DURING ONE OF THE BUSIEST TIMES OF THE YEAR… W-M-U-R’S GRE AC FINERMAN IS LIVEN I PATTY B’S IN DOVER JUST CELEBRATED IT’S TENTH ANNIVERSARY AT THE START OF DECEERMB NOW… HEADING INTO NEW YEAR’S… THEY’RE CHOOSING TO TEMPORARILY CL OSE DUE TO RISING COVID CASE S. <03:09-03:13 “IT WAS TOUGH, I WAS VERYMO ETIONAL ALL DAY YESTERDAY.”> PATTY B’S CO- OWNERS BOB AND PATTY BARISH S THEY’RE CLOSING FOR ABOUT A WEEK… LOSING REVENUE NOW… INSTEAD OF POTENTIALLY VIHANG TO CLOSE FOR A MONTH IN THE FUTURE… IF CASES CONTINUE TO RI. IT’S A CHOICE THEY SAY WAS MADE FOR STAFF… D R AN COSTUMERS… WHO’VE COME TO MEAN EVERYTHING… <04:47-05:00 “EVERYTHING, EVERYTHIN G, THEY GO HAND AND HAND WITH OUR STAFF, WE’VE GOT NOTHING BUT POSITIVE EDFEBACK, PEOPLE THAT GO SHOULD I PUNCH IN NOW AND I’M LIKE YEAH YOU SHOULD PCHUN IN, THESE ARE NOT EMPLOYEES SHE’S TALKING ABOUT, NO I’M TALKING ABOUT CUSTOMERS.”> THE BARISH’S ARE NOT ALONE. 01:38-01:40 “IT’S A VERY STSSREFUL TIME TO BE IN THE INDUSTRY, NO DOUBT.” MIKE SUMMERS… PRESIDENT OF THE N EW HAMPSHIRE LODGING AND RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION… SAYS THIS NEW YEAR’S WILL CONTINUE TO FEEL “DIFFERENT”. ON A NIGHT USUALLY HUGE FOR REVENUE… SOME PELEOP MIGHT NOT GO OUT AT ALL. SOME RESTAURANTS… STICKING TO RESERVIO AT ONLY TO CONTROL BOTH THE FLOW OF PEOPLE… AND STAFF. <05:49-05:57 “HOPEFUY THERE IS A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL AND I JUST HOPE OF COURSE RESTAURANTS ARE BEING INNOVATI VE DURING THIS TIME… PATTY B’S IS NO DIFFERENT. THEY’RE SELLING PRODUCTS READY TO GO IO NT E OV
Some restaurants shut down as COVID-19 cases rise in New Hampshire
Dover restaurant closes for week as staff members test positive for COVID-19
Updated: 10:31 PM EST Dec 28, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on restaurants, and with cases rising again, some are making the tough choice to close their doors during a busy time of the year.Patty B’s in Dover just celebrated its 10th anniversary at the start of December. Co-owners Bob and Patty Barish said that after two staff members tested positive for COVID-19, followed by two more and then two more, they chose to close for about a week.The restaurant is selling some products ready to go into the oven, such as lasagna, but the Barishes said the closure will mean a loss of revenue. They said they made a tough choice to protect their staff and customers.”We’ve got nothing but positive feedback,” Bob Barish said.They said the recent recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reduce isolation restrictions for those who catch COVID-19 helped with their decision.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on restaurants, and with cases rising again, some are making the tough choice to close their doors during a busy time of the year.
Patty B’s in Dover just celebrated its 10th anniversary at the start of December. Co-owners Bob and Patty Barish said that after two staff members tested positive for COVID-19, followed by two more and then two more, they chose to close for about a week.
The restaurant is selling some products ready to go into the oven, such as lasagna, but the Barishes said the closure will mean a loss of revenue. They said they made a tough choice to protect their staff and customers.
“We’ve got nothing but positive feedback,” Bob Barish said.
They said the recent recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reduce isolation restrictions for those who catch COVID-19 helped with their decision.