SUMMIT TWP., MI Bone Island Grille is closed for two weeks after an employee tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

The employee was tested Sunday, July 19, and received the COVID-19 positive results the morning of Monday, July 20, co-owner Karen Drushal said. The employee is experiencing very mild symptoms, she said.

As soon as we got the positive results, we closed our restaurant, Drushal said. We didnt have to we voluntarily did that on our own because we knew being the first time that happened in our restaurant it was going be a shock to everyone. We wanted to get the whole place comfortable again for our customers.

Customers who visited Bone Island Grille, 4614 Francis St., between July 14-18, should talk to their doctor if theyre concerned, and watch for symptoms, Drushal said. The restaurant cant say specifically when the employee worked because its possible the illness spread between employees and shifts before any testing was done, she said.

The restaurant should hopefully reopen around Aug. 4, but its dependent on additional testing, Drushal said. All employees should be tested by Wednesday, July 22, she said.

Its just kind of wait and see right now to see if theres any more cases, Drushal said.

The bar area now features a plexiglass barrier at the Bone Island Grille, 4614 Francis Street in Jackson, on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. The restaurant just reopened for takeout service and is preparing to open with limited seating capacity on Monday, June 8.J. Scott Park | MLive.com

The restaurant is working closely with the Jackson County Health Department and following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Drushal said.

As the restaurant prepared to open June 8, the possibility of an employee testing positive was in the back of the minds of Drushal and co-owner Frank Slaby, she said, but they didnt realize how it would feel to actually live it.

Were devastated, Drushal said. We just got back to work. Our employees have worked so hard to get our standards where they should be for this pandemic thats going. We take every safety measure. Weve taken their temperature every day. Weve got logs. We have hourly sanitation. We have masks that were wearing, in the back, in the front, wherever were doing anything.

When Bone Island Grille reopens for a second time, it will be with even more cleanings and safety measures, Drushal said. They will continue to work with the health department to keep people as safe as possible, she said.

Youre out there in the public anytime theres a risk factor, Drushal said. Its just a risk factor that unfortunately happened at our place.

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