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<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — Masks, gloves and hand sanitizer.

These will be the visuals in restaurants when they reopen for dine-in guests under Phase 2 of North Carolina's reopening.

5 On Your Side's Monica Laliberte looked at some of the latest ideas for reopening.

The main noticeable change is smaller capacity: fewer tables, fewer customers to meet social distancing guidelines.

"It's going to be smaller, but it's going to give us a chance to stay in business," said Parker Kennedy.

Like so many owners who've made adjustments, Kennedy is ready to reopen Caffé Luna in downtown Raleigh.

"They're going to be some challenges for sure … it's going to look and feel differently," said Lynn Minges, President & CEO of the NC Restaurant and Lodging Association.

"I think we'll see teams of folks who are assigned in restaurants, to just the cleaning protocol," said Minges.

A majority of North Carolinians fear the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is yet to come, according to a WRAL News poll released Thursday.

RISE AND >>> WHERE DO YOU THINK WE ARE IN THIS PANDEMIC? WE ASKED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE STATEWIDE AS PART OF OUR EXCLUSIVELY WRAL NEWS POLL CONDUCTED BY SURVEY USA. 52% SAID THE WORST OF THE FALLOUT IS STILL AHEAD. 26% SAY THEY BELIEVE IT'S NOW BEHIND US. 22% SAID THEY JUST WEREN'T SURE. >>>  WE ALSO ASKED WHEN YOU THINK LIFE WILL RETURN TO NORMAL. THE HIGHEST IF YOU REMEMBER 29% SAID THEY DON'T THINK THAT WILL HAPPEN UNTIL 2021. AND YOU CAN SEE THE OTHER OPINIONS VARIED. WHILE 6% THINK WE WILL NEVER BE BACK TO NORMAL, MOST OF US DO THINK ABOUT WHAT LIFE LOOKS LIKE AFTER COVID-19. WE DON'T HAVE SOLID ANSWERS YET, HOWEVER, WE ARE LOOKING AHEAD WITH YOU TO FIND THEM. 5 ON YOUR SIDE'S MONICA LALIBERTE IS LOOKING AT LIFE AFTER THE PANDEMIC. >>  WE WON'T BE BACK TO THE NORMAL WE KNEW. WE WONDER WHAT LIFE AFTER THE OUTBREAK MIGHT LOOK LIKE. SO WE TALKED WITH A COUPLE OF TOP INFLUENCERS IN INDUSTRIES THAT IMPACT ALL OF US. >> DINING OUT, THE RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE WE KNEW IS HISTORY FOR NOW. >>  THIS IS WHAT THE NEW NORM WILL BE LIKE. >> GREG HATEM OWNS MULTIPLE AREA RESTAURANTS INCLUDING THE PIT IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH. >>  THIS WILL BE CONSISTENT BETWEEN HOME. THE MIDDLE ONE WILL REMAIN EMPTY. AND THIS IS IT. >>  WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS. >> YEP, IT'S VERY SPARSE. >> A NEW LAYOUT AND MORE SIMPLIFIED MENU. >> THINGS WE CAN COOK AND PREPARE FOR EASILY. >> TABLE SETTINGS WILL LOOK DIFFERENT. >> WE'RE NOT PUTTING THINGS ON THE TABLES LIKE SAUCES. WE'LL BRING THEM IN IF THEY ASK. >>  DO WE HAVE DEPOSABLES OR PREWRAPPED PEOPLE REALIZE IT'S DIFFERENT NOW. ORDINARILY YOU WOULDN'T GO TO A RESTAURANT WHERE SOMEONE GREETS YOU WITH A MASK. >> MASKS MIGHT ALSO GREET YOU WHICH OVERSEES HAIR AND NAIL SALONS. 6' BETWEEN STATIONS. ADEQUATE TIME BETWEEN APPOINTMENTS. ALSO NO MAGAZINES OR BEVERAGES. A RE-OPENING PLAN FOR BARBERSHOPS COULD INVOLVE TEMPERATURE CHECKS. FINALLY, EVENTS AT PNC ARENA, THEY CANNOT LOOK LIKE THIS ANY TIME SOON. GENERAL MANAGER DON WYDELL TELLS US ALL IDEAS ARE ON THE TABLE. >> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TOUCHLESS FOR EVERYTHING. >> TICKETS WILL BE DIGITAL. SECURITY BINS FOR KEYS AND PHONES COULD BE REPLACED WITH PAPER BASKETS. >> A COFFEE FILTER. THEY PICK THEIR STUFF UP, NOBODY ELSE TOUCHES IT. >> WANT FOOD, YOU MIGHT ORDER ON YOUR PHONE. >>  I CAN ORDER, I GO TO THIS WINDOW THERE. MY FOOD'S READY. >>  AND, OF COURSE, THE NUMBER OF SEATS WILL BE LIMITED. >> YOU DO EVERY OTHER ROW. THE ROWS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE PEOPLE IN, YOU REMOVE THE CENTER SEATS AND SO EVERYBODY WILL TECHNICALLY BE AT AN AISLE SEAT. >> THE LIST OF POSSIBLE CHANGES IS LONG AND EVOLVING. >> IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT NOT EVERYBODY'S GOING TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH RIGHT AWAY, BUT IN TIME, WE'LL BE BACK TO SOMEWHAT OF A NORMAL WAY. >>  I THINK THIS IS THE THING WE ALL NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS THIS IS GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A ONE OR TWO YEAR PROPOSITION BEFORE WE GET BACK TO NORMAL. >>  AGAIN, ALL OF THESE LEADERS STRESS THAT CONVERSATIONS KEEP HAPPENING. IDEAS KEEP BUBBLING UP AND THE NEW NORMAL WILL CONSTANTLY EVOLVE. REMEMBER THAT. MONICA LALIBERTE 5 ON YOUR SIDE. >> WE ASKED PEOPLE IF CONCERTS OR SPORTING EVENTS WERE TO START BEING HELD AGAIN THIS SUMMER, HOW LIKELY THEY WOULD BE TO ATTEND. 60% OF PEOPLE SAID NOT VERY, OR NOT AT ALL LIKELY. 32% SAID THEY WOULD BE SOMEWHAT LIKELY TO ATTEND A LARGE EVENT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE MORE FINDINGS FROM OUR EXCLUSIVE POLL, YOU WILL FIND

