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Chinese and Sushi Resturants

I am still oxox — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:07:44 GMT

Ninety percent of them are closed in my area Westchester County NY, it is the same in other parts of the county. They are closed not even open to take out and delivery

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GusMo — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:05:26 GMT

All of our restaurants are closed. Most ave some sort of take out available, including Asian ones.

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I am still oxox — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:06:49 GMT

@GusMo

I am going to go back and edit my post, all restaurants are closed here it is only take or and delivery

@GusMo wrote:
All of our restaurants are closed. Most ave some sort of take out available, including Asian ones.

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kitcat51 — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:09:57 GMT

My fav Chinese restaurant is still open, no inside dining but they have a drive thru window...it's what I always use anyway.

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TaylorBrown — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:12:45 GMT

Our local Chinese restaurants are closed also.

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sunshine45 — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:29:58 GMT

the chinese and japanese restaurants in our area are open for takeout or delivery.

we had chinese food about a week and a half ago from one of our favorite places.

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GenXmuse — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 01:15:56 GMT

all of our Asian restaurants in our area are open for take out and delivery thank goodness

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jlkz — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 01:47:19 GMT

Just finished a Chinese takeout dinner....Honey Walnut Shrimp which has a creamy white sauce with broccoli.

When I drove there, very few cars on the road at 7:45 and no one picking up at the restaurant. Broke my heart: hope they make it through as they are an exquisite local restaurant !

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Tessa Mendoza — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 02:44:04 GMT

I read that many Chinese restaurants have gone out of business, including a very old, huge one in NY. It's so sad. We have a local restaurant we love also and just had take-out last night from them. Picked it up and the place was empty at 6:00 P.M. I hope they can survive.

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GenXmuse — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 02:53:10 GMT

Lots of businesses aren't going to survive this I'm afraid. Very sad.

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happycat — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 03:07:47 GMT

Most of ours are still open but only for take out.

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homedecor1 — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 03:28:08 GMT

What I find interesting:

Every one of the Chinese & Japanese restaurants whether just take out or dine in closed immediately when the virus was announced.

They have signs stating closed ... nothing more.

And what I find even more confusing every nail salon in our area closed at the exact same time. I think most are owned by Vietnamese.

Why did they close so quickly when the "shutdown of non-essential" businesses wasn't until Thursday, 4/2 @ 12 midnight by the Governor. This was almost a month later than other states.

I wonder how these thriving businesses just closed considering this is their income. Especially considering many restaurants are offering take-out options.

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mustang66lady — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 04:58:09 GMT

We have a few Chinese places in our small area and the only one to close to my knowledge, is our favorite place for take out. The people who own it are Chinese and said they would be back in two weeks. I told DH since we do not know where they are going, we will not be ordering from them in a long time. Several other places are open for take out only and we will be ordering from one of those places. We are familiar with those places as well so will know if we see familiar faces or not. I understand they may be concerned about their families but am not going to risk the health of my family in the meantime.

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JaneMarple — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:27:19 GMT

@mustang66lady wrote:
We have a few Chinese places in our small area and the only one to close to my knowledge, is our favorite place for take out. The people who own it are Chinese and said they would be back in two weeks. I told DH since we do not know where they are going, we will not be ordering from them in a long time. Several other places are open for take out only and we will be ordering from one of those places. We are familiar with those places as well so will know if we see familiar faces or not. I understand they may be concerned about their families but am not going to risk the health of my family in the meantime.

Oh my goodness, did it ever cross your mind that they may be at home as well?

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bikerbabe — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:33:51 GMT

@homedecor1

Some Asian business owners received threats and abusive comments hurled at them. They also has mass cancellations - no customers.

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shoekitty — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:56:21 GMT

Chinese is available for take out, with limited hours. The Japanese restaurants closed full stop the day after California shelter in place took effect I miss it as it was my favorite. But I guess with dealing with fresh sushi and sashimi it was not possible. Getting thespecial fish was probably not going to happen

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LindaSal — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 14:25:44 GMT

The chinese restaurants in my area are closed. I would be hesitant anyway to get take out from a place that is not busy, worried about the age of the food. We're being overly cautious I guess, we have not gotten any take out at all for weeks. My favorite pizza place that has been in business in our town since the 70's is closed. It's family run and I guess they put on facebook that they were closing for a while to protect their family.

Cannot blame them but I am dying for a pizza!!!

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Alison Wonderland — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:06:39 GMT

@homedecor1 wrote:
What I find interesting:

Every one of the Chinese & Japanese restaurants whether just take out or dine in closed immediately when the virus was announced.

They have signs stating closed ... nothing more.

And what I find even more confusing every nail salon in our area closed at the exact same time. I think most are owned by Vietnamese.

Why did they close so quickly when the "shutdown of non-essential" businesses wasn't until Thursday, 4/2 @ 12 midnight by the Governor. This was almost a month later than other states.

I wonder how these thriving businesses just closed considering this is their income. Especially considering many restaurants are offering take-out options.

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I think that Asian cultures take infectious disease more seriously. It's common in China or Taiwan to wear masks when sick or there's "something going around," and here that's just something we don't do.

And compare the way Taiwan and South Korea responded to the way we did, for example. Americans tend to believe we're invincible and that with enough gumption and hard work, we can overcome anything. We tend to focus on personal liberty more than society as a whole. Those attitudes don't work when we're dealing with a virus. Taiwan and South Korea locked down right away, had widespread testing, and even disinfected streets. We have been late to the party on all of those, meanwhile, still having actual parties in homes, on the beaches, and going to church in large groups because Americans tend to think we're invincible, can beat anything, and value liberty.

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Alison Wonderland — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:09:18 GMT

That's too bad. I think many are still open here. (I don't go outside because of my asthma, but I see them in the delivery order apps.)

I don't order any uncooked foods for delivery right now, so no sushi or salads. I won't even get a hamburger because the bun won't be cooked. But I have ordered from my favorite Thai place.

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homedecor1 — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 23:03:05 GMT

@bikerbabe

those were my thoughts but not sure if I could post them without seeming "political".

I'm sure that is certainly a reason ....