A Sunday night kitchen fire at Pismo's Coastal Grill dealt another financial blow to owner Dave Fansler who's already endured months of COVID-19 shutdowns. Fansler says 2020 will go down as his worst financial year ever. He says his employees have already endured, closures, the heat of the summer in a...
DA Has Message for Newsom After Not Filing Charges on Restaurant Owners
Restaurant owners were quick to celebrate after Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp didn't file criminal charges against them for failing to comply with state-mandated orders during the pandemic. House of JuJu, Pismo's Coastal Grill, Culichi Town, and Luna's Pizzeria were all cited by agents from state Alcohol Beverage Control....
No Charges for Local Restaurants Cited by ABC During COVID-19
Three restaurants cited for failure to comply with state mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic won't face criminal charges from the Fresno District Attorney's Office. Recently, agents with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control cited restaurants for operating indoors. The restaurants were Pismo's (twice), Culichi Town on West Shaw Avenue, Luna's,...
Owner Relents on Indoor Dining, Erects Tent Outside Restaurant’s Front Door
After hitting an impasse with city and county officials over the operation of his northwest Fresno restaurant, the owner of Pismo's Coastal Grill confirmed he's stopped offering indoor dining and will focus on getting folks outside. "We're starting tent patio dining tomorrow (Friday)," Dave Fansler said in a text message. Multiple...
Fresno & Clovis Restaurants Open for Dine-in, Chukchansi Sets Opening Date
Some restaurants were ready for dine-in service first thing Friday morning — less than 24 hours after receiving the OK. GV Wire took a drive around town on a "restaurant roundup" tour. Here is who was open, who wasn't, and which restaurants were somewhere in between. The Waffle Shop The...
Friday Lunch Bunch Shows Support for Shuttered Fresno Eateries
While dine-in portions of restaurants in Fresno remain closed because of shelter-in-place orders, a group of foodies have created their own table experience. In the nearly-empty parking lot at the Villagio Shopping Center at Blackstone and Nees avenues, nearly 30 people brought their own tables and chairs for a luncheon....
Pismo's Takes You Into the Future of Restaurants With New Video
Face shields will greet you. Social distancing will be in force as they seat you. Online pre-screening will ask you about your temperature reading, your guests' temperature readings, and whether you've been in contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19. Listen to this article: These are just some of the things...