Under the new COVID-19 restrictions that go into effect Friday at midnight, restaurants and bars will be closed for dine-in services. Crookston restaurants will be offering curbside pickup options beginning as soon as Saturday.
DRAFTS SPORTS BAR & GRILL
Jasmine Melsa, owner of Drafts Sports Bar & Grill, said they’ll offer meal and drink kits along with prepared food. “We’re definitely going to be doing curbside,” said Melsa. “And bringing back the Caesar Kits, Bloody Kits, and Meal Kits. We’ll probably have some Take and Bake meals too. We’re going to as much as we can. You know the community was really supportive before, and I’m sure they will be again. And we appreciate that.”
Melsa said they are still working on days and hours they will be open. “We’re still trying to figure out exactly what we’re going to do,” said Melsa. “If we’re going to have one day a week we’re closed, figure out our staffing, and who will be able to keep on at this point. We’ll be releasing that soon on Facebook (here).”
The off-sale at Drafts will also remain open during the next four weeks.
HAPPY JOE’S PIZZA & ICRE CREAM
Happy Joe’s is currently closed due to COVID-19 but will reopen Monday for pickup and delivery, said manager Brooke Panzer. “We’re just going to do what we’ve been doing this whole pandemic, and we’ll be open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day of the week for pickup and delivery only,” said Panzer. “We’ll be offering curbside pickup and contactless delivery as well. We’ll be reopening Monday. We had quite a bit of staff that had contracted the virus outside of work, so we had to close down due to that.”
I.C. MUGG’S/MUGOO’S
Justin Paul, the owner of I.C. Mugg’s and Muggo’s, said they’d be open for pickup seven days a week beginning Saturday. “We’re going to start that Saturday at 5 p.m.,” said Paul. “So, we’ll probably take orders until 9:45 p.m. Call in, they’ll take your order. If you’d like it run out to your car, just give us a call when you get here, otherwise, you can come in the building and pick it up. Seven days a week, we’ll be doing it. Sunday’s will be 4-9 p.m., otherwise, it’s 5-10 p.m.”
The off-sale at Best Buy Liquors will also remain open for normal hours from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
IRISHMAN’S SHANTY
Irishman’s Shanty will continue to serve food all day, along with its off sale, said owner Paul Gregg. “We will stay our regular hours for now,” said Gregg. “We will open at 8 a.m. for breakfast and be serving until 9 p.m. Of course, curbside and takeout, our off sale also will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Those hours may change after this month. I suspect that this isn’t going to be done on December 18. I’m projecting it’s going to keep going.”
Gregg also wished the community a safe Thanksgiving and shared hope that he’s wrong about the shutdown lasting longer than four weeks. “Have a safe Thanksgiving Holiday,” said Gregg. “We hope to reopen as soon as we can. I hope my projection is wrong about December 18 not being the actual end date, but I guess I’m just preparing myself that it’s going to go longer.”
RBJ’S RESTAURANT
RBJ’S Restaurant will offer curbside pickup for dining along with holiday baking, said owner Kim Samuelson. “Here we go again,” said Samuelson. “Things have changed a little bit after the Governor’s announcement, so we will be moving to being open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Sunday until the order changes. We will have takeout and curbside available. Some menu items may be limited, so it will be best to call in advance. We’re still going to be doing our holiday baking, so you can call anytime from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. to place your order, and we’ll take care of it for you. Stay safe, stay happy, and call 281-3636.”
SCOBEY’S PUB & GRUB
Scobey’s Pub & Grub at the Crookston Inn will also offer curbside pickup beginning Saturday, although owner Laurie Stahlecker said hours are still to be determined. “Now that we have to shut down again, Scobey’s Pub & Grub will be doing curbside,” said Stahlecker. “We just don’t know what that’s going to look like yet. So, we will figure it out by tomorrow, and it will be on our Facebook page (here). We will still be doing Monday through Saturday but not sure on the times yet.”
