Restaurant promising thousands of free meals amid pandemic
A San Diego restaurant is promising thousands of free meals to those impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic.
and last updated 2020-12-15 21:32:32-05
SAN DIEGO â When it comes to takeout and delivery, breakfast food just doesn t really cut it.
That s a problem for Johan Engman and his Rise and Shine Restaurant group, with the flagship Breakfast Republic. Imagine an eggs Benedict, a poached egg with hollandaise sauce. It doesn t travel that well, Engman said Tuesday.
Sales are down more than 90 percent and 450 employees were just furloughed amid the lockdown. It s heartbreaking, but what makes it even worse is that we re in the holiday season, Engman said.