1) Southeastern US, North and South Carolina
2) No, I’m not ready at this time.
3) I'm open to do curbside pickup, possibly patio dining. I don’t think I’ll be ready to do dine-in until there’s a proven vaccination for Covid19.
Typically, restaurant observations require interacting with others than the server. That could result in a lot of face time, with the greeter, manager, server, bartender, runner. Social distancing and masks make conversation difficult to understand.
A few restaurants I used to enjoy shopping have recently reopened. The shopping programs have just resumed. Two MSCs, so far, have added requirements to the assignment. Additional questions have been added to report restaurant compliance with Covid19. I noted there was no increase in fee. That’s never appreciated.