how badly are area restaurants hurting???

[beaner]

We have stopped for dinner at Johnson's Steaks & Seafood in New Durham on a number of occasions. It was always spur of the moment when we happened to be driving by. Each time we got tired of waiting for a table and gave up. But on Monday evening of Memorial Day weekend, we walked right in without a reservation around 6:30 and were seated right away. We were surprised because there were plenty of cars in the lot, but they must have been there for the ice cream window and the employees. This was prime dinnertime on the holiday weekend. We noticed that there were plenty of empty tables besides the one we were seated at. On the other hand, now we finally know why everyone raves about this place!