I had plans to stay in bed all day Saturday morning and bench watch Supernatural on Netflix but that plan got thrown out the window when I got a call from an ex-co-worker to go out for lunch.
Since COVID I havenât been out dining, and I must admit I was a little reluctant to go out in public. I was not in the mood to cook dinner that day, so it did not take much convincing for me to accept the invitation.
Sidney: âhey girl what you doing, Want to meet up for lunch?â
Nickay: âI am ok girl. What time you thinking?â
Sidney: âI get out at 1 PM, can meetup at 1:30 ?â
Nickay: âYes, 1:30 works. Where exactly are you thinking?â
Sidney works downtown Brooklyn, and since I drive and she does not, it makes sense for us to meet downtown. When I use to work in Brooklyn, my favorite restaurant was a small French/ American restaurant on Atlantic Avenue call Bacchus, so I was excited to hear that they were open and have outside dining available.
Nickay: âWe should go to Bacchus I heard they are open and you know how much I love that placeâ.
Sidney: âReally, they are open? Yes, we should definitely go there I havenât been there in foreverâ.
Nickay: âGrate ! iâll see you at 1:30Pmâ.
I have not been Downtown Brooklyn since March 6, 2020 (my last day to work before the hotel got shut down). As I pull my car up to an empty parking spot that was one block away from Bacchus, I have to take a minute to look around because the Atlantic Avenue I use to walk up and down on Friday evenings after work was no more.
Sidney had texted me while I was driving there but i did not get a chance to read it.
Sidney: âHow far away are you girl I am here at the restaurant and I got us a table alreadyâ
Nickay : âwalking there now, I am a few blocks overâ.
Sidney: âok, sounds goodâ.
 As soon as I got to the door, I spot her, and she instantly waved me over to the table. A young man was standing by the door with a large black book in his hand and wearing a white shirt and black pants which I know from visiting the restaurant on many occasions was Bacchus’s uniform.
Doorman: â Dinning or take out?â
Nickay: â I am meeting a friend who is already seatedâ
Doorman: âWhatâs the name?â
Nickay: âSidney. She is sitting right there in the cornerâ.
Doorman: â Ok great. You can go on over and just remember to wear your mask at all times except at your tableâ.
Nickay: â Thank youâ.
The restaurant was not crowded which I liked. And just like the other restaurant I pass a few blocks down, only the servers were wearing a mask. I myself removed my masked the moment I sat at my table.
Although the restaurant was not crowded, all the tables were fully occupied, and there seems to be no one seated inside the actual restaurant.
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