More Boise restaurants temporarily closing due to COVID-19 concerns

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Several Boise restaurants are joining the list of those temporarily closing their doors.

On Monday, Tin Roof Tacos said it's closing its Boise location after an employee there tested positive.The employee last worked a shift on Wednesday, June 17 from 2-10 p.m.

The previous day, Boise Fry Company announced it would temporarily close its Boise locations after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

The restaurant says the staff member's last shift was on Wednesday at the downtown location.

Bardenay Restaurant and Distillery is stopping service at its Boise location. "Unfortunately, a couple of employees have tested positive and others are still being tested as a precautionary measure," says a post on the business's Facebook page.

The restaurant says it believes the exposure to be limited to the Boise location on Sunday, June 15th and Monday, June 16th, the post says.

According to the post, Central District Health did not believe the exposure required them to close. But the restaurant decided to temporarily stop service. "Bardenay downtown’s closure is to allow time for the return of pending test results and to complete extra sanitization and cleaning procedures," the post says.

The restaurant hopes to reopen "in a couple of days when the staff feels comfortable to do so," the post reads.

Highlands Hollow Brewhouse is also "closed until further notice," according to a post on its Facebook page.

"We have no known cases and are taking all the proper precautions to keep everyone safe," the post says.

Txikiteo in Boise is also temporarily closing "due to the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in the downtown Boise service industry," the business said on its Facebook page.

The business will also conduct staff testing.

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