P. Terry's & Taco Ranch closing dining rooms, offering drive-thru and delivery service only

P. Terry's Burger Stand and Taco Ranch say that effective immediately all of the dining rooms at its locations will be closed until further notice and that drive-thru and delivery service will be offered only.

In a news release, the restaurant chain says that it made the moves to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to ensure the safety and well-being of its employees and guests.

It also says that closing the dining rooms will help prevent people from gathering together and keeping drive-thrus open will allow people to safely purchase food.

The restaurant chain is just the latest to announce changes to its business to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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The P. Terry's Congress Avenue location will remain open for online pick-up and to-go orders only. No dining-in will be permitted at this time. Online orders placed at any of the other locations can be picked up through drive-thrus. People are asked to just alert crew members at the speaker that they're picking up an online order.

Hours may change so you're asked to go to the P. Terry's website or the Taco Ranch website for the location nearest you and up to date hours.

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The official statement from P. Terry's can be found below:

Effective immediately, all P. Terry’s and Taco Ranch locations will offer drive-thru and delivery service only. Our dining rooms will be closed until further notice.

With the safety and well-being of our employees and guests as our top priority, we feel we have a moral obligation to do whatever we can to prevent the spread of Covid-19. At the same time, we feel a sense of responsibility to our community to continue to be a trusted source for affordable all-natural food, especially as our friends in the grocery business face challenges to keep their shelves stocked.

Closing our dining rooms will support the national call to limit people congregating en masse, and keeping our drive-thrus open will allow people to safely purchase food from their vehicle or via delivery from our partners at Favor and DoorDash.

Our Congress Ave location will remain open for online order pick-up and to-go orders only. No dining-in will be permitted at this time. If you place an online order at any of our other locations, that order may be picked up through our drive-thrus. When you arrive, simply notify our crew member at the speaker that you are picking up an online order.

During this unprecedented time, our hours of operations may vary and change by location. Please visit the Locations section of our websites (https://pterrys.com/locations or https://www.tacoranch.com/location) and click on the photo of any location for their current hours of operation.

Please know we will continue to be extremely diligent across all of our central Texas locations in our hygiene and sanitation practices to keep our employees and guests as safe as possible, while continuing to provide you with the fresh, all-natural P. Terry's and Taco Ranch food you know and love. Thank you for your support and understanding.

Your friends at P. Terry's

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