outdoor dining

Because restaurants are now only allowed to seat customers outdoors and temperatures are dipping, once again, business owners are scrambling to adapt.

With temperatures dipping once again, business owners are scrambling to adapt to outdoor dining. NBC 7’s Amber Frias has details on the issue.

A brewery in Pico Rivera, is thinking outside the box by opening up a very large one to accommodate their guests with outdoor seating options as the cold weather approaches.

With cooler weather and some rain on the way, outdoor businesses, like Isola in Little Italy, fear they could be in for a new set of challenges.

Rain and colder temperatures are not what business owners ordered as indoor dining remains limited. NBC 7’s Amber Frias is in Little Italy with a look at how it’s impacting diners and restaurants.

A woman who was one of eight people injured Sunday afternoon when a man accidentally accelerated into an outdoor dining area in San Jose succumbed to her injuries the next day, police said.

A woman who was one of eight people injured Sunday afternoon when a man accidentally accelerated into an outdoor dining area in San Jose succumbed to her injuries the next day, police said.

Nineteen new outbreaks on Thursday were confirmed by San Diego County Health officials, eight in restaurant settings.

NBC 7’s Meliisa Adan heard from restaurant customers about a recent uptick in community outbreaks reported in restaurant settings.

At a time when small businesses are just trying to survive, a North County restaurant owner said the city of Carlsbad charged her more than $5,000 for an outdoor dining permit. The city reversed course on Thursday.

On Friday, a new beachfront al fresco spot emerged in Pacific Beach on Ocean Boulevard, in place of a normally packed public parking lot. “You can’t ask for a better place to come hang out and drink and eat,” a tourist told NBC 7. Under San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s outdoor dining ordinance, the PB Shore Club and Waterbar...

Everything was warm Monday especially in make-shift dining rooms set up in parking lots outside of their respective restaurants as the mercury crept past 90°.

The heat wave is a new challenge for restaurants and gyms that can only operate outdoors. Many businesses are having to alter their hours this weekend because of the hot weather. “I don’t think its as hot as he does, but you know it’s hot, it is hot,” said Erin Rowland dining outside at the Hamburger Factory in Old...

NBC 7’s Melissa Adan is in North County where businesses now have to deal with a heat wave as their customers sit outside.

At a time when small businesses are just trying to survive, a North County restaurant owner says the city of Carlsbad charged her more than $5,000 for an outdoor dining permit. “Everyone says the same thing, ‘It’s crazy that they’re charging you that much money, it’s crazy,’” said Annie Rammel, owner of Oak + Elixir in downtown Carlsbad. Rammel’s...

Joining several other local hubs in taking to street-side dining, La Jolla debuted its al fresco dining experience this weekend in order to help area restaurants serve more people.

NBC 7’s Lauren Coronado is in La Jolla were they joined other cities in closing streets for outdoor dining.

The Coronado City Council unanimously approved the temporary use of outdoor public space for dining and fitness classes, Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey announced Thursday. “We recognize the importance of our local businesses, their team members, and the people they serve so we are committed to doing everything we can, within the public health orders, to assist them during this time,”…

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer will sign an emergency Executive Order on Tuesday to help local restaurants expand their outdoor dining options since the county has rolled back on loosening restrictions.