See inside this San Francisco restaurant’s ‘quarantine bubble’ patio seating
As restaurateurs continue to seek creative solutions to serve their clientele during the pandemic, a first-of-its-kind outdoor dining experience has made its way to downtown San Francisco.
Three seven-foot-tall translucent domes dotted the pavement of the Mint Plaza in SoMa on Wednesday evening, where a handful of customers at Sushi Hashiri were escorted inside to enjoy a meal -- and a rather unusual patio seating arrangement.
Intrigued by restaurants in Amsterdam and Japan that had implemented similar greenhouse-style structures, manager Ken Matsuura decided to test out the concept at his own restaurant.
“We hadn’t seen any other Bay Area restaurants doing it, so why not be the first?” he told SFGATE.