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<\/h6>\n<\/h6>\nDue to the current circumstances, restaurants are forced to turn their dine-in restaurants into a quick carryout or delivery service. For restaurants, this can be a big transition but there are ways to bring normalcy back into the industry such as offering a <\/span>CarHop service<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0I<\/span>nitially started in the early 1920s these services were popular due to the demand of customers wanting to stay in their cars to eat but restaurants replaced that model with\u00a0one-stop drive-thrus. Now in a time of social distancing, restaurants can go back to those times by serving customers, not in their in-house dining room but instead serve them in their restaurant\u2019s parking lot. This not only gives customers a sense of normalcy but also it can be a way to help keep your waitstaff employed. Here’s how you can transform your restaurant into a thriving carhop:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have a Specific Team for Dine-In Orders<\/b><\/p>\n Before getting started you need to host a meeting to make sure that everyone is comfortable with the new service. Make the proposal to your staff and offer the option to work either pick-up orders or the carhop service. For those that want to do the dine-in orders should be told a set of\u00a0<\/span>rules and\u00a0be taught\u00a0<\/span>new protocols<\/span><\/a> to ensure their safety.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Set Designated Parking Spots for To-Go and Drive-In Orders<\/b><\/p>\n It\u2019s important for guests to know where they should go to pick up their orders and where they can park for the new service. By labeling specific parking spots can help decipher the two services as well as help market each other. Here’s how<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Make Sure Your Restaurant has Plenty of Supplies<\/b><\/p>\n In order to decrease the spread of COVID-19<\/a>, it\u2019s advisable to have the right supplies such as:<\/p>\n Lastly, it’s important to remind your staff to keep a safe distance while tending to customers to ensure their well-being.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Update Both Your Social Media and Website<\/b><\/p>\n Since all of this will be new it\u2019s important to inform your customers on both your social media pages and website.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Incorporating drive-ins can be a fun way to bring back a sense of community as well as creating positive memories during this outbreak. All throughout the country restaurants have been bringing back carhops to encourage more guests to stop by. In some local communities,\u00a0<\/span>restauranteurs have been coming together to host carhop fundraisers with other local vendors as well as hosting outdoor movie nights in their parking lot. It not only can give restauranteurs an opportunity to try something different but it can give them ideas for future events they can\u00a0host after the pandemic settles down.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you want any ideas of how to implement this check out these restaurants and what they\u2019ve done to host a successful carhop:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How Your Restaurant Can Offer a Stellar Drive-In Service Due to the current circumstances, restaurants are forced to turn their dine-in restaurants into a quick carryout or delivery service. 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