With Phase 2 of Manitoba’s coronavirus reopening plan underway, restaurants are now reopening dining rooms with strict new protocols, but some owners say they will only be able to operate at half capacity for so long.
Pho Hoang was supposed to open its third Winnipeg location in Osborne Village two days after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic.
Owner Tom Hoang decided to hold off on the grand opening, thinking they’d wait until the crisis was over. “But it took a little bit too long and we can’t wait,” Hoang said, adding he’s managed to get by the last three months by offering takeout at his two other locations.
Even at half capacity, he’s hopeful his new Osborne restaurant will do well in the village. “Keep working,” Hoang said. “We don’t