COVID In Delaware: Brandywine Diner Adjusting To New COVID-19 Restrictions Just Day After Opening Doors
WILMINGTON, Del. (CBS) -- The Brandywine Diner in Wilmington opened a day before Gov. John Carney announced new COVID-19 restrictions. Now, the diner can only have 71 people in the restaurant.
That includes 50 to 60 staffers.
The owner considered moving the opening back, but the restaurant needed to start bringing in revenue to cover construction costs.
"It's been very difficult. The first week wasn't so bad at 65%. Now, they've brought us down to 30%. As you can see people are not coming out," said Brandywine Diner manager Lucianne Ford.
On this day, the manager said she had eight tables occupied, and seven servers.
She said it's difficult for servers to earn money through tips.
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