Posted on 08 September 2020 by WestPhillyLocal.com
Starting today, Philadelphia restaurants can offer limited indoor dining to customers, in addition to outdoor dining and takeout/delivery options. Restaurants are now allowed to seat guests inside at 25 percent capacity, according to a new regulation by the City, and have to follow strict social distancing and other COVID-19 safety rules.
Many city restaurants have been preparing for socially distanced indoor dining – separating tables at least six feet apart and installing barriers. Here are other rules that restaurants have to follow if they want to reopen indoor dining:
• The maximum of four diners per table is allowed.
• Servers must wear both masks and face shields for additional protection.
• Bar service is not allowed. Alcohol can be served when in the same transaction as a meal.
• Food establishments are required to be closed for service by midnight.
• Restaurants must install physical barriers in restaurant kitchens and at cash registers and food pick up areas where maintaining physical distance of at least six feet is difficult.
• Restaurants must screen every employee for symptoms before every shift and prevent them from remaining on-site if they have any COVID-19 symptoms, such as cough, fever, shortness of breath or loss of taste or smell.
Re-opening of indoor dining in Philadelphia has been postponed until at least Sept. 1 due to COVID-19 concerns, according to an announcement by Philadelphia health officials made on Tuesday.
Philadelphia is currently in a modified Green re-opening phase with outdoor dining allowed. Indoor dining was expected to reopen in the city by the beginning of August, however the number of new coronavirus cases has increased in the past two weeks.
Some 142 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 were announced in Philadelphia on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 29,945. Continue Reading
Booker’s Restaurant is ready to welcome outdoor diners on Baltimore Avenue (Facebook photo).
Starting today, Philadelphia restaurants and cafes can re-open for outdoor dining as part of the City’s Phase 1 (Yellow) coronavirus re-opening plan.
Some West Philly restaurants that have outdoor seating have already announced their plans to re-open. For some, customers will have to reserve their table in advance, but for others, reservations are not required. All restaurants have to follow the City’s guidelines on how to serve customers safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, including limited seating, 6-foot distance between tables, wearing masks for both customers (unless they are seated) and staff.
Restaurants that don’t have an outdoor dining licence can request an application. Go here for more information. Continue Reading
Here’s a great new initiative from a group of local organizers to show public support for the city’s essential workers during theses challenging times. Italy had songs on balconies, New York City banged on pots and pans, and Philly folks are invited to dance at their doorway. A daily, Philadelphia Doorway Dance Party for Essential Workers kicks off Tuesday, May 5 at 6:30 p.m. and here’s how it works:
The group asks all Philadelphians to gather in their doorway or door area at 6:30 p.m. to dance to the sound of the “Rocky” theme and then “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now,” the upbeat tune from the Sound of Philadelphia’s “McFadden & Whitehead” (see video below). The group has reached out to local radio stations to play these tunes. So far, two stations, Radio One & iHeart Radio, have agreed to participate in the initiative. Continue Reading
UPDATE: This event has been postponed. New date: TBD.
Let Them Eat Cake, a foodie event that invites the most creative confectionary talent from across the region to compete in one of the nation’s biggest cake-off fundraisers to benefit Variety — the Children’s Charity of the Delaware Valley, will take place at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel’s Millennium Ballroom on Sunday, March 15, from 6-8 pm. More than two dozen of the area’s best pastry chefs will bring this year’s theme — Mythical, Magical Beasts & Creatures — to life with over-the-top cake creations.
Now in its 17th year, Let Them Eat Cake has earned a reputation as one of the premier culinary events on the Philadelphia calendar. At the event, guests can enjoy sampling delicious cake creations while sipping on cocktails, wine and other beverages. All proceeds of the affordable $40 ticket cost (in advance; $50 at door) supports children with disabilities in the Philadelphia area.
Hosted by the moon baby / Presented in partnership with Vox Populi Altslut69 is a party by the moon baby inspired by juvederm, tax evasion & every dog Paris Hilton has ever owned.
Altslut69 welcomes winner of The Boulet Brother’s Dragula Season Three, Landon Cider and a cast of legendary local talent:
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