"Breakfast items, dinner napkins, bleach, soap, surface sanitizer," listed Westmont Diner owner Chris Prentzas. That isn't his grocery list. It's what he started selling customers since the pandemic began.
Prentzas got the idea when business slowed down and he was forced to lay off some his longtime servers.
"I know there are going to be a lot of people struggling financially and I wanted to provide service. I import my olive oil from Greece and I started bringing stuff out like grape leaves and olives and one thing bred the other."
Customers order online, items likes fresh meats are boxed up by workers wearing personal protective equipment and left on numbered tables outside. You call when you arrive and load up.
"We don't allow anyone in the restaurant," said Prentzas. "We ask them to stay in their cars until we place the food or the groceries on the tables."
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It works for Haddonfield's Jackie Incollingo.
"I run out of these like milk, eggs and bread," she said. "I just feel it really helps limit my exposure and my family's exposure to coronavirus."
With increased business, slashed prices and diner takeout still available, Prentzas said he might bring back more employees.