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Rocky Hill Restaurant Receives Grant As Part Of DoorDash Program
A Rocky Hill restaurant among 92 across the state to receive funds.
ROCKY HILL, CT — A Rocky Hill restaurant was recently named as part of a total 92 Connecticut restaurants to receive a one-time financial grant under the DoorDash "Main Street Strong Pledge," the Connecticut Restaurant Association announced.
The Rocky Hill restaurant receiving funds is Mitchell's Coffee House.
DoorDash's $200 million, 5-year Main Street Strong Pledge, is a program to help restaurants, merchants, "dashers" and communities in select cities in the United States and Canada. The restaurant component includes the $10 million grant program.
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The Connecticut Restaurant Association is teaming up with DoorDash on the initiative, referred to as the Connecticut Restaurant Relief Fund; under the program, struggling restaurants impacted by the coronavirus pandemic can apply for grants of up to $5,000.
"We continue to be humbled and honored by the opportunity to support local economies, particularly to help create greater access and opportunity everywhere we operate," DoorDash officials said in a statement.
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Here is the full list of Connecticut restaurants to receive grants:
Relish Wine Bar & Grill, Ansonia
The North House, Avon
Barrel & Vine Bistro & Bar, Berlin
Joey B's Restaurant, Berlin
Taproot, Bethel
Notch 8, Bethel
Painted Pony Restaurant, Bethlehem
Home, Branford
Le Petit Café, Branford
GW Carson's, Branford
BRYAC, Bridgeport
Del Primo Ristorante & Bar, Brookfield
Danny's Depot Diner, Central Village
Blender Bar, Cheshire
Hot French Chix, Chester
Chicago Sam's, Cromwell
Two Steps Downtown Grille, Danbury
Landing & Main, Deep River
Whistle Stop Café, Deep River
Riverwalk Social, Derby
Sweet Jean's Café, East Hampton
The Dublin, East Hampton
Pho 501, East Hartford
Scotch Plains Tavern, Essex
J.B. Percival Co., Fairfield
The Fisherman Restaurant at Long Point, Groton
Subway, Guilford
The Playwright, Hamden
City Steam Brewery, Hartford
Fiddleheads Café, Hartford
Chez, Hartford
The Tavern Downtown, Hartford
Nolita Kitchen, Hartford
Monte Alban, Hartford
The Russell, Hartford
Black Eyed Sally's, Hartford
Huarique Restaurant, Hartford
Vaughan's Public House, Hartford
Patty's Restaurant, Litchfield
Café Aura, Manchester
Thomas' Smokey Pit Stop, Manchester
Olympos Diner, Meriden
Lan Chi's, Middletown
Esca Restaurant & Wine Bar, Middletown
Neon Deli, Middletown
Bella Noir Caribbean Restaurant & Lounge, Middletown
Founders House, Milford
Village Bistro at Beach House, Milford
Rise, Mystic Steak Loft, Mystic
The Corner Tavern, Naugatuck
Subway, New Britain
The Parrott Delaney Tavern, New Hartford
Havenly Treats, New Haven
Kool Breeze, New Haven
Oak Haven Table & Bar, New Haven
Pho Ketkeo, New Haven
El Segundo, New Haven
RD86, New London
The Yolk Café, New London
The Hook and Ladder, North Haven
Namoo, Norwich
Mia's Café, Pawcatuck
Rise Nutrition, Pawcatuck
LandMark Restaurant, Plainfield
Gallo, Ridgefield
The Ancient Mariner, Ridgefield
Mitchell's Coffee House, Rocky Hill
Breeze Latin Fusion Cuisine, Shelton
Soma Grille, Simsbury
Cotton Hollow Kitchen, South Glastonbury
Curley's Diner, Stamford
Roost, Stamford
Murphy's Townhouse Café, Stamford
Chico's Cocina, Stamford
KUMO, Stamford
Hops 44, Storrs
The Blue Goose, Stratford
Brickbox, Stratford
Monet's Table, Tolland
Brinx Kitchen and Bar, Torrington
Cheek's Chicken & Waffles, Wallingford
The Po Café, Washington
The Crazy ClamDigger, Waterbury
Subway, Waterford
Blue Plate Kitchen, West Hartford
Beachland Tavern, West Hartford
Manna Toast, Westport
The Charles, Wethersfield
Stone Row Kitchen + Bar, Willimantic
The Hangry Fork, Wolcott Danny's Grill, Wolcott
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