Get the latest BPR news delivered free to your inbox daily. SIGN UP HERE.
In what proves to be the flip side of a media focus on businesses requiring customers to wear masks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Northern California restaurant is reportedly asking customers not to wear masks.
After all, if businesses have the right to require masks, do they not also have a right to ban masks?
Apple Bistro in Placerville has a sign on its front door discouraging customers from wearing masks, according to FOX40 News reporter Doug Johnson.
The sign reads: “No social conditioning. No oxygen deprivation mask. No latex dirty germ spreader.” Below that, the sign states, “This may not be for you.”
These signs are posted on Apple Bistro’s door. Owner was unhappy I was wearing a mask inside his restaurant. @FOX40 pic.twitter.com/3LtWrqzF3r
— Doug Johnson (@DougJohnsonFX40) July 17, 2020
In a second tweet, Johnson reported: “There’s reports of Apple Bistro in Placerville aggressively asking customers to take off their masks. Owners refused to speak with @FOX40 but some of their customers are defending their rights to run their business as they see fit.”
There’s reports of Apple Bistro in Placerville aggressively asking customers to take off their masks. Owners refused to speak with @FOX40 but some of their customers are defending their rights to run their business as they see fit. pic.twitter.com/vLWVI926Jc
— Doug Johnson (@DougJohnsonFX40) July 17, 2020
Los Angeles-based KABC-TV reported that a social media user claimed in a comment that the restaurant asked her to leave because she was wearing a mask — because you know how reliable social media is.
“I was just asked to leave this café when I went in to grab an apple pie,” the woman reportedly wrote. “Why? Because I was wearing a mask. We stop almost every time we come up to the cabin. We will never stop there again.”
There’s nothing to suggest that her name is Karen.
That assessment was disputed by a customer identified as Connie, who told FOX 40 she saw people dining at the restaurant last week and they had masks on.
“When I ate there about a week ago, there were people there with masks on,” she said.
Connie believes the warning on the door is a joke and she’s okay with that.
“I have no problem. I’m glad to see them still doing business and they are social distancing,” she said.
California is under a mandatory mask order in public settings, courtesy of Gov. Gavin Newsom, and local health authorities have the power to suspend the health permits of businesses that defy state guidelines.
“I don’t want to drive them out of business,” El Dorado County Supervisor John Hidahl told Sacramento’s KOVR. “I don’t want to over-regulate, but I do want to do as much as we can to help them get in the right posture, operating processes.”
FOX40 said the county health department received “20 complaints” about staff at the restaurant not following guidelines and said it could pull the cafe’s license — health officials will reportedly issue a warning this week and can suspend the establishment’s license on a second visit.
El Dorado Co. @edcpublichealth has recieved 20 complaints about Apple Bistro since March. Starting next week, it’ll be paying restaurants with complaints a visit. If on their 2nd visit employees are not wearing masks, food serving licenses will be pulled. @FOX40
— Doug Johnson (@DougJohnsonFX40) July 17, 2020
As for concerns about customers, there may not be another industry as in tune with its customer base than the food and beverage industry. Their very existence depends on getting it right.
Here’s a sampling of some of the responses to the story from Twitter:
If businesses can mandate people wear masks, then businesses should be able to mandate no masks as well.
Don’t like it, don’t go.
— Avery Hrubes (@AveryHrubes) July 20, 2020
You don’t have enough Govt Control? Riots=masks unecessary, day to day life=MASK OR ELSE! Don’t you see something else under these mandates? THINK! While that is still allowed!
— Francine Locke (@FrancineLocke) July 20, 2020
Well whatever he chooses is his personal choice and it’s a consumers choice to decide if they want to go there or not. You just made them more famous and helped their business. I do however think their is some rules that make food preparers have to wear gloves and masks.
— CrackerGreenBeret (@BeretCracker) July 20, 2020
He’s a news reporter. It’s his job to provide info to the public through TV and social media. Based on his tweet, and as you recommended, I will not be patronizing this COVID superspreader establishment. Thanks to both of you!
— Whiskey Dirk (@Gridtown) July 17, 2020
If you’re so damn afraid to be outside of your home then for gods sake stay home. Seriously…..this makes no sense to anyone that still has the ability to think for themselves.
— John 🇺🇸QRF🇺🇸 (@vothelo) July 20, 2020
Sad that there are not more independent thinkers. Funny, handwashing is the MOST successful but instead the Govt mandates masks. Live in fear, spread fear, OR think & research & share intelligent information. Or just bitch….
— Francine Locke (@FrancineLocke) July 20, 2020
DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW
Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!
Tom@bizpacreview.com
The longest-tenured writer at BizPac Review, Tom grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills.
- Did Sunny Hostin just admit on air to breaking the law by voting for her son? - November 8, 2022
- Stacey Abrams justifies trailing in the polls by suggesting black men are too stupid to back her - November 7, 2022
- Kevin McCarthy has message for Pelosi telling Dems to ‘change the subject’ away from inflation - October 24, 2022
Comment
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.
