Ohio restaurants

Local restaurants are using technology to speed up worker training while still making sure the industry remains human-first post-COVID.

87% of Ohio restaurants are short staffed. The restaurant industry is 20% short from regular staffing levels.

Since Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther imposed a mask mandate this week, fears are building among statewide eateries that more restrictions could be coming, including shutdowns. The Ohio Restaurant Association is cautiously optimistic that another shutdown will not happen.

The once-thriving chain has a single remaining location in Summit County.

In 2020 the pandemic sent the entire Ohio restaurant industry into a tailspin. Tens of thousands of Ohio workers were left without jobs and some businesses closed their doors for good. But many of the restaurants that survived are hopeful mass vaccinations and warmer weather could help to turn the tide.

It’s early evening at Lindey’s, and the German Village restaurant is easing into the dinner rush. A pair of women by the window are swirling white wine, chatting over dinner as the masked wait staff buzz back and forth across the room.

Ohioans receiving unemployment benefits can expect an additional $300 weekly starting mid-to-late September. The payments will be retroactive, going back to Aug. 1. Ohio Restaurant Association (ORA) President John Baker told ideastream those additional funds are “really a lifeline” for many restaurant employees, whose industry has been particularly hard hit by the pandemic.

A restaurant group has come out with a plan that it hopes will help its industry and the state's economy.The National Restaurant Association's Blueprint…

A court in eastern Ohio has dismissed a case that brought criminal charges against the owner of a diner in Cambridge for failing to comply with rules...