LA’s Sichuan Impression Tests Customers’ Body Temperature Before Entry | Eater LA

"I found that Sichuan Impression is taking coronavirus precautions extremely seriously: since late January its staff have been using infrared thermometers to check every customer's temperature before dining at any of its three Southern California locations, and customers who refuse the test are denied entry. If a guest shows abnormal symptoms such as a fever, employees will assist in contacting the nearest medical service, and staff at all three locations (Tustin, Alhambra, and West LA) adhere to this intensive “prevention and control” procedure announced on Instagram. The restaurant is encouraging takeout—offering a 5% discount on entire orders—and an employee said the measures are intended to protect customers and staff; the same employee noted a general slowdown as some diners avoid Chinese restaurants but did not link that decline specifically to the temperature checks. Sichuan Impression opened its first Alhambra location in 2016 and became an instant hit for boiled fish, tea-smoked pork ribs, cold Sichuan-style noodles, and mapo tofu; Eater confirmed each location follows the policy, which was first reported by the Los Angeles Times." - Mona Holmes