Venezia Italian Bistro cafe in Pekin closes because of COVID-19
PEKIN – Following staying open for indoor dining in spite of a COVID-19 statewide mandate from it, a Pekin restaurant seems closed fully, if only briefly.
Venezia Italian Bistro declared its closure late final 7 days on its Facebook webpage. No unique explanation was mentioned, other than a reference to the pandemic predicament in standard.
“Please be risk-free,” the put up stated. “We will reopen when the time is appropriate.”
No one answered the phone Monday when the Journal Star known as the restaurant’s mentioned amount.
The restaurant at 901 Chateau Generate experienced been open up for inside dining considering that the ban took result about a thirty day period ago. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker mandated the moratorium in reaction to enhanced COVID positivity charges in the area.
A Venezia agent stated the cafe has the largest dining area in Tazewell County. Presumably, that tends to make bodily distancing and other COVID mitigations easier to carry out.
Venezia also was providing carry-out and curbside-pickup solutions.
The former longtime web site of the Chateau on the Lake cafe had been a range of other eateries just before Venezia opened about two decades ago.
“When we seem at Italian choices in Pekin and North Pekin, we feel that Tazewell County can use a sit-down Italian restaurant,” Venezia co-operator Antonio Elecci claimed at the time.
Elecci’s extended household also operates Italian restaurants in Mattoon and Taylorville. Each remained open Monday for interior dining, according to employees at every spot.
Some spot restaurants have resolved to close for now alternatively than not offer indoor assistance. They cited expense, amongst other things.
