On Tuesday, New York City announced an upcoming requirement that restaurants, gyms and theaters check for proof of vaccination before allowing customers indoors, following similar mandates in Europe. Following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nostrana tested all staff who came into close contact with the employee, then reopened for outdoor dining Wednesday. If youd like to comment on any of the topics in this show, or suggest a topic of your own, please get in touch with us on Facebook or Twitter, send an email to thinkoutloud@opb.org, or you can leave a voicemail for us at 503-293-1983. Guests can enjoy fresh food and conscious hospitality at one of several Portland locations. Some restaurants are waiting to reopen their indoor dining rooms, and a growing number of bars and restaurants in Portland have started checking diners vaccination status before walking them to their tables or taking their orders. Enter your email and password to access comments. If youre in a hurry, but cant stand to compromise on flavor, opt for a fast-casual, delicious experience at Rick Gencarellis Grassa. The restaurant will also accept a negative COVID-19 test from within the last 48 hours. These days, diners sit on a makeshift patio and at bistro tables indoors for Dungeness crab rolls and bucatini carbonara. On Saturday, July 31, Kensington's favorite hoagie and pickled veg destination Martha announced on Instagram that it would be requiring guests to provide proof of vaccination in order to enter the bar. Mississippi Studios and Bar Bar To enter the venue or bar, customers must provide proof of a full course of COVID-19 vaccination, or proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken in the last 48 hours. A similar requirement in Portland would eliminate a patchwork of rules set by individual establishments, keep patrons and workers safer, insulate small businesses from shutting down or reducing service, and normalize carrying a vaccine card to participate in public life, the petitioners said. Top Burmese, Bistro Royale, Burma Joy, and Ambassador will still sanitize tables, chairs, menus, and doors frequently throughout the day, and the restaurants will still use social distancing tools like robot servers and call buttons. Broder is known for its Scandinavian brunch offerings. Occasionally, well get one person who wont comply, he said, but Soloved and his staff handle it assertively and make clear that they simply wont seat someone who cant produce verification that theyve been vaccinated. Aalto Lounge Proof of vaccination required to enter. Meet the family behind beloved eateries Nicholas, Ya Hala and World Foods Market, and discover how they helped build Portland's Lebanese food scene. The Firkin Tavern Proof of vaccination required upon entry. Where to Get a PCR Test for COVID-19 in Portland This Winter. Oregons Contact Tracing App Was Slated for Release in January. Visitors from all U.S. states are welcome to visit Maine without restrictions or testing. We even had masks to give people, and we had people decline a mask. SE Clinton restaurant Jacqueline will be mask-optional starting March 14th with proof of vaccination, and East Burnside Indonesian restaurant, Wajan, will reopen its indoor dining room to customers who provide proof of vaccination. The week after the state first lifted the mask mandate, St. Beatrix employee Brit Abuya noticed customers immediately started challenging the bakerys mask requirement. In San Francisco and Seattle, more and more businesses are implementing these policies, finding strength in numbers as they face backlash from people who are choosing not to get vaccinated for political reasons. For a brief stint this summer, Oregon restaurants and bars were free to fill their restaurants to full capacity without a mask requirement. We are more than happy to comply we want to do anything to get to the other side of this, Dickson said. Bar Bar/Mississippi Studios - proof or a negative test within 48 hours required for bar and venue; testing also available on-site Wed-Sun from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Some big-city restaurant patrons are getting used to laws requiring proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to get a table indoors, but a proposal to do the same in Portland has met with. It came a time that there wasnt a choice it was either let people inside or close the business, he said. Equinox is also requiring on-site staff to be . Bhuna Proof of vaccination required to dine onsite. Even though Portland has one of the states highest vaccination rates and lowest number of recent infections, it attracts people from across the state and New England. //