In my area many restaurants stayed open with curbside pickup. They are mostly all still open. I don’t know how long they can stay so with months of dramatically reduced income but they have mostly stayed open around here. Now those that can are putting picnic tables in their parking lots so they can have people actually sit and drink / eat like normal. A few, like buffets, I think are mostly screwed though. They had no way to effectively remain open.
Anyway when they say ‘60% of restaurants that closed’ that is not the same as 60% of all restaurants.
Unfortunately many types of food are not suitable for takeout, like steaks and seafood - you can’t keep them hot enough.
“...In my area many restaurants stayed open with curbside pickup. ...”
Ditto here. So far all the places we usually eat at are still open, mostly with curbside during the dark days.
Half chains and the rest mom and pops.
Have heard from friends in town that a number of others are closed for good.
My favorite local restaurant struggled with curbside pickup.
They closed permanently a week ago. Now I have nowhere else to go for bison pot roast and a good dirty martini.
Thank you, Gov Pontius Polis.
Buffets can convert to cafeteria style where the customers doesn't handle the common utensils or poke around in open food trays, but staff loads what the customer points to behind the glass.