Commerce Cafe

How North Loop Restaurant Foreign & Domestic Adapted During COVID-19 | Eater Austin

"Opened in late May in Lockhart, Commerce Cafe is a new restaurant the owners launched in Caldwell County; opening mid-pandemic has felt like "push-starting a car uphill every day" — exhausting but necessary to keep staff employed and provide paychecks. The team applies the same, more rigorous safety rules used in Austin (they signed Good Work Austin Dine with Confidence) across both locations to reduce risk, and guests in Lockhart have sometimes needed more prompting to comply; $1 disposable masks are available for those who forget. Staff at Commerce Cafe have been flexible and diligent about safety." - Erin Russell