Bartender Heaven Blevins pours a
pitcher of beer while clad in a mask
and gloves at Madison Gardens.
Sanitized
&
RESTAURANTS
Throughout 2020, all agencies and industries have
been adapting and changing as coronavirus has
rocked any and all aspects of what once was regular
life.
The food service industry is no different.
Having shut down, re-opened for curbside and
pickup, and now retrofitting their entire locations to
be able to serve fare with new, and unprecedented,
measures — local eateries are trying their best to
acclimate.
Jason Vaughn, the manager of the Madison
Gardens restaurant, said he has been dreaming of
re-opening Richmond’s longtime favorite since Gov.
Andy Beshear ordered him to close its doors in mid-
March.
On Friday, May 22, his dream — and that of many
other commonwealth entrepreneurs — will come
true, as eateries were permitted to open their inperson
dining at 33% capacity, not including outside
patios.
“We are very excited to open. We are so ready,”
Vaughn told The Register previously. “It has been
way too long.”
When the mandatory closure was enacted,
Madison Gardens — famous for its wings and trivia
— kept up service through curbside and to-go
orders.
Ready to Serve
Story and photos by
Taylor Six
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Ryan Flannery disinfects the
menus at Madison Gardens.
Madison Magazine April-May 2020