Over the past year, the restaurant industry has suffered a lot from shutting down entirely down to only allowing a certain number of customers and dealing with the massive staff shortage. 

Coaches bar in Austintown was opened during the pandemic and did well because they already had an online and a takeout system implemented. The owner Patrick Howlett said, " That was the key to our success because we were already prepared and now that things are back opened, It's better than ever."

Howlett also told 21 News that he owes a lot of his success to the Valley. As he believes that locals shopped local and did whatever was needed to help out.

Restaurants are not the only ones excited that everything is opened up, but the Valley people are as well. Several customers said they are excited to finally eat out again and see other people enjoying their meals. 

"It's a great feeling to be able to eat out again. I really like to hang out and meet other people and being able to that at a restaurant; it's really nice," said Nick Hartman of Boardman.

Now that all the restaurants are open and people want to eat out, there's a new issue that has come up over the past few months, and that's a nationwide staff shortage. 

Chad Scianna Jr., the part-owner of The Mac house, is averaging 14 hours for six days a week because they are understaffed. He will help in the kitchen to waiting tables, to cleaning the store. 

"People don't wanna show up, or they will show up and it doesn't work out. The work ethic isn't there anymore, and it's really hard to get saught employees to apply," said Scianna.

Even though the Mac House, which has been opened for only a week, has done exceptionally well, they have to close on Sundays due to the shortage. 

More information can be found here for The Mac House HERE

Coaches Burger Bar  HERE