![]() Jones said patrons didn’t seem to mind the cold and were just happy to be out. Janet Jones, owner of the Quincy Public Market on F Street, said the market’s had open-air dining for a few weeks, leaving the windows and doors open. “Phase 3 can’t come soon enough,” McCreary said. Now in Phase 2, he said every step closer to being back to normal is good to see. McCreary said he didn’t had much trouble with too many people in the gym Monday afternoon due to the holiday and inclement weather. “We have to say there’s too many people in here already, you have to come back in three hours or whatever.” “It kind of feels messed up when we have to turn members away when they want to come in and work out,” McCreary said. ![]() McCreary said he is happy to see the transition and added it is always hard turning a member away because it’s at capacity. Peyton McCreary, manager at Quincy Swim & Gym on B Street, said moving into Phase 2 just opens things more, allowing the chance to have more people come into the gym. Now, it is able to welcome patrons back inside and she said it will stop deliveries.Īcevedo said they tried an outdoor dining area for a short time, but found it to be too cold for patrons. She said the menu was modified while closed to offer deals to the community and entice people to takeout and delivery options. She said owners are planning to wait until Phase 4 to reopen the nightclub. “People have been calling asking if we’re already open so I think it will pick up within a week or two,” Acevedo said.Īcevedo said the business had to transition away from the nightclub side when COVID-19 hit and focus more on the restaurant. Owner Blanca Acevedo said there weren’t too many people dining in for the first couple of days and was expecting it would take a few weeks for people to start making their way back. There wasn’t enough business, so we’re thrilled that we’re back open.”Īndaluz Restaurant, Bar, Nightclub on South Central Avenue, in Quincy, opened for indoor dining Sunday. “We tried the to-go thing when everyone was doing to-gos and we just couldn’t do it,” she said. While every other table is now marked off, unable to be used, she said she is happy patrons can dine in the warmth again. ![]() The Country Deli, also on Basin Street, had seating with doors open and a carbon dioxide tank during Phase 1, said waitress Megan Belize. Pizza is built for takeout, said Jen Johnson of Time Out Pizza on Basin Street, so it didn’t lose much business when indoor seating halted. Other Ephrata businesses were affected less by phase changes. Right now, Big Daddy’s can only allow 25% of its maximum capacity of 240 patrons. “They shut us down in November, and we’ve just been in limbo land waiting for Inslee to let us reopen.”Įven with the new phase, many bar owners in Ephrata are choosing to remain closed until they can operate at full capacity, Ripperger said. ![]() “It’s been a long process,” Ripperger said. In September, it finally reopened just to be shut down again, back to Phase 1, in November. To reopen, it had to re-up its menu and swap its nightclub license for a restaurant one. Jay Inslee’s reopening plan.īig Daddy’s Bar was first shut down in March 2020, Ripperger said. ![]() While all businesses were affected differently during Phase 1 restrictions, they rejoiced in the wake of Phase 2 of Gov. “A lot of the local people just didn’t have a place where they could go sit and have a beer,” said Clay Ripperger, manager of Big Daddy’s Sports Bar on First Avenue in Ephrata. I get there right at 30 and there's a party in front of me, I hang out for a bit to see what else is going on.Business owners and community members began adjusting Monday to opportunities available since Washington state transitioned into Phase 2. I ordered a Giant Luau pizza over the phone, lady said it'd be ready in 25-30 mins. They also have a small arcade and a larger dining area in back that is great for hosting small gathers for teams, birthdays, etc. Nice family hang out in Quincy with good pizza and a salad bar. Tried coming here for for burgers after a softball game person never acknowledged as coming in the door was back by the pizza oven spent the entire time messing around with the pizza oven in. So we were in the area and we all wanted pizza, so we asked one of our clients what was the best food in the area and all 3 of them right off the batt was like Time Out lol, they were all. ![]()
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