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Minges says customers should expect that extra cleaning to impact service.

"They'll understand that it takes a moment to get a refill on your, you know, glass of water, because the waitress can't always go from one table to the next. They have to go back and clean hands."

Kennedy says he'll likely have two reservation windows for seatings for added social distancing, and two teams of servers.

"This way, the people that are bringing the food out are always in a control group. So everything's sanitary coming out of the kitchen, and then we have a different crew to take the food away," he said.

Silverware may be plastic, and menus disposable and more limited.

In part because of supply chain issues, said Minges, "but also just because of the reordering of their kitchen to accomplish social distancing."

"We're dealing with a serious situation here," said Kennedy. "We wanna make sure everybody is doing what they're supposed to do."

Restaurants want to build trust and get back in business during Phase 2 of this pandemic.

Part of that trust building goes with the newly announced <a href="https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/story/5-on-your-side-new-covid-19-restaurant-training/19100086/">Count on Me NC COVID-19 training initiative</a>.

The training is the result of a partnership between the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association, NC Department of Health and Human Service, Visit North Carolina and North Carolina State University.

FROM FLORIDA SHOULD INTENSIFY >>> TAKEOUT AND DELIVERY HAVE KEPT SOME OF OUR FAVORITE RESTAURANTS OPEN FOR NEARLY 2 MONTHS NOW. WHEN RESTAURANTS REOPENED THEIR DINING ROOMS WILL YOU GO? AS WE LOOK AHEAD AT LIFE AFTER THE OUTBREAK MANY HAVE ASKED ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES THAT WILL BE IN PLACE FIVE ON YOUR SIDE'S MONICA LALIBERTE TELLS ABOUT A NEW STATEWIDE PROGRAM TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES AND GUESTS. >>REPORTER: THE PROGRAM IS THE RESULT OF A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MULTIPLE GROUPS INCLUDING THE NORTH CAROLINA RESTAURANT AND LODGING ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THOSE INVOLVED SAY IT IS ANOTHER STEP UP RESTAURANTS GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHEN IT COMES TO SANITATION AND SAFETY AND MAKE CUSTOMERS AWARE OF THOSE EFFORTS.>> IT IS JUST VERY RECENTLY ALL ABOUT THE CAFI IN A TAKEOUT.>> I'M LOSING A LOT OF MONEY. A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY JUST BY NOT BEING OPEN-ENDED INSTEAD OF GOING BANKRUPT WE THOUGHT WE WOULD HELP THE COMMUNITY.>> IT IS SURVIVAL.>> EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. >> TO MOVE BEYOND SURVIVAL OF THE OWNER SAYS THE RESTAURANT DOORS NEED TO REOPEN AND PEOPLE NEED TO FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT EATING OUT. THAT IS WHY HIS STAFF WILL TAKE PART IN COUNT ON ME AND SEE NEW COVID 19 RELATED TRAINING. SPENT THIS IS OVER AND ABOVE FOOD SAFETY AND HEALTH PROTOCOLS THE RESTAURANTS ALREADY PRACTICE.>> THE NORTH CAROLINA RESTAURANT AND LODGING ASSOCIATION. >> IT IS SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND CLEANING PROTOCOLS AND HOW TO ACCOMPLISH SOCIAL DISTANCING AND HOW TO MOVE TABLES APART AND HOW TO PUT ON A TAKE OFF THE MASK IF YOU JUST TAKE OFF THE MASK HE PUT ON THE COUNTERTOP IS ONLY THE CAR TOP IS CONTAMINATED, HOW TO DELIVER FOOD TO THE TABLE AND SANITIZING WASHING HANDS IN BETWEEN, IT IS JUST VERY UNFAMILIAR TO THE WAY WE NORMALLY UPDATE. >> SHE SAID THE 30 MINUTE ONLINE TRAINING VIDEO IS FOLLOWED BY A TEST RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE IN THE PAST HAVE A COUNT ON ME NC CERTIFICATE TO DISPLAY.. ANYTHING THAT WE CAN ADD OR DO TO ENHANCE WE WILL DO IT.>> DOING WHAT IS NEEDED TO ENSURE LONGTIME CUSTOMERS AND HOPEFULLY NEW ONES A CAFI THAT I CAN LOOK US PICTURE-PERFECT AS IT DID BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. THE FREE PROGRAM SHOULD ROLL OUT TO RESTAURANTS NEXT WEEK AND THEN SOON AFTER IT SHOULD BE OPEN FOR ANY BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION THAT WANTS TO TAKE PART. AND IN FACT THEY HAVE ALREADY

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