toolkit, OSHA's Guidance on Returning to Work brochure, and your state's COVID-19 website for current recommendations, mandates, and updates.
Room Checklist
❏ Reminder signs to maintain social distancing and wear facemasks
❏ Signs or tape to mark booths/tables and self-serve areas as "not for use"
❏ Hand sanitizer
❏ Tabletop sign holders
❏ Barrier shields/partitions
❏ Laminated menus or digital menu system