restaurants and coronavirus

Local restaurant owners joined forces with members of Congress Wednesday to call for more money to help their industry. News4’s Mark Segraves shows how local restaurants are still struggling to find staff and customers during a pandemic.

Lena’s Pizza has been changing the theme of their restaurant since the start of the pandemic, but they aren’t the only ones innovating. News4’s Tommy McFly reports.

The Montgomery County Council has voted to bring back indoor dining starting this Sunday. Capacity will be limited to 25% with a 90-minute time limit. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

Many D.C. restaurant workers who already were coping with the safety hazards and financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic also are facing increased sexual harassment, a new report from a labor organization says.  More than a third of D.C. restaurant workers who participated in a survey said they had seen a change in the frequency of unwanted sexual comments...

News4’s Aimee Cho reports on the return of indoor dining after a long court battle.

A D.C. restaurant owner who would feed anyone, regardless of whether they could pay, nearly went out of business because of the coronavirus pandemic. But then the community stepped up in a way he could never have imagined. Thousands of donors helped save Kazi Mannan’s restaurant, Sakina Halal Grill, from going under. You might call it a case of...

Sakina Halal Grill in D.C. has made it a point to serve anyone who comes in hungry, regardless of whether they can pay. So when the pandemic nearly forced the restaurant to close its doors for good, the community stepped in to help. News4’s Pat Collins reports.

Hard-hit restaurants in downtown D.C. will be able to cook, mix drinks and serve food in a massive outdoor tent. News4’s Juliana Valencia explains this new dining experience.