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Some restaurants are thriving, saying their numbers compare to pre-pandemic days

Some restaurants are thriving, saying their numbers compare to pre-pandemic days
REPORTER ARIANA JASO TELLS US MANY OF THOSE BUSINESSES HAVE MADE A FULL RECOVERY. SHE JOINS US LIVE IN STUDIO WITH THE DETAILS...ARI? ...### CAITLIN.. AFTER A YEAR OF HARDSHIPS BUSINESSES ON MONTEREY'S FISHERMAN'S WHARF ARE FINALLY FEELING OPTIMISTIC... ## ## BACK AND BETTER.... THAT'S HOW SOME RESTAURANTS ON THE MONTEREY FISHERMAN'S WHARF DESCRIBE THE IR COMEBACK FOLLOWING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC... < KEVIN//THE ROCKFISH HARBOR GRILL > 15:42 THE NUMBERS ARE LLFUY RECOVERED 15:43 WE'RE DOING BUSINESS ABSOLUTELY COMPARABLE TO 2019 15: 46 < CHRIS SHAKE // CEO FISHERMAN'S GROTTO > 10:08 WHEN YOU COMPARE PRE- PANDEMIC NUMBERS TO WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW, IT'S BEEN AMAZING 10:12 LUCKILY FOR SOME RESTAURANTS LIKE THE OLD FISHERMAN'S GROTTO. .. THEY DIDN'T TAKE TOO HARD OF A HIT... AND PART OF IT IS THANKS TO IN-STATE TOURISM. .. < CHRIS SHAKE // CEO FISHERMAN'S GROTTO > 10:12 BUSINESS HAS BEEN TERRIFIC. WE'VE GOT PEOP LE COMING IN FROM T CHEENTRAL VALLEY, IN SACRAMENTO AND THE BAY AREA 10:18 AND DOMESTIC TOURISM FOR OUR AREA HAS BEEN GREAT 10:22 BUT LIKE MANY RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES... THE ROCKFISH HARBOR GRL IL FACED CHALLENGE AFTER CHALLENGE... THEY BEGAN RENOVATION RIGHT BEFORE THE PANDEMIC HIT.... AND HAS BEEN A CONSTANT ADAPTATION S... INCE < KEVIN//THE ROCKFISH HARBOR GRILL > 14:43 WE WERE CLOSED AND THEN WE DID ONLY OUTSIDE AND THEN ONLY TAKEOUT AND THEN BACK INSIDE AND BACK OUTSIDE 14:49 14:56 AFTER 18 MONTHS OF RENOVATION, IT WAS EXTENDED ABOUT 8 MONTHS BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC 15:00 WEOULD CN'T GET PERMITS, WE COULDN'T GET MATERIALS 15:03 WORK ST HU DOWN SEVERAL TIMES05 15: BUT THEY SURVIVED... AND PREVAILED.... < KEVIN//THE ROCKFISH HARBOR GRILL > 15:05 BUT EVERYONE CE AM BACK TOGETHER AND I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH OUR CHEF D AN OUR GENERAL MANAGER WHO NOT ONLY PUT A FULL CREW BACK TOGETHER VERY QUICKLY BUT A REAL QUALITY CREW 15:14 ##### BUSINESSES ARE PREDICTING AN EV EN STRONGER RECOVERY WITH THE REOPENING OF U.S. BORDER
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Some restaurants are thriving, saying their numbers compare to pre-pandemic days
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