# Restaurants at 100% capacity--but must maintain social distancing

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [March 16, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-at-100-capacity-but-must-maintain-social-distancing/938036 "2021-03-16T17:25:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-at-100-capacity-but-must-maintain-social-distancing/938036/6 "2021-03-16T22:10:09Z")

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Larger restaurants may have more leeway with regard to additional seating, or placing barriers. Maybe also very small takeout places as mentioned above. Small restaurants, such as where I work, have already figured out how to seat as many people as possible while respecting the 6’ guideline. I can only speak for my own place but the social distancing rules are what prevent additional seating.

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