Tucked away in a commercial strip on Grant Road stands Tuscany Italian Bistro, a small restaurant offering a variety of food options prepared from scratch, including Italian classics such as chicken piccata, handmade pizzas and seafood. Like many restaurants across the region, Tuscany has struggled through the coronavirus pandemic.

“It is kind of [been] survival mode,” owner Dejan Medanic said. When Medanic launched his restaurant in summer 2019, it seemed like his longtime dream of serving people food was going to be a big success, he said. The strip the restaurant is in was constantly flooded with foot traffic from a Walmart Neighborhood Market.