Santa Monica’s Fast Food Ban Has Consequences For Restaurant Takeout | Eater LA

"A relatively recent food-hall tenant on the Promenade that, while not strictly covered by the city’s fast-food restrictions, largely operates like a fast-food hub where multiple vendors offer quick takeout. Its layout and service model made it suitable for pivoting to curbside, delivery, and grab-and-go service during the pandemic, but it still faces the same decline in foot traffic and uncertainty about long-term revitalization of the Promenade. The venue’s classification outside the ordinance’s core prohibitions has not insulated it from economic strain caused by regional public-health limits on dining." - Mona Holmes