China News Service, October 12th. According to the US "World Journal" report, New York City is still under the influence of the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Although the number of confirmed cases has increased in many communities recently, more and more people have been seen in Manhattan Chinatown. Customers restore confidence and return to consumption.
Many old stores have recently reopened after seeing customers come back, and new stores have opened up to welcome customers despite the epidemic.
Located on Bayard St. (Bayard St.) with a history of more than 30 years, the restaurant Chaozhou Boji Snacks has recently reopened to welcome customers. About five tables of guests dine in the store at noon, and some take out.
The employee, Ms. Wang, said that the business in the store was fine on the first day of reopening. Many regular customers did not know that the restaurant was reopened. It is estimated that it will take a few days to see the business on track.
She said that the restaurant chose to reopen at this time, mainly because the epidemic has eased, and New York City resumes some dine-in meals, so the owners will be willing to reopen, otherwise the takeout alone will not be able to support it.
In addition, the fried chicken restaurant "Fry All" on Baiye Street opened on weekends.
The staff said that Chinatown is crowded on weekends, but less crowded on weekdays. The shop mainly focuses on fried dim sum such as fried chicken and French fries. It allows customers to choose different flavors of seasoning powder. It is popular among young people and foreigners. favorite.
"Yunshang rice noodles" were open during the epidemic. However, there were frequent protests and demonstrations in New York City a month ago. The glass of many stores was smashed. The doors of the store were always nailed with wooden boards, and only a small window was opened. Takeaway food; the store staff said that the street is narrow and it is difficult to apply for outdoor dining seats. It was not until New York City opened for dinning that the owner removed the wooden boards and allowed customers to eat inside.
During the epidemic, the store was renovated. The space that could sit for more than ten tables of guests, in order to meet the epidemic prevention regulations, now only accommodates half of the guests. At the same time, the store also requires guests to take their temperature twice before meals and leave contact information for preparation. The need for epidemic prevention.
The Chinese-style fast food restaurant "Xi'an Famous Foods" in Chinatown has also reopened recently. Two dining tables and chairs were placed at the door for customers to use. The Chinese Ms. He missed the restaurant's meat dumplings during the epidemic. After reopening, she said that she had seen many friends on social networking sites post photos of dining in Chinatown during the weekend, and she was also very happy to see more restaurants in Chinatown and the restoration of customer confidence.
(Yan Jiaying)