If there's anything Erie folks like better than going out to eat, it's sitting out while eating. Probably because of our long, harsh winters, we don't want to waste a morsel of warm, sunny breezes by hiding inside. COVID-19 only intensified that inclination, as it dies quickly in sunlight and has a hard time jumping from person to person when we're outdoors. Restauranteurs who didn't have outdoor seating before the pandemic tried bolting it on any way they could, giving us more choices than ever. Here are a few of our favorites now that eating outdoors doesn't require an igloo.