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List: Restaurants and bars confirming Coronavirus cases in Tampa Bay

All of the sudden there seems to be a large number of restaurants and bars in Tampa Bay reporting cases of Coronavirus among their staff members. Some are closing and some are not.

This is occurring at the same time as Florida coronavirus cases are spiking and fears of a shutdown are coming back into play. Governor DeSantis has swore there will be no shutdowns and this is the “new normal”.

Hillsborough County and Pinellas County leaders seem to be racing to come up with a plan to help slow down the rise in cases to prevent an issue later in hospitals. Mayor Kriseman announced a mask order today for employees of St. Pete businesses and he said a local order for the public is in the works.

Here’s what I’ve seen so far:

The Galley DTSP – 6/12

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Earlier this afternoon, we at The Galley learned that a few of our staffers have tested positive for COVID-19. All those exhibiting any symptoms were told to immediately see a doctor and obtain a test. We have quarantined those staffers for the recommend 14 days. However, due to these recent events, the explosion of cases here in Downtown St. Pete, and out of an abundance of caution, we are shutting down The Galley temporarily. We will re-open when we are able to test all of our employees, not just those whom have experienced symptoms of the Novel Coronavirus. We believe we are doing the right thing in the interest of public health at this time and will use these extra time to further deep clean and professionally sanitize our space. We have been overjoyed to see all of your smiles & overwhelmed with all the love and support our beloved home of St. Pete has shared with us during this strange and unfortunate time. We’re just taking a little time-out, and will be back at it very soon. Thank you, god bless, and take care of yourselves! Help yourself be fit to fight the war inside against this nasty bug. ❤️

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The Avenue DTSP and Park & Rec – 6/13

In The Loop Brewing – 6/13

Jannus Live – 6/16

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Earlier this morning, we learned that one of our staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. As many of you may know, we operate multiple locations in a common space. Although this staff member was not a part of our direct bar service team, out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to temporarily shut down for the next couple of days to sanitize and deep clean thoroughly. This closure will include The Landing, The Pelican Pub & Detroit Liquor. It is also at this time, in light of the most recent spike in the downtown area, that we have also decided to hold off on reopening the doors of Jannus Live and have postponed the upcoming Pirate Flag concert on June 19th. It saddens us greatly as we were so looking forward to bringing back live music, but we believe wholeheartedly this is the right thing for this time and in the best interest of the general public and our staff! Stay tuned for our next steps as we are trying to do what's best for our community each step of the way.

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Meat Market South Tampa – 06/16 (case discovered June 8)

CALI – St. Petersburg – 06/17

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Hey Cali fam, Three of our team members at the St. Pete Cali location recently tested positive for Covid-19. We want to assure our guests these team members contracted the virus through an isolated incident traced to a specific point of contact outside any of our restaurants. Those who tested positive, along with any team members they came in close contact with, immediately began self-quarantining. No team member displayed symptoms or contracted the virus in the store. We attribute this outcome to the very serious precautions we’ve been taking at Cali from day one. We closed our St. Pete store for a full day after learning of the diagnoses to be deep cleaned and we have partnered with a trusted health company that advised us in reopening. We absolutely would not have reopened if we felt we were putting anyone at risk. While it is unfortunate these team members contracted the virus through outside activities, the lack of spread to other team members within our restaurant proves that what we are doing is working. We will continue to follow the steps recommended by the CDC and the National Restaurant Association, which exceed the State of Florida’s recommendations. These include: – Partnering with Zero Hour Health to perform health screenings at the start of each shift – Requiring all team members to wear masks (properly) and gloves – Offering full-service dining all day to minimize lines at busy times ⁃ Removing all self-service stations to minimize contact with shared items/spaces ⁃ Rearranging our seating to keep parties six feet apart and reducing occupancy to 50% ⁃ Installing multiple new hand sanitizer stations – Performing rigorous cleaning checklists every 30 minutes and sanitizing more deeply at the end of each day ⁃ Continuing to provide contact-free pickup and delivery options ⁃ Providing clean new glasses for every refill and sparkling clean wrapped silverware We are grateful for our amazing team who have been taking these precautions very seriously all along. We also want to thank our Cali community for showing us so much love over the last few months and appreciate ya reading this message.

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Noble Crust – St. Pete – 06/17

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ST. PETE LOCATION • This morning we learned that one of our staff members at our St. Pete location has tested positive for Covid-19. We are making the immediate decision to temporarily close our St. Pete location. • The safety of our guests and staff is our number one priority. To further enhance our already strong protocols for sanitation and disinfection, we will also have our St. Pete location professionally sanitized and deep cleaned. • We want to ensure our guests that this team member contracted the virus through an isolated incident outside of our restaurant. No team member at our location has ever shown any symptoms or signs. Our entire staff is being immediately tested and will only return when they receive a negative result. • We are grateful that our incredible team has been taking all precautions seriously. We will continue to follow all CDC guidelines at our restaurants including social distancing, temperature checks of each employee, proper wearing of masks and gloves, and continuous sanitation of all surfaces. • Thank you to our guests for your continued support! We will reopen once all our employees are cleared through testing & we our restaurant has undergone a professional deep clean. Stay safe and well, our St. Pete Location will be serving up our Deep South Italian again soon!

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