Business Incredibly Slow For Restaurants Reopening After Irma

$850 MILLION BEFORE THE HIT
FROM HURRICANE IRMA.
NEW AT 6:00, SEPTEMBER IS
USUALLY A SLOW MONTH FOR THE
RESTAURANT INDUSTRY HERE IN
SOUTH FLORIDA BUT MANY IN THE
FOOD BUSINESS ARE REPORTING
IT'S SLOWER THAN EVER THANKS TO
HURRICANE IRMA THIS YEAR.
AND THE SERVERS WORKING IN
THOSE RESTAURANTS WOULD DEPEND
ON TIPS HAVE BEEN HIT THE
HARDEST.
CBS4'S LISA PETRILLO HAS THEIR
STORY.
FROM FT.
LAUDERDALE TO COCONUT GROVE AND
BEYOND, RESTAURANTS ARE BACK IN
ACTION BUT THANKS TO IRMA THEY
ARE SLOWER THAN EVER.
SO REALLY AFFECTED US
FINANCIALLY, I WOULD SAY.
IT'S STILL A LITTLE ON THE SLOW
SIDE, I WOULD SAY NOW.
PEOPLE STILL A LITTLE SCARED
ABOUT COMING TO FLORIDA, I
WOULD SAY, AS A TOURIST
ATTRACTION.
Reporter: THIS CAVE CAFE --
THIS CAFE SHUT DOWN FOR 12 DAYS
WITH A LOSS.
NO ONE IS PREPARED TO TAKE A
TWO-WEEK VACATION LIKE THAT.
WE ALL LIVE OFF GRATUITIES AND
WE FIGURED THAT IT WAS GOING TO
BE DEVASTATING.
BEING WITHOUT POWER FOR THREE,
FIVE DAYS, I WAS LIKE WHAT'S
HAPPENING.
LOOK FOR ANOTHER JOB?
FINANCIAL STRUGGLING SO I WAS
LOOKING TO DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
Reporter: THANKFULLY HE
DIDN'T HAVE TO.
THE CAFE, LIKE MANY OTHER
RESTAURANTS IN TOWN IS OPEN AND
READY TO SERVE UP THEIR POPULAR
DISHES.
HERE AT MONTY'S ALL EYES WERE
ON THE MARINA IN FRONT OF IT
WITH BOATS TOSSED TOGETHER LIKE
TOYS, EVERYONE ASSUMED THE
RESTAURANT WAS DEMOLISHED.
A LOT OF THE COVERAGE ON OUR
RESTAURANT IS THAT WITH THE
MARINA DAMAGE, THAT WE WERE
DAMAGED BUT IT WAS PRETTY
SUPERFICIAL FOR US.
Reporter: ALL THE FOOD WAS
LOST BECAUSE OF THE EIGHT DAY
POWER OUTAGE BUT NOW MONTY'S IS
BACK, WE VISITED LUNCHTIME
TODAY AND THE ICONIC RESTAURANT
WHICH SEATS MORE THAN 700 WAS
MOSTLY EMPTY.
THE RESTAURANT EMPLOYS MORE
THAN 100 PEOPLE.
HARD ON A LOT OF OUR STAFF.
THEY ARE BEHIND PAYING RENT
WITH THE TIMING OF THE MONTH
AND THE FACT IT'S AN UNEXPECTED
FULL WEEK OFF.
Reporter: THE BARTENDER IS
ONE OF THEM.
SHE RELIES ON TIPS.
FIRST OF ALL EIGHT DAYS OF
PAY IS NOT A GOOD THING.
NOT A GOOD THING AT ALL.
IT WAS DEFINITELY TOUGH FOR
EVERYONE AND WE ARE A HUGE
RESTAURANT, WE HAVE A LOT OF
STAFF SO EVERYONE IS SUFFERING
OVERALL.
Reporter: AND NOW ALL THE
RESTAURANTS WANT TO GET THE
WORD OUT.
THE MARINA MAY BE DESTROYED
BUT WE ARE NOT.
WE ARE STILL HERE STANDING.
Reporter: SO YOU SEE THE
SIGNATURE PIRATE STILL STANDS
TALL HERE AT MONTY'S AND THEY
WANT YOU TO KNOW AS WELL AS THE
OTHER RESTAURANTS DO THAT THEY
ARE BACK IN ACTION AND READY
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Business Incredibly Slow For Restaurants Reopening After Irma

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