Sure, there are alternatives to the dining hall through dining points and off-campus grocery stores and restaurants in Boston, but their prices are disincentivizing and add more financial burden.
A “temporarily closed” sign was posted on Chipotle’s door early last week. The sign did not indicate why the restaurant was closed or an exact date it would reopen.
Massachusetts Restaurants United, a coalition of independent restaurant owners, held a press conference Tuesday at Boston City Hall to urge legislators to quickly pass a new economic aid bill.
An estimated 20 percent of Mass. restaurants have closed since the pandemic began. Decreased demand continues to burden operators in an industry with already thin profit margins.
