No Restaurants to Review: What to Do? What to Do?

The last restaurant I reviewed was only about 2 weeks ago.  It was Beshok  Ramen in Carlsbad.  I'm still thinking about how delicious the soup was.  Rich, intense broth with an abundance of noodles, sprouts, egg, and pork.  Well, I won't be going there any time soon, if ever.

I know we will recover from this catastrophe, but will things ever be the same?  How many of our favorite restaurants will have closed, never to be seen again?  It's hard to know.  Most small establishments are like most people, living paycheck to paycheck.  Will no interest loans and government help be enough to keep them alive?

It's still too early to tell.  We still don't know how long cases are going to increase daily, and how long it will be until we see the curve start to flatten.  I think of restaurants like Market and Pamplemousse.  Can they possibly do enough take out to keep them afloat?  I don't think so. 

Ron has not been out of the house in over a week, so last Friday we decided to get out for a while.  Dan was with us (our wonderful caregiver).  Ron wanted to go to In and Out for lunch in the car.  We went to the Vista location, and waited about 25 minutes in line.  They have a fantastic system set up, with one person taking your order before you get to the window, then payment at the first window and food at the second window.  It was a treat, and we ate in the parking lot of the restaurant.  We plan to go to another drive through on Friday, maybe some place a little nicer.  I'll have to research and find out who's doing take out.

Difficult times call for innovation.  My lunch bunch group was scheduled to go out next Tuesday, but instead, we have all added Zoom to our phones, and we will sign is as a group and have lunch together.  Not quite the same as last month's fantastic visit to Brussels Bistro in San Clemente, but it will have to do for now. 

Keep safe everyone.  This is not a hoax.  Listen to health professionals, not politicians who have their own agenda.  Facts matter.