For one Butler County diner, today is ‘the first time that I've been with other people’

Restaurants around Ohio opened indoor dining today, and some saw almost immediate activity.

At least six tables of customers gathered at Dingle House Irish Pub & Grub in West Chester Twp. before noon to partake of the restaurant's temporarily pared down menu.

Adam Clayton, the assistant general manager, said he expects a large crowd to gather this evening and an even bigger one Friday, the restaurant's most popular day of the week.

"It's nice to open the doors again but it's difficult because of how we have to do it," he said. "(We're just trying to be conscientious of all the rules and be compliant with all the things we need to be compliant with."

Sarah Fast, of Beavercreek, wore a mask to the Dingle House. She spoke about being able to dine with two friends she has known for decades since high school.

"It feels pretty good to be out because I live alone and this is the first time that I've been with other people," Fast said. "It feels good to get in the car and go someplace. I've been to Lowe's and I've been to the grocery store and I've been to the hardware store and that's it."

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