First weekend of expanded outdoor dining on Chippewa
First weekend of expanded outdoor dining on Chippewa
Getting people to patronize local restaurants safely is an important part of Buffalo's rebound.
Restaurants on Chippewa are celebrating a successful first weekend of expanded outdoor dining.
IT'S THE FIRSTWEEKEND OFEXPANDED OUTDOORDINING ALONG ASTRETCH OFCHIPPEWA STREET.FORMER PARKINGSPOTS HAVE BEENTRANSFORMED INTOMAKESHIFT PATIOS INTHE BLOCK BETWEENFRANKLIN ANDDELAWARE.GOOD EVENING..
I'MALI TOUHEY.GETTING MOREPEOPLE TO PATRONIZELOCAL RESTAURANTSSAFELY IS ANIMPORTANT PART OFBUFFALO'S REBOUND.SEVEN EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTERTAYLOR EPPS HASMORE ON WHATCUSTOMERS ANDRESTAURANT OWNERSARE SAYING SO FAR.AFTER SOME EARLYMORNING SET UP..RESTAURANTS ONCHIPPEWA WELCOMEDCUSTOMERS FORSUNDAY BRUNCH WITHTHE NEW EXPANDEDOUTDOOR SEATING.TAYLOR "IT'S NICEBECAUSE IT GIVESEVERYONE THEOPPORTUNITY TO GOPLACES LIKE RECROOM THAT USUALLYYOU'D GO TO FORDRINKS AND STUFF ANDNOW YOU CAN GO EATTHERE.
WE MISSED IT,BEING ABLE TO HANGOUT AND GO DOTHINGS."TAYLOR POWE ANDHER GIRLFRIENDSSTOPPED BY RECROOM FOR BRUNCH..THIS IS THE FIRST TIMETHEY'VE BEEN ABLETO GET OUT ANDENJOY A MEALTOGETHER.AMANDA "WELL IT'S MYFIRST TIME DOWNHERE LIKE THIS ANDIT'S DIFFERENT.
IT'D BECOOL TO SEEEVERYONE OUT ANDSUPPORTING LOCALBUSINESSES."THE STREET ISCLOSED FROMDELAWARE TOFRANKLIN..ALLOWINGRESTAURANTS LIKEREC ROOM TOWELCOME MOREGUESTS.CHRIS "SO FAR IT'SBEEN GREAT.
SEEMSTO BE THE NEWHOTSPOT, WE AREGETTING A LOT OFRESERVATIONS RIGHTNOW."CHRIS RING IS THEOWNER..HE SAYSCLOSING DOWNCHIPPEWA HASALREADY BEEN GOODFOR BUSINESS.CHRIS "IT'S JUSTBUSINESS WE NEVERWOULD HAVE HAD IFWE DIDN'T HAVE THEOPPORTUNITY TO HAVEAN OUTDOOR DININGCONCEPT.
WE'RE OFFTO THE GREAT STARTWE WERE HOPING FORAND I JUST THINK IT'SGOING TO PICK UPMORE AND MORESTEAM AS THESUMMER GOES ON."RING IS HOPING TOGET THE NEXT BLOCKOF CHIPPEWA CLOSEDOFF IN THE NEXT FEWWEEKS.THE CITY IS ALLOWINGTHE STREET TO CLOSETHROUGH LABOR DAYWEEKEND.CHRIS "WE'REPETITIONING TO HAVETHAT EXTENDEDTHROUGH OCTOBERFIRST BECAUSE WEARE SEEING A LOT OFACTION COMING DOWNHERE.
THE LONGER WECAN ACTUALLY SUSTAINTHIS, OBVIOUSLY THEBETTER FOR THERESTAURANTS."REC ROOM IS SERVINGASIAN STYLE FOODALL WEEK..WITH LIVEMUSIC ON WEEKENDS.BUT RINGENCOURAGES YOU TOSTOP BY AND TRYEACH RESTAURANT.CHRIS "ALL THERESTAURANTS AREABIDING BY THE SOCIALDISTANCING SO FROM ASAFETY STANDPOINT ITHINK WE HAVE THATON LOCK.
AND IT'S JUSTLIKE A GREATOPPORTUNITY TOCOME DOWN ANDCHECK OUT SOME OFTHE RESTAURANTSYOU HAVEN'T TRIEDBEFORE AND JUSTSUPPORT YOUR LOCALBUSINESSES."SO YOU CAN GRABYOUR GROUP OFFRIENDS AND MAKEYOUR WAYDOWNTOWN TOSAFELY ENJOY..TAYLOR: WILL YOUGUYS BE COMINGBACK?
"OH YEAH!"IN BUFFALO, TAYLOREPPS, 7EWN.
