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More Greenville restaurants close, while downtown eatery reopens after positive COVID-19 tests
Restaurants are posting updates on Facebook
(Above is the coronavirus headlines from Wednesday.)More Greenville restaurants made announcements Thursday about closings or positive tests amid the coronavirus outbreak, while a downtown restaurant that had closed last week has reopened.Halls ChophouseHalls Chophouse Greenville, on Main Street, announced that two employees tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month.The statement from Jim Wahlstrom, director of human resources and operations for Hall Management Group, did not say that the restaurant was closing.Wahlstrom said DHEC ws notified about the two separate cases, and that the restaurant followed CDC guidelines for cleaning and sanitizing any area with which the employees came into contact.”Neither employee had direct contact with guests, and one worked alone,” Wahlstrom said. “Anyone who tests positive, must test negative in the future before returning to work – or until the appropriate time recommended by the CDC.”Smiley’s Acoustic CafeSmiley’s Acoustic Cafe, on Augusta Street, said someone in the building last weekend tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. “For the safety of our guests and team, effective immediately, Smiley’s will be closed until further notice,” the post said. “Our entire team is being tested and we are having the restaurant professionally sanitized.”Ding Tea GreenvilleDing Tea Greenville, on Orchard Park Drive, posted on its Facebook page that it was closing dine-in seating, citing “concerns about the increasing COVID-19″ cases in Greenville, but did not mention anything about customers or staff testing positive for the virus. Takeout and curbside dining were still being offered.REYSREYS on North Main, posted on Facebook Wednesday that it was closing, despite none of its staff testing positive for coronavirus.”We just want to be safe, do our part, and help set us all back on the right track of flattening the curve of COVID-19,” the post said.Urban WrenOn Wednesday, Urban Wren, on Markley Street, posted the news on its Facebook page.The restaurant said one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19.The employee was asymptomatic and has not worked since Saturday, according to the post.The person tested recently because they came into contact with someone else affected by the coronavirus.The restaurant said it was following health guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.The restaurant will be vacated for 24 hours and fully sanitized Thursday by an outside cleaning service.All staff will be tested and quarantined, if results are positive, the post said.Jianna reopensAlso on Wednesday, Jianna, on Main Street, posted that it had reopened after a brief closure.The Italian restaurant and oyster bar announced last week that one employee had tested positive. The restaurant went through testing its employees and sanitizing the building, and reopened Wednesday night, according to a Facebook post.Barley’s TaproomBarley’s Taproom and Pizzaria, on West Washington Street, in Greenville, made the announcement on its Facebook page Tuesday that a staff member had tested positive. The restaurant on Washington Street would remain closed until all staff were tested and the building sanitized, the owner said. Additional coronavirus resources:Tracking COVID-19 curve of cases, deaths in the Carolinas, Georgia Latest update on coronavirus cases, latest headlines in Carolinas, Georgia COVID-19 maps of Carolinas, Georgia: Latest coronavirus cases by countySign up for WYFF News 4 coronavirus daily newsletter
GREENVILLE, S.C. —
(Above is the coronavirus headlines from Wednesday.)
More Greenville restaurants made announcements Thursday about closings or positive tests amid the coronavirus outbreak, while a downtown restaurant that had closed last week has reopened.
Halls Chophouse
Halls Chophouse Greenville, on Main Street, announced that two employees tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month.
The statement from Jim Wahlstrom, director of human resources and operations for Hall Management Group, did not say that the restaurant was closing.
Wahlstrom said DHEC ws notified about the two separate cases, and that the restaurant followed CDC guidelines for cleaning and sanitizing any area with which the employees came into contact.
“Neither employee had direct contact with guests, and one worked alone,” Wahlstrom said. “Anyone who tests positive, must test negative in the future before returning to work – or until the appropriate time recommended by the CDC.”
Smiley’s Acoustic Cafe
Smiley’s Acoustic Cafe, on Augusta Street, said someone in the building last weekend tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.
“For the safety of our guests and team, effective immediately, Smiley’s will be closed until further notice,” the post said. “Our entire team is being tested and we are having the restaurant professionally sanitized.”
Ding Tea Greenville
Ding Tea Greenville, on Orchard Park Drive, posted on its Facebook page that it was closing dine-in seating, citing “concerns about the increasing COVID-19” cases in Greenville, but did not mention anything about customers or staff testing positive for the virus. Takeout and curbside dining were still being offered.
REYS
REYS on North Main, posted on Facebook Wednesday that it was closing, despite none of its staff testing positive for coronavirus.
“We just want to be safe, do our part, and help set us all back on the right track of flattening the curve of COVID-19,” the post said.
Urban Wren
On Wednesday, Urban Wren, on Markley Street, posted the news on its Facebook page.
The restaurant said one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19.
The employee was asymptomatic and has not worked since Saturday, according to the post.
The person tested recently because they came into contact with someone else affected by the coronavirus.
The restaurant said it was following health guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
The restaurant will be vacated for 24 hours and fully sanitized Thursday by an outside cleaning service.
All staff will be tested and quarantined, if results are positive, the post said.
Jianna reopens
Also on Wednesday, Jianna, on Main Street, posted that it had reopened after a brief closure.
The Italian restaurant and oyster bar announced last week that one employee had tested positive.
The restaurant went through testing its employees and sanitizing the building, and reopened Wednesday night, according to a Facebook post.
Barley’s Taproom
Barley’s Taproom and Pizzaria, on West Washington Street, in Greenville, made the announcement on its Facebook page Tuesday that a staff member had tested positive. The restaurant on Washington Street would remain closed until all staff were tested and the building sanitized, the owner said.
Additional coronavirus resources:
- Tracking COVID-19 curve of cases, deaths in the Carolinas, Georgia
- Latest update on coronavirus cases, latest headlines in Carolinas, Georgia
- COVID-19 maps of Carolinas, Georgia: Latest coronavirus cases by county
Sign up for WYFF News 4 coronavirus daily newsletter
