【Explanation】
In the past few days, many shopping malls and restaurant blocks in Urumqi, Xinjiang have resumed dine-in, and the atmosphere of fireworks has gradually returned.
On December 9, in a shopping mall in the south of Urumqi, the reporter saw that all restaurants were open for business, and many stores had signs saying "resuming dine-in" or "opening".
As the flow of people coming to eat in the store gradually increases, the staff in the store are busy placing orders for the orderers and guiding the diners to sit down.
[Same period] Diner Pei Yinglin
It is very happy to be able to go out to eat together, and it feels very good.
[Concurrent] Diner Pan Qi
The environment is also sterilized very well, so we can eat with more peace of mind.
[Concurrent] Hao Xiufen, the front office manager of a restaurant in Urumqi
Today is the first day of dine-in. To be honest, it is also an unexpected result. Today's results are slightly higher than before. The current (attendance rate) is about 80%.
[Explanation] Zhang Hong, the person in charge of a certain brand of roast duck restaurant, told reporters that as soon as they received the news that dine-in meals could resume, they immediately started preparing to resume work.
According to the requirements, the stores are disinfected, and special personnel are arranged to check the inventory, check whether there are expired and spoiled foods that need to be processed, and prepare the goods in time to ensure sufficient supply.
[Same period] Zhang Hong, head of a brand roast duck restaurant in Urumqi
We did an environmental disinfection a week in advance, and some ingredients and food in the kitchen were inspected for expiration dates, replaced, and new items were added.
[Explanation] The reporter visited a number of restaurants and found that in order to attract customers, many stores offered welcome discounts and launched new products.
[Same period] Zhang Hong, head of a brand roast duck restaurant in Urumqi
We have launched a series of top-up activities at present, providing a set meal for two people and a small set meal for four people with economical discounts. We have already booked more than a dozen tables for New Year's Eve dinner for the New Year's Eve.
[Explanation] On Tianjin Road No. 1 Food Street in the north of Urumqi, hot pot restaurants, pizza restaurants, steak restaurants, rice noodle shops, meatball soup and other restaurants have resumed dine-in one after another.
The reporter saw in a hot pot restaurant that although it was not the peak time for dining, the scattered tables in the lobby were basically full. The employees in the store were very excited and saw the familiar scene that had not been seen for a long time.
Wang Baoyu, the person in charge of the hot pot restaurant, told reporters that the resumption of dine-in meals is great news for catering companies, and the performance recovery after the optimization of the prevention and control policy makes them more confident.
[Concurrent] Wang Baoyu, head of a hot pot restaurant in Urumqi
Judging from today's attendance rate, I am very confident in our current catering industry and will do better and better.
[Explanation] At present, major shopping malls, complexes, commercial blocks and catering businesses in Urumqi have resumed dine-in, and their business hours and scope have fully returned to normal.
Zhao Yamin, Chu Xu reports from Urumqi, Xinjiang
Responsible editor: [Song Fangcan]