A list of metro Atlanta restaurants that have reopened dining rooms, patios amid coronavirus pandemic

Gov. Brian Kemp announced in late April that Georgia restaurants were permitted to reopen their dining rooms on April 27. Reopened businesses have to follow social distancing guidelines, screen workers for fever and respiratory illnesses, and take other steps to minimize the risk of transmitting the coronavirus. The 39-point list of guidelines was released on April 23.  An updated list …

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How Atlanta Restaurants Are Supporting Black Lives Matter Protestors

Like many restaurants, Slutty Vegan, a popular plant-based burger spot in Southwest Atlanta, has made an effort to pitch in during the coronavirus pandemic. The Black-owned restaurant’s success allowed it to pay rent for seven struggling Black-owned businesses, with the help of its foundation. And in late May, the restaurant announced it would be partnering with Impossible Foods …

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The Original Hotdog Factory Adding Five New Atlanta-Area Locations, 15 Total Nationwide

Atlanta-based The Original Hot Dog Factory, one of the first restaurants to reopen amid the COVID-19 outbreak, over the next 90 days is adding 15 franchise locations to its portfolio, the company Monday announced in a press release. This includes five new locations in Atlanta: Cumberland Mall, Marietta Square Market, Perimeter Mall, Southlake Mall, and Sugar Loaf Mills. The other ten will open across the eastern …

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‘New restaurant world’ begins Monday

Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution Gov. Brian Kemp issued guidelines April 23 for restaurants to resume dine-in service on Monday, forging ahead with his plan to ease coronavirus restrictions and reopen some businesses. The majority of metro Atlanta restaurant owners are not expected to open doors to on-premise dining as early as Monday, but some have …

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Masks, Temperature Checks Mark ‘New Normal’ at Restaurants

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — With staff wearing masks, checking customers’ temperatures and using disposable paper place mats, some of the nation’s restaurants reopened for dine-in service Monday as states loosened more coronavirus restrictions. But many eateries remained closed amid safety concerns and community backlash. Restaurants in Georgia and Tennessee and Anchorage, Alaska, welcomed diners back, …

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Masks, temperature checks mark ‘new normal’ at restaurants

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — With staff wearing masks, checking customers’ temperatures and using disposable paper place mats, some of the nation’s restaurants reopened for dine-in service Monday as states loosened more coronavirus restrictions. But many eateries remained closed amid safety concerns and community backlash. Restaurants in Georgia and Tennessee and Anchorage, Alaska, welcomed diners back, …

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