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Virginia Restaurant Plans to Place Mannequins in Dining Room to Make Social Distancing ‘Less awkward’

A highly-regarded Virginia restaurant is planning to place mannequins in the dining room to make social distancing “less awkward.”

According to a report by 7 News in Boston:




A highly-rated restaurant says it plans to fill empty tables with mannequins to make social distancing rules less awkward when customers are allowed to return.

The Inn at Little Washington in Virginia, a three-Michelin-starred restaurant, plans to open for dinner on May 29 and it could start welcoming guests for half-capacity outdoor seating as early as Friday when coronavirus restrictions are eased, according to Eater Washington DC.


When the restaurant gets the green light to start serving customers inside its dining room, chef Patrick O’Connell plans to seat empty tables with mannequins, the news outlet reported.

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