STUDIO CITY (KABC) -- A Southern California restaurant has decided dine-in service is just too dangerous, so the owners came up with another way to keep business flowing during the coronavirus pandemic.
Vitello's Italian restaurant in Studio City is offering a unique outdoor dining experience to customers.
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They are calling it "drive-in, dine-out" where customers tailgate in the parking lot.
The idea started when one of the restaurants regulars asked owners if they could eat in the lot after picking up food.
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"We're allowing people to come out if they feel comfortable. We're 15 feet apart, we're bringing food to them curbside. It's just a make sense thing and based on the experience and the fact that we have 70 reservations in advance, people are liking it," said co-owner Brad Roen.
The owners say the drive-in experience is so popular they are booked through June and may continue the service even after business goes back to normal.