In March, shutting down restaurants to control the coronavirus seemed like a drastic measure. Now, nine months later, limits on the capacity of dining rooms, periodic shutdowns and skittish customers have become the new normal.
At the start of the pandemic, The American South followed restaurants across the region navigating the early, confusing weeks of the COVID-19 crisis. As the year comes to a close, we spoke again to some of those restaurant owners to see how they are faring and what they think the future holds.
Jonathan Magallanes of Memphis
Magallanes runs two locations of Las Tortugas Deli Mexicana, which was founded by his father, José.