Philadelphia Restaurants Excited To Finally See Customers Again As Restaurants In City Opens For Outdoor Dining

Dan Koob reports.

PULLED DOWN IN A LOCALCOMMUNITY AND THE NEXT ONE ONTHE CHOPPING BLOCKS.THIS IS "EYEWITNESS NEWS" AT5:00 AND WE ARE STREAMING LIVEON CBSN PHILLY.GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, I'MJESSICA KARTALIJA.UKEE IS OFF TODAY.WE BEGIN AT 5:00 WITH THERETURN OF OUTDOOR DINING INPHILADELPHIA.DAN KOOB IS IN MANAYUNK WHERESOME ARE ALREADY ENJOYING THELATEST STEPS ON THE ROAD TORECOVERY.NOT A BAD ASSIGNMENT TODAY,DAN.Reporter: DEFINITELY NOT,JESS.WE HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO ARESTAURANT OWNER WHO DESCRIBEDTODAY AS THE FIRST DAY OFSCHOOL.A LOT OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS FORRESTAURATEURS IN PREPARATIONFOR TODAY.TIME TO OPEN UP A BRAND NEWCHAPTER.AS PHILADELPHIA COUNTY MOVESINTO THE YELLOW, MIKE ROSE ISAS EAGER AS EVER TO STARTUSHERING IN PATRONS TOMANAYUNK BREWERY.IT'S BEEN HELL THE LAST FEWMONTHS.WE'VE LOST A LOT OF MONEY I'MGOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOUBUT WE'LL MOVE FORWARD.WE'LL BE A BETTER RESTAURANTFOR IT.Reporter: 6 FEET BETWEENTABLES SOCIAL DISTANCING INPLACE.WE HAVE MASKS, HANDSANITIZER.I'M A NURSE.WE'RE READY.Reporter: JUST ON MAINSTREET WINNIE, THE OWNER OFWINNIE'S COULDN'T CONTAIN HEREXCITEMENT OR HER TREPIDATION.I WAS MORE AFRAID TO OPENUP TODAY THAN I WAS 17 YEARSAGO WHEN I BOUGHT THERESTAURANT.Reporter: SHE WAS FORCEDTO LAY OFF 40 MEMBERS OF HERSTAFF DURING COVID.HER LOSSES IN HER WORDSSUBSTANTIAL.AND TO LAY THEM OFF WASHARD AND TO GET THEM ALL BACKAGAIN, IT'S NOT ALL GOING TOBE THE SAME.Reporter: BUT TODAY IS AHAPPY ONE FOR WINNIE.SHE SAYS SHE DOESN'T CAREWHERE CUSTOMERS GO, JUST ASLONG AS THEY DO AS HERBUSINESS, LIKE MANY OTHERS ARENOW TASKED WITH REBUILDING.FOR THREE MONTHS, I'VE BEENDYING TO HAVE PEOPLE COME INTOMY HOME SO I CAN FEED THEM ANDLOVE THEM AND IT'S FINALLYHERE.Reporter: PHILADELPHIAPUBLIC HEALTH JUST RELEASEDSOME TIPS SO YOU GET THE MOSTOUT OF YOUR DINING EXPERIENCE.ONE OF THE TOP ONES, DON'T RUNYOUR SERVER.WHATEVER YOU NEED, ASK FOR ITAT ONE TIME.SAVE THEM SOME STEPS AND ALSOYOUR SERVERS HAVE TO WEARMASKS SO DON'T MAKE THEM FEELWEIRD ABOUT IT.MAYBE MOST IMPORTANTLY, JESS,DON'T OVERSTAY YOUR WELCOMEWITH LIMITED CAPACITY THEYNEED TO GET PEOPLE IN, NEED TOGET PEOPLE OUT.LIVE THIS AFTERNOON IN