WOO - Athenian Gyros

DOWNTOWN, YOUMAY NOT KNOWTHAT INSIDE THEBRANDEIS BUILDINGTHERE'S A FOODCOURT WHICH ISWHERE ATHENIANGYROS IS.THEY'RE OPEN ANDHOPING TO GETMORE BUSINESSDURING THIS TIME."5:22 - 5:38"OUR NAMESATHENIAN GYROSSO OBVIOUSLY WESELL GYROS, WESELL A LOT OFTHOSE, WE HAVECHICKEN GYROS,PHILLIES, WE HAVEPORK TENDERS, FISHSANDWICHES,BURGERS, WE SELL ALOT OF BURGERS,THEY LIKE OURBURGERS."ATHENIAN GYROS HASBEEN IN BUSINESSFOR NEARLY 30YEARS.IT'S LOCATED INSIDETHE BRANDEISBUILDING FOODCOURT...WHICH FOR PEOPLEWHO WORKDOWNTOWN...IS A FOOD HUB.WITH SEVERALRESTAURANTOPTIONS ANDCOMMON SEATING.IT'S EASY TO GETTHROUGH...WITH A TUNNELCONNECTING TOFIRST NATIONAL BANK.HOWEVER NOW...WITH MOST OF THEWORKFORCEWORKING FROMHOME...THAT MEANS...LESS FOOT TRAFFIC.1:25 - 1:33"IT AFFECTS US ALOT.I'D SAY OURBUSINESS IS DOWN85 TO 90 PERCENTBECAUSE THERE ISNOBODY HERE TOFEED."TWO YEARS AGO...TRUDY EHRSAOAND HER HUSBANDBOUGHT THERESTAURANT.IT'S THOSE TWO...AND THEIR EMPLOYEEKATIE..RUNNING THE PLACE.3:05 - 3:23"IT'S JUST THE THREEOF US, AND THAT'SIT.EVERY DAY.ALL DAY.ALL YEAR LONG.SO I HAVEN'T DONEANYTHING, I'MDOING MY BEST TOKEEP KATIEEMPLOYED.WORKING AS AHUSBAND AND WIFEIS SOMETIMESCHALLENGING, SOKATIE IS OUR LITTLEBUFFER, PLUS SHE'SBEEN HERE FOR 25YEARS AND SHEKNOWS EVERYBODYAND EVERYBODYKNOWS HER."WITH BUSINESSDOWN...TRUDY HAS MADESOME ADJUSTMENTS.2:34 - 2:57"I JUST DECIDED,YOU KNOW WHAT,I'M GOING TO HAVETO PULL BACK ONTHE SPECIALS.WE NORMALLY DOSPECIALS AND THENOUR NORMAL MENUSO I DECIDED IWOULD DO A SOUP,EVERYBODY LOVESOUR SOUP, WEMAKE A FRESH ONEEVERY DAY ANDTHEN DO AVEGETABLE, RICE,AND WE HAVE THISTHING CALLED REDPOTATOES SOTHAT'S BASICALLYWHAT I AM DOINGIN ADDITION BUTIT'S A SMALLERAMOUNT THANWHAT I NORMALLYDO."CUTTING BACK NOW..SO ONCE THIS ISOVER...BUSINESS CANCONTINUE.3:43 - 4:03"IT'S REALLY SCARY.BUT I KNOW THATONCE THIS GOESBACK TO NORMAL,WE'LL BE FINE, BUTWE HAVE DECIDEDTO OFFER SOMECURBSIDE SERVICE.HAVEN'T HAD A LOTOF PEOPLE TAKE USUP ON THAT YET,BUT WE DO HAVESOME PEOPLE WHOJUST COME IN.WE HAVE ACUSTOMER FROMBENNINGTON THATJUST COMES INEVERY WEEK JUSTTO BUY SOME FOODAND BUY WHAT SHENORMALLY WOULDHAVE PURCHASED."SO COME ON DOWNAND ORDER SOMEFOOD TO GO.CURBSIDE ISOFFERED VIADOUGLAS STREET.5:00 - 5:09"BASICALLY WHAT ITOLD THEM IS IFYOU'RE DOINGCURBSIDE, JUSTCALL AND LET USKNOW WHENYOU'RE HERE, PARKOUTSIDE AND TURNYOUR FLASHERS ONSO WE KNOW WHATCAR TO LOOK FORAND THEN WE WILLRUN OUT THEREAND GIVE YOUYOUR ORDER."ONCE AGAIN...ATHENIAN GYROS ISOPEN MONDAYTHROUGH FRIDAY...WITH FOOD-TO-GOAND CURBSIDESERVICE.IT'S LOCATED INSIDETHE BRANDEISBUILDING ...NEAR 16TH ANDDOUGLAS.THE HOURS ARE ONTHE SCREEN.WE HAVE A SPECIAL'WE'RE OPEN OMAHA"SECTION ON OURWEBSITE 3-NEWS-NOW-COM.WE'LL HAVE ALL OURSTORIES, A MAP OFOPEN BUSINESSESAND A FORM WHEREYOU CAN CONTACT USTO TELL US ABOUTYOUR BUSINESS THATIS STILL UP ANDRUNNING.