Minimizing customer interaction: '180 degrees from our natural inclination' Uploaded: Sun, Jan 3, 2021, 9:04 am Time to read: about 2 minutes A masked server waits on a table of diners on the patio at The Village Pub in Woodside on July 6, 2020. Photo by Magali Gauthier. Editor's note: This story was written before the latest stay-at-home order, which went into effect Dec. 17 in San Mateo County. With ever-shifting public health guidelines, some services may be modified. Call before you go. When Village Pub servers, line cooks and dishwashers clock in to work these days, they immediately have their temperature taken. They sign a form that states in English and Spanish: "I certify that I am in good health and have had my temperature checked and recorded accurately at the beginning of my workday." They deposit the pen they used into a sleek silver container labeled "used pens," put on a mask and start their shift.