L.A. dining scene braces for possible indoor masking return
Atop inflation and staffing shortages, L.A. restaurant and bar owners express worry about 'policing' the public if masking returns.
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Atop inflation and staffing shortages, L.A. restaurant and bar owners express worry about 'policing' the public if masking returns.
Print Maxwell Reis drove to work Monday morning at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood with the unsettling feeling that things were moving too fast. As restaurants across Los Angeles reopen to indoor diners, his workplace plans to open up 32 indoor seats Wednesday, the first time in roughly a year that people will eat inside there. “I do think it’s incredibly rushed,” said Reis, the restaurant’s beverage director, referencing the county’s loosened restrictions on restaurants. He believes his restaurant can handle the shift to indoor dining safely, and is relieved to have received his fi...