Pa. restaurants call for financial help, reforms to survive blows from coronavirus pandemic Updated Jan 27, 2021; Posted Jan 27, 2021 Diners sit outside in front of Cafe Fresco Center City in Harrisburg last summer. Co-owner Jen Fertenbaugh stressed during a House Commerce Committee hearing on Jan. 27 that Pennsylvania's restaurants need reform and financial help in order to survive. File photo Edward Sutelan Facebook Share Struggling Pennsylvania restaurant owners Wednesday stressed a dire need for relief or thousands of restaurants could be in jeopardy of closing. Representatives of the industry made their concerns clear during a state House Commerce Committee hearing. Amid stories of laid-off employees, financial losses and constant constraints, they asked lawmakers for reforms and financial help.