32 Milwaukee County Restaurants Win $5K To Overcome Pandemic

MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WI — DoorDash, a food delivery service, awarded $5,000 to 32 restaurants in Milwaukee County. The aid will help the eateries push through the coronavirus pandemic, which has hurt local sales.

A business networking website called Hello Alice will administer the grants. Hello Alice announced the winners on March 3.

The grants are part of DoorDash's $200 million commitment to help small businesses. The initiative, called the Main Street Strong Pledge, will assist small eateries over the next five years.
This was the second round of grants. The first batch sent $2 million to restaurants in Chicago, Denver, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and San Jose.

DoorDash upped the ante this time around, offering $10 million spread across 10 states and three Canadian cities. The awards will cover operating costs like rent, payroll, personal protective equipment and expanded outdoor capacity.

Each winner has three or fewer locations, reported under $3 million in revenue per store during 2019 and employs 50 workers or less per site. Every eatery that applied also earned free access to Hello Alice.

These are the Milwaukee County restaurants that received $5,000 grants:

• Adija Smith, Confectionately Yours Bakery
• Albert Smith, Red Snapper Fish Company
• Amy Narr, Triciclo Peru
• Baboonie Tatum, Rise & Grind Cafe
• Bobby Wiltgen, Who's on Third
• Caitlin Cullen, The Tandem
• Cam Roberts, LuLu Cafe & Bar
• Elizabeth Di Stefano, Di Stefano's Pizza Palace
• Gordon Goggin, Toast
• Karen Bell, Bavette La Boucherie
• Carina Tran, Hue Vietnamese Restaurant
• James Mccann, The Vanguard
• Mitchell Wakefield, Tess
• David Dupee, Good City Brewing
• Derek Phoungphol, The King and I
• Devin Eichler, Crafty Cow
• Paul M Damora, Sorella
• Alan Goodman, A Goodman's Desserts
• Meghan Staszak, Hangout MKE Cafe & Lounge Co.
• Jeffrey Jones, Mr J's Lounge
• Jordan Kremin, Hubbard Park Lodge
• Julio Maldonado, Snifters Tapas & Spirits
• Samantha Kassel, Fred's Frozen Custard & Grill
• Paris Meeks, PeeSweets Drinks
• Ashli Davis, Daddy's soul food and grille
• Curt Kluth, Saz's State House
• Cynthia, López bakery and Restaurant
• Linjin Xiao, Kawa Japanese restaurant
• Louie Liapis, Grassroots Salad Company
• Xiaoyu Liu, Artisan Ramen
• Janice Johnson, On The Bayou
• Melissa Buchholz, Odd Duck

The full list of awardees is available here.

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