May 26, 2020 — This coming Memorial Day weekend is supposed to be a time of reflection in the US as the country salutes its fallen soldiers but, for Dewey Destin and others in Florida’s seafood restaurant industry, it’s also a time to hustle for business as the tourists begin their annual summer invasion of the US state.
Thanks to the recent easing by Florida of its coronavirus-related restraints, Destin already is seeing an uptick in traffic at his three Dewey Destin’s Restaurants locations on the state’s panhandle this weekend.
“I would say the last 10 days we’ve been close to probably 80% of what it should be. So it’s looking fairly good,” the owner told Undercurrent News on Friday, adding: “As long as we don’t have a spike in people getting sick, which could put us all back to zero again.”