BURLEY — Locally owned restaurants across the Magic Valley have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some have closed their doors during the state-mandated shut-down and others are scrambling to implement creative plans to offer curbside delivery and open food trucks on industrial traffic routes to keep their businesses afloat.
Carpenter Alex Molina uses a sanitation wipe given to him by another customer to disinfect his hands as he waits for his food Tuesday at The Picnic Table food truck located in the Burley Event Center parking lot.
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A sign welcoming truckers on display Tuesday at The Picnic Table food truck in the Burley Event Center parking lot in Burley.
Truck driver Lynn Reed, center, watches as his associate Jason Christoffersen shares one of his personal sanitation wipes with Alex Molina, left, as they wait for their food Tuesday at The Picnic Table food truck located in the Burley Event Center parking lot.
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Ediths offers food option for truck drivers
Carpenter Alex Molina uses a sanitation wipe given to him by another customer to disinfect his hands as he waits for his food Tuesday at The Picnic Table food truck located in the Burley Event Center parking lot.
Ediths offers food option for truck drivers
Truck drivers Lynn Reed, left, and Jason Christoffersen give their food orders to Colby McGuire, center, Tuesday at The Picnic Table food truck in the Burley Event Center parking lot. Ediths Cafe, which owns the food truck, set up at this location to accommodate drivers with large vehicles. 'Thank you for being open for drivers,' Christoffersen says. 'It's harder and harder for us to find a place to eat.'
Ediths offers food option for truck drivers
A sign welcoming truckers on display Tuesday at The Picnic Table food truck in the Burley Event Center parking lot in Burley.
Ediths offers food option for truck drivers
Truck driver Lynn Reed, center, watches as his associate Jason Christoffersen shares one of his personal sanitation wipes with Alex Molina, left, as they wait for their food Tuesday at The Picnic Table food truck located in the Burley Event Center parking lot.
Ediths offers food option for truck drivers
Owners Kevin and Kerrie Patterson pose for a portrait Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at The Picnic Table food truck located in the Burley Event Center parking lot in Burley.
Ediths offers food option for truck drivers
Owner Kerrie Patteson hands Alex Molina his food March 31 at The Picnic Table food truck in the Burley Event Center parking lot.
Ediths offers food option for truck drivers
Colby McGuire waits to take customer orders Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at The Picnic Table food truck located in the Burley Event Center parking lot in Burley. The food truck, owned by Ediths Cafe, opened in this location to accommodate large trucks as drivers search for food options.
Ediths offers food option for truck drivers
Dameon Goodway, left, and Alex Molina, right, wait for their food to be ready Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at The Picnic Table food truck located in the Burley Event Center parking lot in Burley.
Ediths offers food option for truck drivers
Truck Driver Jason Christoffersen, right, shares one of his personal sanitation wipes with Alex Molina, left, as they both wait for their food Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at The Picnic Table food truck located in the Burley Event Center parking lot in Burley.
Ediths offers food option for truck drivers
Owner Kevin Patterson takes the order of Dameon Goodway on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at The Picnic Table food truck located in the Burley Event Center parking lot in Burley.
