Michigan Restaurant Chain Owners Urge Peers to Defy Governor’s Indoor Dining Ban

Michigan Restaurant Chain Owners Urge Peers to Defy Governor’s Indoor Dining Ban
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at Beech Woods Recreation Center in Southfield, Mich., on Oct. 16, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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The owners of a Detroit-based restaurant chain are urging fellow restaurants to defy an anticipated extension of Michigan’s statewide ban on indoor dining.

Joe and Rosalie Vicari, the owners of the Andiamo restaurant chain, said that they’re going to reopen their dining spaces after the ongoing three-week ban ends. They called on restaurants to do the same, regardless of whether Gov. Gretchen Whitmer decides to prolong the restriction.