I believe they are removing online warnings about eating out

[samplegirl]

In restaurants. The CDC had a warning ad but you can’t post it.
How many here on D.U. feel perfectly safe eating in a restaurant? Not me.

[Green Line]

1. I won't be going to a restaurant any time soon

I don't see how it's safe, everyone has their masks off to eat and drink, I don't care how far apart the tables are.

[unblock]

2. study posted recently showed those with Covid were twice as likely to have been at a restaurant

We've had takeout pizza exactly twice since March.

I can't imagine sitting inside a restaurant. So much not worth it.

[Drunken Irishman]

7. Food delivery is likely safe.

I've had food delivered to my house pretty much every week since coming home in March and I've been okay.

I'm sure it's not 100% safe, obviously, but nowhere near the same as going out to eat.

[genxlib]

17. I saw reference to that study

But I am not sure it means what they say it means.

People who are more likely to eat out are also most likely to engage in all sorts of other behaviors that expose them. Like bars, gyms, parties, etc.

People who are still wary of eating out are likely a lot more cautious in all of their social interactions.

Certainly dining out is a risk factor but it seems that it is only one factor among a plethora of lifestyle choices that could affect the likelihood of ending up positive.

[unblock]

23. In isolation, I agree that study is hardly conclusive.

Moreover, I didn't see if it distinguished between inside and outside dining or extra precautions like improved ventilation or single table restaurants.

That said, given that we know from other research that restaurants are risky, as they involve some measure of interaction with people outside your own household as well as bypassing any masks, and usually less than ideal ventilation, it adds to the suggestion that restaurants are hot spots for contracting Covid.

[wcmagumba]

3. Uh...Nope...nt

[ananda]

4. Nope.

Not till I feel safe.

Maybe next year some time.

[luvs2sing]

5. Nope. No way.

I’ll only get takeout if it does not come through a dining room. I know a lot of folks in the restaurant industry and heard their stories and fears.

[Dem2]

6. I won't be doing it

Way too much risk.

[DonaldsRump]

8. No problems with take-away or delivery

But there's no way I'm eating at an indoor restaurant

[Johnny2X2X]

9. Do not sit inside at a restaurant!!!

2 out of every 3 people who test positive for Covid-19 right now had been inside a restaurant to dine in the last 2 weeks. It's the single thing that is the biggest risk along with attending in person church.

[sweetloukillbot]

10. Where are you getting your stats from?

[Johnny2X2X]

27. I got it slightly wrong

COvid-19 patients were twice as likely as people who tested negative to report dining out in the previous 2 weeks.

https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/88543

[samplegirl]

29. Thanks for posting.

[LisaL]

11. I am getting restaurant food delivered.

No contact delivery.

[soothsayer]

12. Outdoors, wayyyyy distanced, with a face shield while eating

...and not lingering too long. Face mask back on right after food/drink gone.

No communal food.

Hand sanitizer before, during, after.

Oh, and go somewhere close and keep your legs crossed until you get home if you must (i.e., no venturing into bathrooms if can avoid it).

[Newest Reality]

13. Remember...

According to the Orange Virus Enabler, we are now going for herd mentality so everybody is supposed to catch it as a part of their patriotic and civic duty.

Eat, drink and get COVID-19, for tomorrow we may DIE!

Presidents can now willingly commit 2-nd degree murder and get away with it. Go figure. Maybe he WILL lose votes though since shooting somebody on 5th Avenue might not do the trick. Let's eradicate millions of people and find out.

[Nevilledog]

24. If we're going for herd "mentality" why is Ron Johnson quarantined?

Shouldn't he be doing the job of trying to pass on the virus if he was infected?

[sweetloukillbot]

14. I'm still pretty leery, but I have done it twice in the past month

Both times we were the only customers in the restaurant. We had to sanitize on coming in, got our own silverware and napkins and such, and the staff were masked and gloved the entire time.

I still felt pretty weird about it - and had it been busier I wouldn't have done it.

[CottonBear]

15. Haven't eaten out since Feb. 2020 and won't in the future.

It could be years before I or my family eat out.

We have ordered takeout from a local restaurant with strict safety practices and curbside pickup.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

16. I haven't been to a restaurant, indoors or outdoors

since March 12, not going back to one any time soon, though I do miss eating out.

[mindfulNJ]

18. I have eaten outside at restaurants..

...social distancing, no bathroom visits, masks etc. But I WON"T be venturing inside when the weather gets cold. It's SHARED AIR that spreads the virus...I don't care how far apart the tables are. Restaurants are not safe again until we have a working vaccine...period.

[JenniferJuniper]

19. I've gone to outside restaurants over the summer,

but as the weather gets colder this will stop. And I will not go to an inside restuarant.

[Amishman]

20. We do takeout regularly, but haven't eaten in since all this started

A lot of places around here have added temporary outdoor seating, but I'm not comfortable with that either.

In a month or so, these places are going to really feel the pain as they lose that outdoor seating capacity. I'm expecting to lose several of our favorite places over the winter. There is not nearly enough being done to help restaurant and entertainment businesses.

[MiniMe]

33. This

I've done carry out, but haven't been in a restaurant.

[Ms. Toad]

21. Outdoors only

Generally limited to people live with. If anyone else is with us masks on and off for the briefest time possible - and we arrange the chairs with gaps between the bubbled groups.

And rarely.5 times since March.

[cwydro]

22. No way.

[samplegirl]

25. A friend of mine has been

dining out...she was insulted because I won’t receive her at my house.
I haven’t been staying in since March so I get Covid because she wants to eat out!

It amazes me how everyone has become so relaxed. Then get mad at the people doing what they should.

[Klaralven]

26. Takeout pizza on two occasions since BC

It's a lot cheaper and healthier to cook at home.

[Javaman]

28. wouldn't doubt it.

things are opening to 75% cap here in texas come monday

two weeks later we will have an explosion of cases.

I feel the second wave will soon be upon us. Certainly if Europe is any indication and we as a nation are far far more stupid then Europe.

[RhodeIslandOne]

30. Nope

Take out is fine for me.

[peggysue2]

31. My husband and I went for our first 'patio' meal 2 weeks ago

Outside with tables spaced and restaurant personnel fully masked. I felt comfortable in the setting and enjoyed the evening and meal.

But inside? No. Not going to chance it yet.

[Jimbo S]

32. A couple of times a month

we will dine in. We target Milwaukee County because businesses there are taking it more seriously. The staff are masked up as are upon arrival. We dined at a couple of places (we've been going to for years) and the staff wasn't masked. We won't be going back, if ever.

However, for the moment we'll avoid areas around college campuses. The UW in Madison is now a major (national) hot spot.